Senator Mike Padden on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line talking about how Washington has become a national leader in drug-overdose deaths. He says it’s a result of the Democrat majority’s decision to remove felony penalties for the possession of hard drugs.
Sen. Jeff Wilson talks to Lars Larson about statistics that show drug deaths in Washington skyrocketing. In 2022, Washington saw the biggest increase in overdose fatalities anywhere in the country.
Sen. Mike Padden talks with John Carlson of KVI Radio about how Washington became a national leader in drug-overdose deaths after Democrats eliminated felony penalties for the possession of hard drugs.
Sen. Curtis King talks to KVI Radio’s Ari Hoffman about how the Democrats’ attack on oil companies is an attempt to steer the focus from cap-and-trade’s effect on nation-leading gas prices.
Inslee says fuel prices are the choice of oil companies. Sen. Jeff Wilson argues they’re the result of cap-and-trade. https://youtu.be/uraHoSF5d-c
Governor Jay Inslee and Democratic legislators are blaming oil companies for the highest gas prices in the nation, but Senate Republicans say the Democrats should look in the mirror. Tracy Ellis explains.
Sen. Jeff Wilson talks with Kyle Pauley on KXRO radio about high gas prices due to Legislative Democrat’s cap-and-trade program and an increase in drug overdose deaths. https://soundcloud.com/kxronews/7-19-23-senator-jeff-wilson
Sen. Shelly Short and 43 other legislators sent a letter to the Department of Ecology outlining ways the agency could lower costs. https://youtu.be/M_5I3DBH0s4
Sen. Jeff Wilson talks to KIRO Radio’s John Curley and Shari Elliker about a legislative effort underway to get the state Department of Ecology to do something now about high gas prices.
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Senate Republican Leader John Braun talks with [un]Divided host Brandi Kruse about legislation that would allow you to opt out of the long-term care payroll tax. https://www.youtube.com/live/KdfMVx-JEMs?feature=share&t=1543
43 state lawmakers are calling on Washington State’s Department of Ecology to step in and help bring prices down. https://youtu.be/8ypUV1BSCjw
Sen. Curtis King on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line discussing legislation to allow workers to opt out of the new long-term care payroll tax. Paychecks for most Washington workers are now smaller thanks to the tax.
