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At the conclusion of the 2026 legislative session, Rep. Mary Dye and I sent out a session review mailer to 9th District residents. If you didn’t get one yet, you can...
At the end of the 2026 legislative session, 9th Legislative District Reps. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, and Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, sent out this hard copy mailer to local residents:
As the 2026 legislative session gaveled to a close last night, lawmakers approved three supplemental budgets that will shape state spending over the next year: the operating budget, the transportation budget,...
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, and Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, issued the following statement today after Democrats in the Washington State House of Representatives passed an income tax on high earners after...
On Monday in Olympia, I will have the honor of introducing a House resolution recognizing the Colfax High School boys basketball team for its undefeated season and WIAA State 2B championship....
‘This season will be remembered for the championship. But it will also be remembered for the way an entire community came together. That’s something special, and it’s worth recognizing,’ says Schmick...
We are heading into the final stretch of the legislative session, which means long days and even longer nights in Olympia. The pace always picks up this time of year as...
We are entering the last two weeks of the 2026 legislative session where budgets begin to finally take center state. The Legislature will pass supplemental budget for operating expenses, transportation, and...
In Washington state, we have long understood something simple yet important: if you don’t like your elected sheriff, you can vote them out. If they commit misconduct, there is a constitutional...
When the Democrats’ “high earners” income tax bill (Senate Bill 6346) had a public hearing in the state Senate earlier this session, over 61,000 citizens officially signed and said “NO!” Like...
