Helping high school students figure out their education future is the aim of a bill that passed out of the state Senate. Tracy Ellis reports.
Initiative 2117 would repeal the state cap-and-trade scheme known as the Climate Commitment Act enacted by Democrats. Governor Jay Inslee claimed any effect on gas prices from the policy would be ‘minimal’ or ‘pennies.’ It’s estimated that cap-and-tax has increased...
Sen. Mark Schoesler on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line talking about rent control, banning natural gas, 2nd Amendment rights, budgets, and unemployment insurance for striking workers.
9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler talks about the Senate's policy committee cutoff this week. He also discusses the six initiatives to the Legislature this year, including I-2117, which would repeal the state's "cap-and-tax" program that has caused gas prices to...
In this video update from Olympia, Sen. Chris Gildon discusses three controversial bills on the table in 2024. What's this fuss you hear about property taxes, rent control and gift cards? Sen. Gildon explains. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Bk3ruiOiA30
Cracking down on repeat drunk drivers is the goal of a bill that passed out of the state Senate again this year. Tracy Ellis has details.
Sen. Padden talks about the debate over his legislation that would leave Washington on Pacific Standard Time year-round. https://youtu.be/Qiof10C_E9E
Sen. Shelly Short on KPQ radio talking about the initiatives, her land use bills, special education funding, a gun bill, a proposed property tax increase, the legislative process, and more.
Efforts to disrupt signature gathering for the six initiatives certified this year included confrontations and shouting matches, sometimes resulting in calls to police. Senate Democrats killed Sen. Wilson’s bill that would have established buffer zones around...
Students would be required to learn the history and the meaning of the Pledge of Allegiance in Washington public schools if SB 6205 passes in the state Legislature.
Sen. Jeff Wilson on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line talking about how Democrats in the Legislature killed his bill to strengthen a state law that prevents harassment of initiative signature-gatherers.
Legislation to put teeth in a state law preventing harassment of initiative signature-gatherers is dead, and its sponsor says the reason is majority Democrats’ bad attitude toward initiatives. Tracy Ellis explains.
