A state Senator who’s an advocate for shorter summer breaks for schoolchildren is encouraged by a new report. Tracy Ellis explains.
AUDIO: Hawkins applauds school districts for exploring school calendar reform
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SRC On Air: Sen. Mike Padden on The Lars Larson Show
Sen. Mike Padden talks to Lars Larson about his bill that would allow voters to repeal long-term care payroll tax....
SRC On Air: Sen. Mark Schoesler on The Lars Larson Show
Sen. Mark Schoesler talks to Lars Larson about a study of four dams in his district on the lower Snake River and why he opposes proposals to breach them....
AUDIO: Padden bill would allow voters to repeal long-term care payroll tax
Giving you the opportunity to end the payroll tax for long-term care is the aim of a state Senator’s bill. Kimberly Wirtz reports.
AUDIO: Ericksen: Inslee is only governor to fire unvaccinated workers – other states breathe free
It’s 49 states against one, says a state senator, as Governor Inslee imposes the harshest vaccine mandate in the nation. Tracy Ellis explains.
AUDIO: Snake River dams targeted yet again by another study
Four dams on the lower Snake River are being targeted yet again by another study. Tracy Ellis tells us it was announced earlier this month by the Governor and a U.S. senator.
SRC On Air: Sen. Mark Schoesler on KIRO Radio’s Dori Monson Show
Sen. Mark Schoesler discusses two questions with Dori Monson on KIRO radio: Is Governor Inslee getting ready to extend his COVID vaccination mandate to businesses? And why are inmates employed within prisons exempt from the mandate?
AUDIO: Schoesler: Why are inmates employed within prisons exempt from Governor’s vaccine mandate?
A legislator whose district includes one of the state’s correctional facilities questions why inmates employed within prisons are exempt from the Governor’s vaccine mandate. Tracy Ellis reports.
SRC On Air: Sen. Keith Wagoner on The Jason Rantz Show on KTTH
Sen. Keith Wagoner tells KTTH’s Jason Rantz that prisons were already understaffed before the pandemic and the Governor’s vaccine mandate only makes the problem worse.
SRC On Air: Sen. Mark Schoesler on The Lars Larson Show
Sen. Mark Schoesler talks to Lars Larson about new Department of Labor and Industries rules that appear to allow the governor to enforce his vaccine mandate on private job creators....
AUDIO: Is Governor extending COVID vaccination mandate to private businesses?
Is Governor Inslee getting ready to extend his COVID vaccination mandate to all private businesses? Tracy Ellis tells us it’s starting to look that way.
SRC On Air: Sen. Hawkins talks with 12th District radio stations KOHO in Wenatchee and KOZI in Chelan
Sen. Brad Hawkins talks about the long-term care payroll tax, the upcoming legislative session, and what’s happening with the state’s redistricting process. KOHO 101 Morning Show KOZI Morning News