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Join us for a town hall meeting Tuesday evening
25th District lawmakers to hold meeting June 27 at Puyallup fairgrounds Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers June 22, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, I want to invite you to a town hall meeting I will be hosting Tuesday evening with my House seatmates, Cyndy Jacobsen and Kelly Chambers. We’ll be discussing what happened during the 2023 legislative session, how it affects the 25th Legislative District, and what’s in store ...
Honoring fallen soldiers during Memorial Day ceremony
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Padden’s subscribers May 31, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Padden’s newsletter, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, I hope all of you enjoyed the Memorial Day weekend. While the three-day weekend provides a great opportunity for us to gather with family and friends, it’s also a chance for us to honor our veterans who gave their lives to our nation so that we, as Americans, can enjoy our cherished freedoms and rights. Thank you to ...
Inslee vetoes show troubling lack of accountability
Senate Republican leader disappointed with snub of special education OLYMPIA…Gov. Jay Inslee vetoed 20 provisos in the 2023-25 operating budget this week, including some that would have improved government accountability. Senate Republican Leader John Braun released comments in response to the governor vetoing the following items: Requirement for the Department of Social and Human Services to notify residents when placing sexually violent predators released from McNeil Island into their communities Special Education Performance Audit, which was designed to look, at least ...
Governor signs two Padden bills one week after legislative session ends
SB 5058 encourages home ownership, SB 5218 provides tax exemption for mobility equipment Gov. Jay Inslee today signed Senate Bill 5058, 4th District Sen. Mike Padden’s legislation that helps encourage home ownership in Washington by making it easier for smaller condominium buildings to be constructed. The law created by SB 5058, which received unanimous approval by the Senate and House, exempts buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories high from the definition of “multiunit residential ...
NEWS: Legislative town halls coming May 13 to Battle Ground, Vancouver
OLYMPIA… The three lawmakers serving Washington’s 18th Legislative District have scheduled a pair of town-hall meetings on Saturday, May 13 to report on the outcome of the Legislature’s just-concluded annual session. Rep. Stephanie McClintock, R-Vancouver, Rep. Greg Cheney, R-Battle Ground, and Sen. Ann Rivers, R-La Center, will review some of the bills that did and did not pass during the 105-day regular session, which ended April 23. Locations and times are: Battle Ground: 9-10:30 a.m., City Hall, 109 SW 1st Street Vancouver: ...
Legislature makes progress in 2023, but big concerns remain on crime and drugs
Fizzle on drug bill could force Legislature to return for special session Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers May 1, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Session's successes included bipartisan work on budget, housing policy. Above, Lt. Gov. Denny Heck brings down the final gavel in the state Senate, April 23, 2023. Dear friends and neighbors, Our 2023 legislative session ended April 23 after 105 days in Olympia. This year we saw major debates on ...
E-News: 2023 session ends on schedule, but a big problem remains
No one would have seen this in 2021 and 2022, because pandemic restrictions kept the public from being heard when legislators were in session. I'm glad that's over! The people of Washington have the right to come to their Capitol and assemble peacefully, the way we saw last week from supporters and opponents of SB 5599 -- one of the session's most divisive bills. Dear Neighbor, Greetings from…here in the 16th District! This year’s regular legislative session wrapped up on schedule this ...
E-News: 2023 session concludes with major public-safety issue unresolved
Part of the job of Senate Republican budget leader is standing in the Senate chamber to speak about whether to vote for or against the budget being debated. That's what is happening in this photo from Sunday afternoon, hours before this year's regular legislative session ended. April 27, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, The state Legislature’s regular session adjourned on schedule on Sunday. Unfortunately, the word “regular” is important in a way that I would not have expected even a week ago. That’s ...
SRC On Air: Sen. Jeff Wilson on Town Hall on KEDO Radio in Longview
Sen. Jeff Wilson talks to KEDO Radio’s Mike Wallin about his bills on tow truck safety, wind turbine blades, museum guns, charging station vandalism, and catalytic converter theft. They also discuss the ban on some rifles and hard drug possession. ...
SRC On Air: Sen. John Braun on Town Hall on KEDO Radio in Longview
Sen. John Braun talks to KEDO Radio’s Mike Wallin about hard drug possession, police pursuits, proposed tax increases, housing, education funding, and the long-term care payroll tax. ...
Legislative town halls coming next week in Walla Walla, West Richland
OLYMPIA... The three lawmakers serving Washington’s 16th Legislative District have scheduled town hall meetings May 2 and 3 to discuss the outcome of the Legislature’s just-concluded annual session. Both of the meetings hosted by Sen. Perry Dozier, R-Waitsburg, and Reps. Skyler Rude and Mark Klicker, both R-Walla Walla, will begin at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday’s town hall will be in the performing arts center at Walla Walla Community College’s campus in Walla Walla, at 500 Tausick Way. The Wednesday town hall is at ...
2023 Legislature ends with some progress
No agreement on drug issue could force special session Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Drew MacEwen’s subscribers April 27, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. MacEwen’s e-newsletter, click here. See my video update on the 2023 legislative session! Click here to watch. Dear friends and neighbors, Our 2023 legislative session ended on schedule April 23, with promising developments and a few causes for concern. We saw bipartisan cooperation on the budget and other issues, but we witnessed major debates on public safety, ...
Belfair Bypass stays on track, public works projects for 35th District win approval in Legislature’s final hours
Lawmakers adjourn 2023 session after passing transportation, capital and operating budgets OLYMPIA – Final budgets approved by Washington lawmakers before adjourning their 2023 legislative session keep the Belfair Bypass on track, ensure adequate funding for rural domestic violence shelters like Shelton’s Turning Pointe, promote early learning programs in the Shelton School District and finance $36 million in public works projects across the 35th Legislative District. Washington lawmakers ended their 2023 legislative session Sunday night after passing transportation, capital and operating budgets. The ...
Joint, End of Session Virtual Town Hall
Friends, The 2023 legislative session is coming to a close. I'll be sending out an in-depth update on where we've landed with the budget and my perspective on pressing policy issues, but I wanted to invite you to get some information at our upcoming virtual town hall. I'll be holding a joint community meeting with my House counterparts, Rep. Paul and Shavers on Tuesday, May 2 at 6PM. Mount Vernon Mayor, Jill Boudreau, has graciously agreed to moderate the town hall. Please click here ...
E-News: Who thinks property taxes are too low? A majority of Democratic senators...
With Senate Republican Caucus Chair Judy Warnick of Moses Lake during a break in voting this past week. April 17, 2023 Hello Friends and Neighbors, Tomorrow is “tax day” in America – as April 15 fell on a weekend and today is a holiday in Washington, D.C. – and along that line, 20 Democratic senators in Olympia are threatening to raise your property taxes! I’ll get to that, but first, an update about where we are in the 2023 session. Last Wednesday brought the ...
Legislature unanimously passes Padden bill to remove red tape from construction of smaller condominiums
The Legislature unanimously has approved a bill from 4th District Sen. Mike Padden that would help encourage home ownership in Washington by making it easier for smaller condominium buildings to be constructed. Senate Bill 5058 would exempt buildings with 12 or fewer units that are no more than two stories high from the definition of “multiunit residential building.” The House passed SB 5058 today 97-0. The Senate approved it 48-0 on Feb. 15. The proposal now goes to Gov. Jay Inslee for consideration. Padden ...
Senate Freedom Caucus ready for last stand in attack on Second Amendment rights
Senators remember Alamo, face overwhelming odds, prepare to defend U.S. Constitution As the Washington Senate readies for debate on Democrat-sponsored bills imposing severe new restrictions on gun ownership statewide, members of the Senate Freedom Caucus vow a last-ditch defense of Second Amendment rights. Members of the Freedom Caucus, a group of senators concerned with the preservation of constitutional rights, say they know the odds are daunting, but they won’t let it dampen their fighting spirit. They are drawing a bead on House ...
Senate Freedom Caucus ready for last stand in attack on Second Amendment rights
Senators remember Alamo, face overwhelming odds, prepare to defend U.S. Constitution OLYMPIA – As the Washington Senate readies for debate on Democrat-sponsored bills imposing severe new restrictions on gun ownership statewide, members of the Senate Freedom Caucus vow a last-ditch defense of Second Amendment rights. “Right now in the Washington State Senate, it feels a little like the quiet just before the Battle of the Alamo,” said Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. “We’re standing at the parapet and looking at the forces ranged ...
So far, so good for Pipeline Trail, other local projects
House and Senate capital budget proposals would fund Pipeline Trail, Remembrance Gallery, New Beginnings Homes, other public works Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers April 4, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Pierce County's Pipeline Trail is among the projects launched by capital budget proposals in the House and Senate. Eventually this paved trail will link South Hill to Tacoma, part of a trail network extending to Mt. Rainier National Park. Dear friends and ...
E-News: Yes to one budget, no to another -- and the latest on public safety
April 2, 2023 On the floor of the Senate chamber this week with Sen. Matt Boehnke, R-Kennewick. This is his first session as a senator, coming over from the House; we're neighbors, as the 8th Legislative District is primarily the Kennewick and Richland portions of Benton County adjacent to our 16th District. Dear Neighbor, Greetings from Olympia! Since my previous report the Senate has voted on two budgets, and another important deadline has come and gone. Also, we’re now just three weeks away ...