Washington State Republican legislative leaders hold a media availability session, addressing key policy issues, budget concerns, and legislative priorities. Senate Republican Leader John Braun, House Republican Leader Drew Stokesbary, and other GOP lawmakers discuss...
Washington has one of the worst chronic absenteeism rates in the country - too many students are missing school. A bill from Senate Republican Leader John Braun aims to tackle the issue. Kimberly Wirtz reports.
Senator Leonard Christian talks to the Lars Larson Show about SB 5760, the “Inmates in Olympia Act,” which turns a Capitol Campus building into a re-entry center for adults & juveniles. The plan repurposes a site set for demolition, giving inmates better access to...
Senator Shelly Short joined KOZI Radio to discuss legislative issues, including opposition to a proposed road usage tax, concerns over new tax proposals, potential restrictions on the initiative process, and efforts to reform emergency powers. She also touches on...
Washington State Senate Republicans are launching a robust effort to tackle the housing affordability crisis. Tracy Ellis explains.
State Senator Shelley Short and Representatives Andrew Engell and Hunter Abell discus key legislative issues. Topics included Children's Day at the legislature, the fight against new regulations on wood stoves, concerns over hospital mergers, the road usage charge...
A state Senator is proposing a bold solution to juvenile and adult correction facility overcrowding—bringing inmates closer to their government, literally. Tracy Ellis explains.
In this episode of Elephant in the Dome, Washington State Senate Republican Leader John Braun joins Tracy Ellis and Laudan Espinoza to break down the controversial Road Usage Charge proposal. Is this new mileage tax just another burden on hardworking Washingtonians?...
Sen. Braun critiques Democrat-led taxation policies, arguing that taxes on carbon, innovation, payroll, and manufacturing hurt Washington's economy. He asserts that Republicans can balance the budget without new taxes and urges bipartisan consideration of economic...
Senator Nikki Torres on KONA discussing her school safety bill, which encourages panic buttons in schools to enhance emergency response. She highlights disparities in school security funding and hopes for a grant program. She also criticizes bills impacting parental...
Sen. Shelly Short warns that SB 5382 threatens Washington’s initiative process by increasing costs, deterring volunteers, and risking jail time for signature gatherers. Critics say it suppresses public input, while supporters claim it prevents fraud—despite little...
CHAIR OF THE COMMITTE MAKES SENATE BILL 5174 WORSE The bill that would more tightly regulate wood-burning stoves not only passed out of the Senate's Environment, Energy and Technology Committee today. It did so with an amendment that makes the bill worse. The...
