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AUDIO: Dozier applauds latest sign of support for Snake River dams

Published on July 10, 2025
A big thumbs up from a state senator on the decision to stop federal talks about breaching the Snake River dams. Tracy Ellis reports.
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The Elephant in the Dome Podcast – Out of Order – When Politics Turn Violent and Budgets Break

Published on July 01, 2025
Following the tragic act of political violence in Minnesota, Washington Senate Republican Leader John Braun urges bipartisan condemnation of all violence. He also warns of looming budget shortfalls after a sobering revenue forecast, criticizes tax hikes, and argues that unsustainable spending threatens essential services.
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AUDIO: Sen. Chris Gildon on KVI’s Ari Hoffman Show – Budget “Reckless,” Ferguson “Caved to the Left”

Published on June 26, 2025
Washington’s budget is “$3.50 from disaster,” says Sen. Chris Gildon on KVI’s Ari Hoffman Show. Gildon slams the Legislative Democrats’ spending and Gov. Ferguson’s record tax hikes after new forecasts show a looming shortfall.
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AUDIO: Sen. Chris Gildon on the Lars Larson Show – Budget Barely Misses Iceberg

Published on June 25, 2025
Sen. Chris Gildon joins Lars Larson to unpack Washington’s shaky budget outlook, blasting record tax hikes and warning of looming shortfalls despite billions in new revenue. “It didn’t have to be this way,” he says.
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AUDIO: New revenue forecast is ‘near-miss’ but big trouble may be ahead, says Republican budget leader

Published on June 24, 2025
A near financial disaster is looming in Washington State. Tracy Ellis reports.
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News from the Caucus

January 13, 2023
Keith Wagoner

Senate panel advances Wagoner bill to recognize history, contributions of Americans of Chinese descent

Click here to watch the full hearing on SB 5000. Today the Senate State Government and Elections Committee voted unanimously to advance Sen. Keith Wagoner’s measure designating January as Americans of Chinese Descent Month. “Recognizing the history and contributions of Americans of Chinese descent has been and will continue to be very important to me,”...
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January 09, 2023
Senate Republican Caucus

Senate Republicans elect 2023 deputy leadership

Washington State Senate Republicans today elected 2023 deputy leadership. Deputy Leader                    Sen. Chris Gildon, Puyallup Caucus Vice Chair              Sen. Ron Muzzall, Oak Harbor Deputy Floor Leader         Sen. Nikki Torres, Pasco Deputy Whip                       Sen. Perry Dozier, Waitsburg
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December 07, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Senate Republicans announce 2023 committee assignments

          OLYMPIA…The Washington State Senate Republican Caucus announced its committee assignments for the senators who will serve the Legislature in 2023. 2023 Ranking Republican Committee Assignments by Member: Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks: Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor Business, Financial Services, Gaming & Trade: Sen. Perry Dozier, R-Waitsburg Early Learning...
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November 29, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Senate Republicans retain top leadership for 2023

OLYMPIA…Washington Senate Republicans today reelected their top leadership team for the 2022-23 legislative term. Deputy leaders will be chosen during the first caucus of the legislative session. Leader: Sen. John Braun, Centralia Caucus Chair: Sen. Judy Warnick, Moses Lake Floor Leader: Sen. Shelly Short, Addy Whip: Sen. Keith Wagoner, Sedro-Woolley   Sen. John Braun shared...
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October 31, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Braun: Bipartisan emergency powers reform must happen in 2023

OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, shared the following comments in response to the end of the state of emergency declared by Gov. Jay Inslee 975 days ago in response to the outbreak of COVID-19. “Ending the state of emergency is long overdue. Washington was under one-man rule for 975 days. With this finally behind...
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October 20, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Don’t count on Democrats for relief from high prices

At the risk of dating myself, I was a young mother right around the last time the inflation rate in our state was like it is now… very high and skyrocketing! I know what it’s like to do the dollar-stretching and prioritizing that has suddenly become a necessity for today’s younger generation, especially parents. I...
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October 03, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Price tag for public employee raises could have funded tax relief for everyone, says Braun

OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, released the following statement in response to the announcement today by the Office of Financial Management (OFM) that the collective bargaining agreements with the public employees union, negotiated by the governor and his campaign donors in secret, will cost more than $1 billion. “I don’t fault public employees for...
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September 30, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

SRC On Air: Sen. Mike Padden on KONA Radio in the Tri Cities

Sen Mike Padden talks to KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line about a repeat offender convicted of killing his girlfriend in a DUI crash when he was supposed to be in prison. He was resentenced after lawmakers changed the 3-strikes rule.
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September 30, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Shorter sentence for man convicted in brutal car crash is terrible result of war on public safety, senators say

Robert Jackson was among 3,000 prisoners released in earlier Department of Corrections fiasco OLYMPIA – Resentencing of a man who got life without parole after he killed his girlfriend in a bloody 2015 car crash is a travesty that illustrates the terrible human consequences when the Legislature goes “soft on crime,” Republican senators say. Robert...
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August 17, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Inslee’s state of emergency at 900 days and counting… but why?

August 17, 2022 Once upon a time, Governor Inslee spoke of “data” and “science” when defending pandemic-related decisions he made with the self-granted authority that came with proclaiming a state of emergency. Around 16 months into the state of emergency a reporter asked the governor, in so many words, if state law gave him too...
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August 08, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Where is the ‘equity’ for victims of crime?

— August 8, 2022 It was apparent then, and is even more apparent today: The 2021 legislative session really pushed our state in the wrong direction. Governor Inslee and others who longed for a state income tax finally got their way. Hard drugs were essentially legalized. Even worse, it was done in a way that...
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June 30, 2022
Senate Republican Caucus

Decision on environmental policy places power back in the people’s hands, says Braun

OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, released the following statement in response to the United States Supreme Court decision limiting the Environmental Protection Agency’s rulemaking authority. The court ruled that Congress must authorize new regulations to limit power plant emissions. “Today’s opinion is about the rule of law. It is up to Congress to authorize...
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