Capital Budget
Good news from D.C. for defenders of Snake River dams
Around 100 people gave up part of a recent Saturday afternoon to attend a post-session town hall with the delegations from the neighboring 8th Legislative District and our 16th Legislative District. Keep reading for more details! Dear Neighbor, In a guest column published during this year’s legislative session I speculated...
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Senate unanimously approves capital budget ‘for the entire state’
The Senate today unanimously approved its version of the 2025-27 state capital budget, with the Republicans who helped develop the spending plan praising it for addressing needs throughout Washington. “What we have is a capital budget for the entire state,” said 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, the lead Republican for...
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A budget… already? With no new taxes?
Dear Neighbor, If you’ve been hearing state government is in financial trouble and big tax increases are the only answer, I have good news. Even if you haven’t heard a word about Olympia’s budget situation… the news is still good. This week the two senators who serve as the Senate...
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E-News: Join your 16th District lawmakers for town halls next week!
Dear Neighbor, The 2024 legislative session ended on time earlier this month, and I am happy to be back home in our legislative district! As your state senator I want you to know about the decisions made this year and what they mean to you. I also want to hear...
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