Legislation that helps encourage home ownership by making it easier for smaller condominium buildings to be constructed is moving through the state Legislature. Kimberly Wirtz reports.
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AUDIO: Senators issue statement on passing of Department of Fish and Wildlife employee
A state Department of Fish and Wildlife employee passed away in the performance of her duties leading legislators to call for better safety procedures. Tracy Ellis reports.
AUDIO: 7th District Legislative Update with state Senator Shelly Short
Sen. Short talks about the six initiatives to the Legislature.
AUDIO: 9th District Legislative Update with state Senator Mark Schoesler
Sen. Schoesler talks about some concerns he has over the way Washington State Parks is handling two parks in his district - Steptoe Butte and Lyons Ferry.
VIDEO: Initiative 2113 Police Pursuits
Restores the authority of a peace officer to engage in a vehicular pursuit when there is reasonable suspicion a person has violated the law and the officer follows appropriate safety standards https://youtu.be/Nf_ul25dBzU
AUDIO: Legislative Republicans support ban to prohibit a personal income tax
State Legislative Republicans are standing firmly behind an initiative that would ban income taxes. Tracy Ellis reports.
SRC On Air: Sen. Perry Dozier on KONA Radio in the Tri Cities
Sen. Perry Dozier on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line talking about initiatives, including the one that would establish a parents’ bill of rights; mandates handed down to schools by the Legislature; a proposed Democrat property tax increase; and a proposal to use...
SRC On Air: Sen. Lynda Wilson on The Lars Larson Show
SRC On Air: Sen. Lynda Wilson talks to Lars Larson about her bill to protect children from being harmed by fentanyl exposure. It would expand the crime of “endangerment with a controlled substance” to include fentanyl.
VIDEO: Sen. Short: Initiatives are the people’s safety valve
In her latest video update from Olympia, Sen. Shelly Short discusses the first three initiatives to be certified for consideration by the Legislature this year -- I-2117, repealing Washington cap and trade legislation that has raised the price of gas; I-2113,...
VIDEO: 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler’s 2024 Session Week 3 update
9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler talks about Washington State Parks’ decision by to close the restrooms atop Steptoe Butte in Whitman County and its ongoing failure to reopen campsites at Lyons Ferry State Park along the Snake River....
VIDEO: Sen. John Braun talks about a ban on natural gas, taxes, and initiatives to the Legislature.
Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, gives us an update on the 2024 Legislative Session. He explains a House bill that would ban the use of natural gas, a policy that could be dangerous in cold snaps. He also discusses important and costly tax bills, and the initiatives that...
AUDIO: Washington State Legislative Update with Senate Republican Leader John Braun
Sen. Braun talks about Initiative 2111, which would prohibit state and local income taxes and Initiative 2109, which would repeal the state capital gains tax.