by ericcampbell | Apr 5, 2025 | Uncategorized
The Senate today unanimously approved its version of the 2025-27 state capital budget, with the Republicans who helped develop the spending plan praising it for addressing needs throughout Washington. “What we have is a capital budget for the entire state,” said...
by kimberlywirtz | Mar 28, 2025 | Affordability, Taxes and Tax Relief
REMINDER: Sign in CON Don’t miss the opportunity Monday, March 31 to sign in CON on the Democrat bill to increase the annual property tax growth rate that state and local governments can charge without your approval. It and other tax bills will be heard in the...
by ericlafontaine | Mar 20, 2025 | Uncategorized
Sen. Keith Goehner/R-Dryden/Credit: Washington State Senate OLYMPIA… Sen. Keith Goehner today commended the Snohomish County Regional Drug Task Force and all law-enforcement officers involved in the recent arrest of Percy Levy, whose prison sentence for robbery had...
by kimberlywirtz | Mar 14, 2025 | Operating Budget, Senate Republican Caucus
A common-sense budget No new taxes, no drastic cuts Senate Republicans announced a no-new-taxes budget this week to positive reviews. Sen. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, and Sen. Nikki Torres, R-Pasco, crafted a proof-of-concept budget to show...
by ericlafontaine | Mar 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
OLYMPIA… Sawyer Kreis, a sophomore at Hanford High School, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. He was one of 19 students who served as Senate pages for the eighth week of the 2025 legislative session. He...
