2021 session recap: More taxes, more climate mandates, emergency powers, and major police reform
By Rep. Skyler Rude, Rep. Mark Klicker and Sen. Perry Dozier The final gavel has dropped, and it’s been a long and often difficult process because of such an unusual year created by COVID 19. We have enjoyed representing and serving the people of the 16 district and...
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Sen. Perry Dozier’s video update – governor’s emergency powers
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Join me for a 16th District virtual town hall May 3
Sen. Perry Dozier, R-Waitsburg and Reps. Skyler Rude and Mark Klicker, both R-Walla Walla, are inviting 16th Legislative District community members to their virtual town hall to hear a 2021 legislative session wrap-up and provide constituents the opportunity to share opinions and ideas. What: 16th Legislative District Town Hall When:...
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In Olympia, an over-the-top budget proposal targets the middle class
The following op-ed appeared in the Prosser Record-Bulletin, Dayton Chronicle and other newspapers during the week of April 5, 2021. I want to give my Democratic colleagues in the state Legislature credit. In a year when state coffers are overflowing and there is no financial emergency – still they have...
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Dramatic increase in fuel prices, OK’d by Senate Democrats, would be ‘poison pill for agriculture,’ Dozier says
To see floor speech, click here. OLYMPIA – After Senate Democrats passed a pair of bills Thursday night that would cause gas and diesel prices to skyrocket, Sen. Perry Dozier is warning food costs would rise and small farmers would be driven out of the business. Dozier, R-Waitsburg, a lifelong...
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Sen. Dozier’s first bill becomes law, allowing mortgage originators to work from home
OLYMPIA – Freshman Sen. Perry Dozier’s first bill was signed into law Wednesday afternoon by Gov. Jay Inslee, a measure allowing mortgage loan originators to work from home. Inslee added his signature to Senate Bill 5077 at a bill-signing ceremony Wednesday. The measure is the first from Dozier to earn...
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Starter income tax is bad enough – what comes next is even worse
By Perry Dozier The following op-ed appeared in the Prosser Record-Bulletin, Dayton Chronicle and other newspapers during the week of March 22, 2021. Last week the Legislature got a terrific piece of news. State tax collections have rebounded despite one of the worst economic situations we’ve ever faced. The latest...
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‘Starter income tax’ will eventually hit middle class, Dozier says
Votes against income tax bill on Senate floor, as Senate Dems pass measure 25-24 To see video from Senate floor debate, click here. OLYMPIA – If the income tax bill passed by the Senate Saturday makes it into law, you can be sure it will grow and grow, and eventually...
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COVID: Governor’s plan to have a plan fails the state
By Perry Dozier The following op-ed appeared in the Prosser Record-Bulletin and Dayton Chronicle during the week of March 1. Three weeks ago, Southeast Washington dodged a bullet. Gov. Jay Inslee announced every other area of the state would move to Phase 2 of his COVID lockdown plan, allowing partial...
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