KPQ Legislative Hotline Starts January 11th Live From Olympia
KPQ Legislative Hotline debuts January 11th LIVE from Olympia with updates on legislative action from the 12th and 7th District lawmakers.
Mike Steele
Rep. Steele 'Frustrated' by Court's Ruling Over Capital Gains Tax
Many of the state's Republican lawmakers are up in arms over Friday's ruling by the Washington Supreme Court that upholds the constitutionality of a capital gains tax passed by the legislature in 2021.
Twelfth District Rep. Mike Steele (R) of Chelan says the court's decision will not only make the legislature's budget writing process more difficult, but it could also end up extending the 2023 sess
12th District Reps. Making Inroads with New Constituents
Washington's two representatives from the state's 12th Legislative District are still adjusting to working on behalf of voters west of the Cascades.
Last February, the district's boundaries were expanded to include portions of King and Snohomish Counties, making it the only one of Washington's 49 legislative jurisdictions to span the geographical and political divide between the state's two sides.