Car-tab relief legislation could have satisfied voters before they turned to initiative process OLYMPIA…Sen. Steve O’Ban issued the following statement regarding the early returns on Initiative-976, which lowers car-tab fees statewide to $30. For the past three...
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Schoesler welcomes new Senator from 10th Legislative District
OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, released the following statement welcoming Ron Muzzall, R- to the Senate as the new senator from the 10th Legislative District. The 10th District includes all of Island County, as well as part of...
Senate Republican leadership: Illegal veto sets dangerous precedent, must not be allowed to stand
OLYMPIA…Senate Republican leadership issued the following statement in response to the lawsuit announced by the Washington State Legislature against Gov. Jay Inslee for an illegal veto of six single-sentence provisions in the state’s 2019-21 transportation budget...
Supreme Court accepts O’Ban amicus brief in Sound Transit case
OLYMPIA…The Supreme Court notified Sen. Steve O’Ban that it has accepted an amicus, or friend-of-the-court, brief filed by O’Ban and Sen. Mike Padden in a class-action lawsuit against Sound Transit. The brief adds to the information that will be considered by...
The mugging of the taxpayers
Governor Inslee recently engaged in an amazing bit of revisionist history about his role in negotiating a reduction in tax rates for Washington’s aerospace industry. Back in November 2013 he called the agreement “great news for every Washingtonian.” Now, maybe to...
Becker telemedicine bills pass House, move forward for governor’s signature
OLYMPIA…Sen. Randi Becker’s fight to improve access to health care through telemedicine got a boost when the Washington State House of Representatives passed two of her bills, which means that they now go to the governor for a signature so they can become law. ...
Statement: Sen. Mark Schoesler on today’s World Trade Organization ruling regarding Washington State subsidies for Boeing
OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, offered the following statement in response to the ruling issued by the World Trade Organization that the tax breaks Washington State provided to Boeing unfairly benefited the company against its...
Senate Republicans warn bill to move up state primary would undo 25 years of campaign finance reform
Senate Bill 5270 a step backward to the dark days of campaigns sullying Legislative ethics OLYMPIA…A bill sponsored by Senate Democrats to move the state primary election to earlier in the year reminds many at the Capitol of the dark days when campaigns and...
State resources illegally used for Democrat campaign training, says Schoesler
Demands in letter to Democrat leader campaign group’s reservations be canceled OLYMPIA…It is illegal for state resources to be used for campaign purposes, including training, but that is what Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville says is happening at...
Inslee nominee to Housing Finance Commission convicted of domestic violence
Senate Democrats unanimously pass nomination out of committee despite knowing nominee lied about his record OLYMPIA…Senate Republican leadership issued the following statement in response to a unanimous vote by Senate Democrats in the Senate Housing Stability and...
Schoesler and Warnick welcome appointment of Ybarra to 13th District vacancy
On the first day of the 2019 legislative session, commissioners from Grant, Kittitas, Lincoln and Yakima counties appointed longtime Quincy resident Alex Ybarra to the state House of Representatives to fill a vacant seat in the delegation. Ybarra was immediately sworn...
Senate Republican Caucus announces 2019 Committee Assignments
The Washington State Senate Republican Caucus announces its 2019 Standing Committee assignments, which were finalized today: 2019 SRC Standing Committees List Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks (4D/3R) Warnick* Honeyford Short Early...