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Special to The Spokesman-Review As a former farmer who spent decades working the land and depending on it to feed my family and others, I know firsthand what real conservation looks...

Last week, I talked about the House and Senate tax increase proposals being the largest in state history. These are on top of the nearly 50 new taxes and fees the...

As lawmakers debate ESSB 5187, the 2023-25 operating budget, Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, sponsors an amendment to reimburse farmers for increased fuel costs due to the climate commitment act. Farmers are...

Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, discusses House Bill 1832, a bill that would implement a per-mile charge on usage of public roadways, and the negative impact it would have on rural residents....

As Washington state seeks to find a financial solution to fund road construction projects, address backlogs in transportation maintenance and preservation needs, and fix crumbling infrastructure like bridges, one idea that...

Schmick’s bill, House Bill 1780, would force the state to reimburse farmers for cap-and-trade expenses until DOE complies with the law and creates rules that protect farmers. He also discusses the voluntary...

Gov. Jay Inslee’s cap-and-trade proposal was supposed to exempt farm fuel, and certain aviation and marine fuels, from increased charges that would result from his plan. The Dept. of Ecology (DOE)...

Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, talks about how farmers are being unfairly surcharged for fuel and what his bill will do to solve this. Wash. House Republicans · 02-10-23 – RADIO: Capitol...

When Gov. Jay Inslee’s cap-and-trade scheme passed the Legislature in 2021, he and many of the Democrat lawmakers who backed his plan reassured the farming community that fuels used in the...

When Gov. Jay Inslee's cap-and-trade proposal passed the Legislature in 2021, he and many of the Democrat lawmakers who endorsed his plan assured the agriculture community that fuels used in the...