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Reps. Barbara Bailey and Norma Smith will hold three town hall meetings in the 10th District on Saturday, March 19. The outreach events will be in Stanwood, Oak Harbor and... ...

Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton, invites constituents to join her at her district office on Saturday, March 12, anytime from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. “It is an opportunity for constituents... ...

6th District lawmaker will host three constituent outreach events this week   In what has become an annual meeting, Rep. Kevin Parker will be holding an education-specific town hall Saturday,... ...

Special to The Columbian The Columbia River Crossing has the potential to be our region’s greatest infrastructure accomplishment of the 21st century. With billions of tax dollars involved and the... ...

  Reps. Bruce Chandler and David Taylor will be hosting a telephone town hall on Monday, March 14. The call works much like a call-in radio show; constituents will be... ...

6th District lawmaker’s measure now heads to the Senate for consideration   A bill sponsored by Rep. Kevin Parker that would support manufacturing and retail jobs in the state passed off... ...

Special to The Columbian — March 6, 2011 The Columbia River Crossing has the potential to be our region’s greatest infrastructure accomplishment of the 21st century. With billions of tax... ...

Editors: An audio file from Kretz’s KUOW radio interview on House Bill 1094 can be located here. Kretz’s bill to allow four counties to opt out of costly land-use regulations... ...

Rep. Norma Smith, R-Clinton and lead Republican on economic development issues in the Washington State House of Representatives, issued the following statement on today’s passage of workers’ compensation reform in the... ...

Commercial cattle trucks that come into Washington’s Pend Oreille and Spokane counties from Idaho and Canada would be required to stop at a port of entry for inspection or face... ...