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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,...
The session ended Sunday, April 27 on time, which was a pleasant surprise after a lot of talk about a special session. That being said, the governor still has several days...
We have passed the halfway mark to the 2025 legislative session. The last 10 days of floor action have seen long days into the wee hours of the morning. While we...
A new riparian buffer bill has been introduced in the Legislature, only this time, we may need your help to get the bill passed! Let me explain. Last year, Gov. Inslee...
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, discusses gun control, specifically a measure that was recently introduced and would place limits on high capacity magazines. Additionally, Schmick talks about affordable housing and the controversial...
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, talks with Glenn Vaagan of the Washington Ag Network about the potential impact of removing four Snake River dams, as recently suggested by Oregon Gov. Kate Brown....
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, questions a Democratic bill that restricts arrests within a mile of courthouses in a conversation with Ed Dawson and Robb Francis on KONA. In a wide-ranging interview,...
We are back in Olympia for this year’s 60-day legislative session, which began Jan. 13, and it didn’t take long to learn what Gov. Jay Inslee and his Democratic friends who...
The 9th Legislative District team of Sen. Mark Schoesler and Reps. Mary Dye and Joe Schmick applauded today’s passage of a new two-year state capital (construction) budget that includes funding for...
Rep. Mary Dye, R-Pomeroy, and Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, join KONA to discuss an item in the 2019-2021 Senate operating budget proposal that would study the effects of the removal of...
