Baumgartner seeks to gauge state’s dependence on federal funds
A bill introduced by Sen. Michael Baumgartner, R-Spokane, would help prepare state government for a possible reduction in federal funding by requiring agencies to provide an inventory of the federal...
View ArticleBenton bill to help start-ups survive wins Senate committee approval
The Senate Trade and Economic Development Committee has endorsed Sen. Don Benton’s plan to help start-up businesses in Washington survive and grow. Senate Bill 5382, his legislation to promote economic...
View ArticleSen. Schoesler on passing committee cutoff
Washington State’s 9th District Senator, Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about passing committee cutoff, the first deadline of the 2013 legislative...
View ArticleSenator Benton’s update on the 2013 session
Washington State’s 17th District Senator, Don Benton, R-Vancouver and deputy leader of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus, talks about his bill to create jobs and stimulate economic growth that will...
View ArticleEricksen on two-thirds tax threshold decision: let the people decide
Sen. Doug Ericksen, GOP-Whatcom County, today released the following statement regarding a ruling from the state’s Supreme Court that the two-thirds tax approval threshold, approved by Washington...
View ArticleSenate Majority Coalition leaders respond to two-thirds tax ruling
Today the Washington State Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling on a lawsuit challenging the two-thirds majority vote required for the Legislature to adopt a tax increase. In a 6-3 decision...
View ArticleDammeier stands with 25th District voters in support of two-thirds majority...
In light of today’s state Supreme Court ruling that the voter-approved two-thirds requirement to raise taxes is unconstitutional, Sen. Bruce Dammeier released this statement: “I stand in support...
View ArticleSponsors of two-thirds taxpayer-protection law struck down by court say...
Senate Ways and Means approves 2/3 taxpayer-protection constitutional amendment Senators Don Benton and Janéa Holmquist Newbry say they’re disappointed but undaunted by the state Supreme Court decision...
View ArticleSenator Braun on how the MCC promotes job growth, education reform
Washington State’s 20th District Senator, John Braun, R-Centrailia, and Chair of the Senate Trade and Economic Development Committee, talks about the 2013 legislative session, what the Majority...
View ArticleWASHINGTON FOCUS: The people deserve the final say on Taxpayer-Protection Law
By Sen. Mark Schoesler Democrats have gone from saying the “only thing we have to fear is fear itself” to the “only fear we seem to have is of the people themselves.” During the 2011 legislative...
View ArticleParlette debt-control proposal passes Senate
A bill sponsored by Sen. Linda Evans Parlette to charge the state Finance Committee with advising elected officials on debt policy with the goal of protecting the state’s credit rating and fiscal...
View ArticleBaumgartner bill to gauge state’s dependence on federal funds clears Senate
Sen. Michael Baumgartner’s bill to help prepare the state government for a reduction in federal funding cleared the Senate Friday. Senate Bill 5804 would require agencies receiving federal dollars to...
View ArticleHoneyford-sponsored public health, land and water bills pass Senate
Over the past several days in the Washington State Senate, Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, saw three of his bills approved and sent to the House of Representatives. The first to pass on Friday was...
View ArticleAuthority to hike tolls without legislative vote halted by Roach inquiry
In a letter just issued to Sen. Pam Roach, R-Auburn, the Office of Financial Management ruled that the law now states that no transportation toll may be increased except by legislative approval. “This...
View ArticleTranspo. co-chair raises questions about WSDOT pick for mega-project review...
Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, and co-chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, today expressed his concern about the state Department of Transportation’s choice of a former WSDOT administrator and...
View ArticleMCC Leaders on TVW’s “The Impact Mid-Session Special Edition”
The Impact Mid-Session Special with host Anita Kissée — interviews with Majority Coalition Caucus Leaders State Senators Rodney Tom (D-Bellevue) & Mark Schoesler (R-Ritzville).
View ArticleSenate unanimously sends five more Honeyford bills to the House of...
Five bills from 15th District Sen. Jim Honeyford, R-Sunnyside, have been unanimously passed by the Senate in time to meet the March 13 deadline for most bills to be passed out of the body of origin. If...
View ArticleEricksen supports bipartisan “10-3-50” higher education funding plan
Members of the Senate’s bipartisan governing coalition, including Whatcom County Sen. Doug Ericksen, today unveiled a plan to make new investments in the state’s higher education system. Below are...
View ArticleSen. Ericksen: ‘Inslee’s tax-increase proposal is just plain wrong’
Following the governor’s announcement today that he is proposing new taxes totaling $1.4 billion in the next two years, including tax increases on businesses, oil refineries, beer and bottled-water...
View ArticleGovernor’s budget plan fails higher education, Baumgartner says
Sen. Michael Baumgartner expressed disappointment in Gov. Jay Inslee’s proposal allowing a 10 percent increase in tuition rates over the next two years, stating it will pile more debt onto the backs of...
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