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Here we go again. Last year, Seattle-centric legislators decided it would be a good idea to tax families on the engine size of their cars. The measure, Senate Bill 6900,... ...

Measure would eliminate B&O tax exemption, add sales tax to farm auctions   Rep. Norm Johnson says he’s very concerned about a new tax bill introduced last week in the... ...

OP-ED By Reps. Dan Newhouse and Bruce Chandler For the Yakima Herald-Republic   If there is one thing we know, it’s this: one size doesn’t fit all when it comes... ...

‘A state spending limit and a two-thirds vote requirement to raise taxes are two important ideas that need constitutional protections,’ says Orcutt     Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, introduced two... ...

  The Washington State House of Representatives today voted on House Bill 1906 to address unemployment insurance payments to out-of-work Washingtonians. The bill passed 91-2. Rep. Cary Condotta, R-East Wenatchee,... ...

Fund honors Dr. Hal and former Rep. Mary Skinner who recently passed away   South Central Washington lawmakers have established a scholarship fund at Yakima Valley Community College (YVCC) to... ...

Statement from Rep. Cary Condotta on today’s unemployment insurance legislation The Washington State House of Representatives today voted on House Bill 1906 to address unemployment insurance payments to out-of-work Washingtonians.... ...

Rep. Bruce Chandler, R-Granger, introduced three pieces of legislation this week addressing access to good jobs and education as well as safe working environments. House Bill 2032, introduced Thursday, would... ...

OP-ED By Reps. Glenn Anderson, Bruce Chandler and Deb Eddy For the Puget Sound Business Journal     As the “Great Economic Meltdown of 2008” continues we are all much... ...

  Legislation that would expand the partnership protections of homosexual couples in Washington had its first legislative hearing in Olympia Thursday. A crowd estimated at several hundred converged on the... ...