Governor signs off on the largest tax increase in state history Dear Neighbor, Admittedly, the odds were not good that Governor Ferguson would buck his fellow Democrats in the state Legislature by vetoing any of the tax increases they approved in April, in support of the new state operating budget....

WAITSBURG… Sen. Perry Dozier is dismayed by today’s signing of legislation that immediately undermines Washington’s highly popular parental-rights law, created in 2024 after the Waitsburg Republican had tried for years to put a similar law into place. The law created by House Bill 1296 eliminates important rights that had been...

On the final day of its 2025 session, the Legislature approved the 2025-27 state capital budget, with the two Senate Republicans who helped develop this budget praising it for addressing needs throughout Washington. “I’m pleased that the capital budget passed by the Legislature addresses many needs throughout the state,” said...

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...

Click here to view my remarks in support of the no-new-taxes, no-cuts budget proposal offered today in the Senate chamber. Dear Neighbor, I don’t know why the Senate majority chose today to have us vote on the operating and transportation budgets, but I’d guess it is because both contain tax...

Dear Neighbor, The Senate’s majority Democrats will release their proposed operating budget Monday. The operating budget is the largest by far of the three budgets that will come out of this legislative session, and many of the things it funds are day-to-day priorities like K-12 education and services for our...

This past week I had the pleasure of spending a few minutes with a group from the Girl Scouts of Eastern Washington and Northern Idaho. There were so many visitors that we brought them into the Senate Republican caucus room, which is where we meet to go over bills and...

Having trouble viewing this email? View it as a Web page. Jan. 17, 2025 Dear Neighbor, The 2025 legislative session is under way. Between now and April 27, the Senate and House of Representatives will work on a whole lot of policy issues – some of them familiar, and some...

OLYMPIA… Sen. Perry Dozier has been appointed to the Senate Ways and Means Committee, where he will be the assistant Republican leader on the capital budget. The Waitsburg lawmaker will continue as Republican leader on the Senate Business, Financial Services, Gaming and Trade Committee. He also will be back as...