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Twelfth District Sen. Brad Hawkins (R-East Wenatchee) and other state lawmakers are looking for ways to pad the 16-year, Move Ahead Washington (MAW) transportation package that was passed by the legislature just last year. Due to inflation and the rising cost of labor and materials, the $3 billion package is already projected to fall well short of meeting its original goals and many lawmakers agre

Steele is now the second highest ranking Republican in the House as the Deputy Minority Leader.

House Bill 2050 would require stickers on fuel pumps to disclose the cost of compliance of the Climate Commitment Act (CCA) on the price of fuel.

The $69.8 billion operating budget for the 2023-25 cycle is currently in good shape with more money flowing into the state than was projected originally.

The county is looking to have a clearly defined drug enforcement code in place after the state legislature failed to agree on a permanent state code this year.

Senator Shelly Short with Washington's 7th legislative district opposes both bills, saying they're anti-second amendment

The Senate Page Program is open to Washington students between the ages of 14 and 16. Pages spend a week working in Olympia, WA assisting lawmakers. Pages also attend classes learning about state government, parliamentary procedure and the legislative process.

SB 5729 is proposing to permanently limit out-of-pocket expenses for insulin to $35, previously having the cost share cap expire on Jan. 1, 2024.

State Senate Republicans are voting along party lines against a bill that would provide gender-affirming healthcare to trans youth.

Now that the boundaries of Washington's 7th Legislative District have been expanded to make it the largest and most rural voting jurisdiction in the state, Reps. Joel Kretz and Jacqueline Maycumber have an even bigger job ahead of them in trying to convey the needs of Eastside residents to a largely-Westside set of lawmakers...