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‘We’re going to lose more jobs if this legislation passes,’ Schmick says Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, stated his firm opposition today against the governor’s upcoming cap and trade proposal. “The...
‘This is going to cost us jobs at a time when jobs are more scarce than ever,’ says Short Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, today announced her opposition to upcoming “cap...
‘This isn’t cap and trade, this is cap and tax,’ says Haler Calling it one of the worst ideas he’s seen in his legislative career, Rep. Larry Haler, R-Richland, announced...
Yakima lawmaker described as ‘a true public servant’ Described as a person with “a true servant’s heart” who “always put the interests of others above her own,” former state Rep. Mary...
Rep. Kevin Parker, R-Spokane, testified to the Washington Citizens’ Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials today, asking it not to adopt a raise in pay for elected officials. “When Washington...
In a letter to the state’s Salary Commission, House Republican Leader Richard DeBolt urged the board not to approve pay increases for state lawmakers this year. The request to forego salary...
Measure would help to relieve court backlog, judge testifies District Court Judge Robert Ingvalson told the House Judiciary Committee Monday that two additional judges in Benton County would increase efficiency and...
‘As we begin this year’s session without him, we try to remember the example he gave us,’ Walsh says Rep. Maureen Walsh, R-Walla Walla, began the 2009 legislative session in...
Rep. Kretz hosts the couple, says they have dedicated their lives to serving others Representative Joel Kretz welcomed former Sen. Scott Barr and his wife Dollie to Olympia the week...
‘Today we honor a man who changed the mind of America by changing the hearts of Americans,’ Parker says Editor’s Note: The video of Parker’s speech as recorded by TVW is...