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State Legislative Republicans are standing firmly behind an initiative that would ban income taxes. Tracy Ellis reports.

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 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.

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.

Sen. Wilson talks about the response to a fire in Ilwaco that destroyed more than 1,000 commercial crab pots just as the Dungeness crab season was set to start.

Sen. Brad Hawkins on KPQ Radio talking about mandates handed down to schools by the Legislature, initiatives, and increasing transportation construction costs.

An effort to protect children from being harmed by fentanyl sailed through the state Senate again. Tracy Ellis reports.

Washington is facing critical workforce shortages in hospitals, clinics, and medical practices – a bill that passed out of the state Senate could help. Jami Lund reports.

Sen. Jeff Wilson talks with Kyle Pauley on KXRO radio about the Ilwaco fire that devastated the crabbing industry, a proposed Democrat property tax increase, and mandatory voting. https://soundcloud.com/kxronews/1-24-24-senator-jeff-wilson