Many of you have contacted my office expressing frustrations with the long-term care tax going into effect Jan. 1, 2022. I understand and share your concerns. When the Democrat majority in...
During the 2021 legislative session, I spoke out against – and voted against – a slew of bills brought forward by the activist Defund the Police movement. It was obvious at...
Washington citizens will soon see less money in their monthly paychecks unless they opt-out of mandatory long-term care insurance foisted upon them by Democrats in Olympia. No, this is not hyperbole....
In a previous update to you, I talked about the trifecta of proposals that could drastically increase the price we all pay at the pump. This could raise costs on those...
As I'm sure you've heard by now, Gov. Inslee has rolled back three counties to Phase 2: Pierce, Cowlitz, and Whitman. I continue to have concerns that one person is controlling the lives,...
After two weeks of long, late night and weekend sessions, today is the “opposite house cut off.” Bills originating in the Senate have to pass the House, and vice versa. Otherwise,...
The House passed a $58.2 billion 2021-23 operating budget this afternoon that relies on an unnecessary, unpopular, and likely unconstitutional income tax on capital gains. As I've said before, state tax...
As I mentioned in last week's update, the state Supreme Court recently ruled against our state's felony drug possession law (including drugs like heroin, meth and fentanyl). This flawed and activist...
The Economic and Revenue Forecast Council released its quarterly revenue forecast this week and the news is good for Washington state. Compared to the November forecast, tax revenues are up by...
In last week's update, I wrote about our Open Safe, Open Now plan to bring all of Washington into Phase 3. Our plan also included clear, concise parameters for Phase 4...
