Listen to this 12th District Legislative Update with Senator Brad Hawkins. Topics include the legislative process, the Senate Democrat’s proposed budget, and a felon voting rights bill.
Listen to this 20th District Legislative Update with Sen. John Braun. Topics include new three-foot spacing for schools and the Senate Democrat’s budget proposal.
Listen to this 7th District Legislative Update with Sen. Shelly Short. Topics include the Senate Democrat’s budget, the State Supreme Court ruling decriminalizing drug possession, and wildfires.
Criminal justice legislation has been a major focus for majority Democrats during the 2021 session. Host Austin Jenkins sits down with Republican Sen. Chris Gildon to discuss areas where the parties have found bipartisan agreement, and where philosophical differences...
Sen. Doug Ericksen talks with Mike Davis on the KGMI Morning News about the fence around the Capitol, federal money coming into the state, proposed tax increases and more. https://soundcloud.com/790-kgmi/2021-03-23-sen-doug-ericksen-legislative-update
Sen. Curtis King: “You have businesses all around the state that are just hanging on by the skin of their teeth, doing everything they possibly can to keep their doors open. It would just take more of these businesses down, and they would never be able to reopen...
Senator Jim Honeyford talks to The Bottom Line’s Robb and Ed about the Democrats use of an illegal and volatile income tax on capital gains to balance their budget. He also discusses school funding, ag overtime, and the business climate in the state.
Sen. Ann Rivers talks to KTTH’s Jason Rantz about Democrats giving voting rights back to felons before they even complete their full sentence.
Sen. Lynda Wilson talks to Lars Larson about how Democrats are tying their budget proposal to a likely unconstitutional income tax on capital gains.
A North Central Washington biochar project is part of the newly released Senate operating budget. Tracy Ellis has details.
A bill giving convicted felons the right to vote before they have completed their sentences scorns crime victims and rejects the notion of justice according to a Republican state Senator. Tracy Ellis has more on the legislation that’s now headed to the governor’s...
Rural Washington is a big winner in a state Senate construction plan. Tracy Ellis explains.
