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STATEMENT: Senators for southern Thurston County stand with residents outraged by planned sex-predator home near Tenino
OLYMPIA… The state senators who represent southern Thurston County reacted today to an effort to convert a residence near Tenino into “less restrictive” housing for convicted sex predators – thought to be Level 3 sex offenders now in custody in a Department of Social and Health Services facility on McNeil Island. Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, represents the 20th Legislative District, which includes the town of Tenino: “The people of this area have every right to be outraged by what they ...
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,” said Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, who has been working on the issue since 2020. “While I am sponsoring this measure, this bill is not my bill; it was brought to ...
SRC On Air: Sen. John Braun on KONA Radio in the Tri Cities and KEDO Radio in Longview
Sen. John Braun on KONA Radio’s The Bottom Line and KEDO Radio’s Town Hall talking about education, housing, emergency powers, public safety, and more. KONA Radio's The Bottom Line KEDO Radio's Town Hall ...
18th Legislative District town halls coming Saturday in Battle Ground, Vancouver
Residents of the 18th Legislative District are invited to town hall meetings this coming Saturday, just ahead of the 2023 legislative session. Locations and times are: Battle Ground: 10-11:30 a.m., City Hall, 109 SW 1st St. Vancouver: 12:30-2 p.m., Three Creeks Community Library, 800-C NE Tenney Road Sen. Ann Rivers will be joined by Rep.-elect Stephanie McClintock and Rep.-elect Greg Cheney. The Jan. 7 meetings will be the first town halls held in the 18th District since new district boundaries took effect ...
AUDIO: Braun: Bipartisan emergency powers reform must happen in 2023
The Halloween end to Governor Inslee’s state of emergency was long overdue according to the state Senate Republican Leader. Tracy Ellis explains. ...
Schoesler says state needs to do more to help stores combat retail crime
State government, including the Legislature, needs to do more to help combat the increase in retail crime in Washington, says 9th District state Sen. Mark Schoesler. “While we’ve seen a spike in many areas of crime, retail theft and other retail crimes are especially a problem,” said Schoesler, R-Ritzville. “Retail crimes hurt not only stores and shops, but also consumers because these crimes force retailers to raise prices. The Legislature, the governor and the attorney general need to take action to ...
Schoesler criticizes Reykdal for wanting to cancel state testing of students
Sen. Mark Schoesler opposes a suggestion by Washington’s highest-ranking elected education official that the state should cancel the testing of student learning levels. During last week’s Washington State Board of Education meeting in Spokane, state Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal said that using tests to assess the true level of learning students are receiving “means nothing” and that, if he decides he has the authority, he plans to cancel state testing of public K-12 students. At about the 1:00:57 mark of ...