By Sen. Perry Dozier, Rep. Mark Klicker, Rep. Skyler Rude Note: The following op-ed appeared in the Prosser Record-Bulletin and Dayton Chronicle during the week of Jan. 18. This week a new delegation of legislators from the 16th District began the 2021 session. The 16th District stretches from Prosser to...

Democrats reject proposal, vote to extend emergency proclamations indefinitely   OLYMPIA – In his first speech on the Senate floor Wednesday, Perry Dozier, R-Waitsburg, led an effort by Senate Republicans to relax coronavirus lockdown restrictions that have forced the closure of restaurants, entertainment venues and gymnasiums across the state. Majority...

  OLYMPIA – Sen. Perry Dozier, R-Waitsburg, newly elected to represent the 16th Legislative District, took his seat in the state Senate Monday – in his office, not on the Senate floor. COVID precautions this year are forcing lawmakers to keep their distance, and most lawmakers are participating from their...