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Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, discusses House Bill 1699, which would allow school boards to prohibit biological males from participating in female sports. The bill aims to protect opportunities for female athletes...
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, discusses the implications of House Bill 1630, a bill requiring cattle producers to track methane emissions. As new covered entities under the Climate Commitment Act, the purchase...
Just when you thought state government had thought of all the ways to separate you from your pocketbook, now there’s a new bill proposed by Democrats in Olympia that could tax...
Two bills have been prefiled in the state House of Representatives to provide fairness and flexibility in Washington’s long-term care payroll tax program. John Sattgast reports. Wash. House Republicans · 01-05-25...
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, says the 2024 session had significant wins. Schmick describes good bills that passed and what he will be doing once the 2024 legislative session concludes March 7....
It’s budget week in Olympia. Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, a member of the House Appropriations Committee, tells about the House supplemental operating budget proposal unveiled this week by House Democrats and...
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, describes the six citizens’ initiatives to the Legislature and how House Republicans have repeatedly tried to convince majority Democrats to hold public hearings on each measure. Wash....
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, says he’s been working to increase access to driver’s education to rural areas across his district so that parents don’t have to drive many miles to take...
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, discusses the need to review the state’s Certificate of Need requirements for new or expanded health care facilities. Wash. House Republicans · 02-02-24 – Capitol Report: Rep....
Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, discusses his legislation to limit excessive and frivolous public records requests from “vexatious” requesters. Wash. House Republicans · 01-26-24 – RADIO: Capitol Report with Rep. Schmick: Vexatious...
