A session of taxes – new ones and increases to old ones
Majority Democrats in the state Legislature have several proposals that take more from taxpayers. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Apr. 12 – Apr. 16
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of the things that happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Apr. 05 – Apr. 11
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of the things that happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Senate Republicans concerned about Democrat cap and tax, high cost fuel standard bills
Senate Republicans are worried that cap and tax and high cost fuel standard bills passed by majority Democrats in the Senate will raise gas prices and hurt citizens. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Mar. 29 – Apr. 02
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of the things that happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Mar. 22 – Mar. 26
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of the things that happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Mar. 15 – Mar. 19
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of the things that happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Mar. 8 – Mar. 12
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of the things that happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Feb. 27 – Mar. 6
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of the the things that happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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The Democrat majority in the state Senate passed a bill that would create an income tax – all Senate Republicans voted against it
Senate Republican leaders are denouncing the passage of an income-tax on capital gains. The measure now heads to the house. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Open Safe, Open Now: A Republican plan for Phase 3 and Beyond
Republican lawmakers: It’s time to move schools and employers to the next phase now. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Feb. 22 – Feb. 26
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of what happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Senate passes Brown measure to create youth safety tip line
Isolation, depression, and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic and recent social unrest are driving some teens to take their own lives, but the state Senate isn’t sitting idly by. Senator Sharon Brown’s bill that would create a tip-line and mobile app to allow students to confidentially report potential self-harm or harm to others passed...
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This Week In Olympia Feb. 15 – Feb. 19
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of what happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Feb. 8 – Feb. 12
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of what happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Senate Republicans unveil budget to help state restart and recover
A plan to provide solutions for the state’s critical needs now and decades into the future. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Sen. Keith Wagoner Looks to Help Landlords
The state legislature passed a bill to appropriate $2.2 billion in COVID federal funding to schools, healthcare, housing, businesses and more. Senate Republicans offered several amendments to make it better, including two from Senator Keith Wagoner that would help landlords. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Feb. 1 – Feb. 5
Tracy Ellis takes a look at some of what happened this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week In Olympia Jan. 25 – Jan. 29
Tracy Ellis takes a look back at this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Senate Republicans: We need to take action to reopen our economy now!
There’s no time to wait, Washington’s economy must reopen. That was the impetus behind a Senate Republican push in the Legislature. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week in Olympia Jan. 18 – Jan. 22
Tracy Ellis takes a look back at this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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State Senator Chris Gildon tells the real story of the proposed capital gains tax.
Listen as Sen. Chris Gildon explains the governor’s capital gains tax proposal. There’s more to the story than you might expect. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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This Week in Olympia Jan. 11 – Jan. 15
Tracy Ellis takes a look back at this week in Olympia. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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State Senators aren’t just politicians, they’re also people
When Republican Senators Perry Dozier and Ron Muzzall talked on the Senate floor about the pain caused by Governor Inslee’s restrictions on restaurants, it wasn’t political grandstanding, it was from the heart. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Republican State Senators Concerned About Lack Of Access to Democracy
Access to democracy is a major topic at the start of this year’s Legislative Session. COVID-related restrictions and extreme safety measures are keeping the public away from capitol buildings and legislators. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Republican leaders from the state House and Senate address the media
Republican leaders from the Washington State Senate and House of Representatives talked with the media about the upcoming Legislative Session. John Handy with the House Republican Caucus moderated. The views expressed by individual members are not necessarily those of the entire caucus.
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Ericksen announces proposal to improve elections security, restore public trust in system

Boeing decision should be incentive for lawmakers

Several Washington State Senate Republicans Now Deregulatory Champions

Huge budget hole prompts Senate Republicans to repeat call for June session

Republican Zoom media availability on special session proposal

Sen. Short on Importance of Census and Ways to Keep Census Workers from Coming to Your Home

Sen. Becker telemedicine push paying dividends right now

Legislature approves controversial sex-ed bill

Sen. Randi Becker announces her retirement

Legislature passes bill to ban immigration arrests within mile of courthouses

Intentional HIV Transmission Reduced to Misdemeanor

This Week in Olympia Feb. 24 – Feb. 28

Senate Republican Caucus News Conference on Homelessness

This Week in Olympia Feb. 17 – Feb. 21

Resolution celebrates Washington’s Chinese Americans

This Week in Olympia Feb. 10 – Feb. 14

Senator Mike Padden’s bill on teacher job-sharing

Senate Republicans meet with reporters to discuss progress on homelessness

This Week in Olympia Feb. 4 – Feb. 7

This Week in Olympia Jan. 27 – Jan. 31

Emotional testimony on Sen. Steve O’Ban’s bill to help people with severe mental illness

A business tax increase balloons to one billion dollars under a bill sponsored by State Senate Democrats

Salmon Repopulation Act and Orca Recovery Media Briefing

Senator Tim Sheldon on International Holocaust Remembrance Day

Two State Senate Republican Leaders on Centennial Anniversary of Women Being Allowed to Vote

This Week in Olympia Jan. 20 – Jan. 24

Senate Republican’s comprehensive plan to address homelessness

This Week in Olympia Jan. 13 – Jan. 17

Senator Mike Padden details problems at the scandal plagued state Department of Corrections

Senator John Braun responds to Governor Inslee’s State of the State

Senators Schoesler and Zeiger Preview Upcoming Session

Senator Keith Wagoner Talks About Safety in Prisons

Senator Randi Becker announces the formation of the SRC Tax Watchdog Committee

Elephant in the Dome Podcast – Sen. Steve O’Ban Reflects on 2nd Anniversary of Deadly Amtrak Crash

Elephant in the Dome Podcast – Sustainability was the underlying theme from Senate Republicans at the Re-Wire Policy Conference

Elephant in the Dome Podcast – O’Ban fights to repeal business tax increase on health-care providers

Elephant in the Dome Podcast – A nursing home funding crisis a state legislator wants to fix

Elephant in the Dome Podcast – GOP Senators react to I-976 passage

Washington has a new State Senator

The Majority Party increased the tax on businesses by 20%…

Trains are an important part of Eastern Washington’s economy. That’s why the top Republican on the State Senate Transportation Committee was named the keynote speaker at a rail summit

Some Puget Sound-area taxpayers say expensive car tabs to pay for Sound Transit are illegal and State Senator Steve O’Ban agrees with them and says the State Attorney General should also be on their side, but he isn’t.

This Week in Olympia 8/26-8/29: Legislature Sues Gov, Eastern WA Worries About Fire and Water, and Prison Problems

Fire and water are two things on the minds of Eastern Washington lawmakers, including the State Senator in the 13th District

Two Republican State Senators want you to get involved, while another prepares for a new phase in life

Seattle’s proposed income tax is unconstitutional, but the State Court of Appeals says that doesn’t mean the city can’t impose a different kind of tax on income and Sen. Steve O’Ban is concerned

Senate Republicans were hard at work for their constituents during the legislative session

Republican State Senator Steve O’Ban held a press conference near the site of the 2017 Amtrak train derailment in DuPont to present a plan aimed at avoiding future tragedies

Taxapalooza 2019 culminates with Governor Inslee signing the budget from Majority Democrats in the State Legislature

Taxapalooza 2019 – Majority Democrats in the State Legislature seemed determined to raise taxes from day one of the 2019 legislative session

Property tax-raising school levy increases wouldn’t be needed under a plan proposed by Republican State Senator John Braun

The State Senate passed a resolution honoring Class of 2019 Naismith Memorial Basketball Hall of Fame inductee Jack Sikma.

Another Tax Day is a time for two state legislators to lament tax hikes proposed in Olympia

The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that government workers can’t be forced to pay union dues, but Republicans say a bill passed in the Senate attempts to circumvent that ruling.

Wolves are moving into Western Washington, worrying a state senator, and a state legislator is backing a different type of clean energy

He says the State Senate Democrats’ spending plan has unneeded tax hikes and unnecessary expenditures, but Republican Senate budget lead John Braun says it could be worse – it could be the one released by House Democrats.

Many people consider some bills at the State Capital this legislative session to be unfriendly to families. Senators Shelly Short and Ann Rivers talk about the legislation that should have parents concerned

One State Senator says it seems like Democrats in the legislature are trying to drive oil refineries out of our state. Senator Doug Ericksen says a new proposal could cost taxpayers upwards of a billion dollars.

Homelessness took center stage at the State Capital. With little more than a month left in the legislative session, Republican senators emphasized their continued commitment to addressing the crisis.

Senators Mark Schoesler, Randi Becker and John Braun talk about a big increase in projected state revenues and why it should lead to tax cuts instead of tax increases

Senator Ann Rivers on her bill that strongly encourages schools to teach the Holocaust

Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler and Senator Steve O’Ban talk about farmers accused of having slaves, ethics violations, Sound Transit, long term care, gun control, prisoners being let out early, vaccinations, and a carbon tax.

The New Green Manifesto for Washington State, Democrats who are unwilling to work with Republicans, the state budget, forced unionization, immunizations, and public records

Welcome to Washington Baby Act and Raising Tobacco Age to 21

Senator Mike Padden on longer “look-backs” for DUIs

Episode 5 – Affordable Housing & Homelessness Package

Episode 4 – Mental Health Package

Episode 3 – Seattle Jobs Tax

Episode 2 – Western State Hospital

Episode 1 – Sen. O’Ban discusses his jobs tax credit
