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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:
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...
‘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...
Legislation sponsored by Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, that helps rural and critical access hospitals safely move critically ill patients between facilities passed the Washington State House of Representatives today with bipartisan support....
Citizens are invited to attend a live telephone town hall meeting with their 9th District lawmakers, Rep. Mary Dye and Rep. Joe Schmick, on Wednesday, Feb. 11, from 6 p.m. to...
Sen. Mark Schoesler, Rep. Joe Schmick, and Rep. Mary Dye are inviting citizens to a 9th District virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, March 20. The eastern Washington lawmakers will provide an update on...
Legislation introduced in the Washington State House of Representatives would prohibit foreign adversaries from owning Washington state agriculture lands. House Bill 1999, sponsored by Rep. Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, seeks to protect...
“I’m calling this ‘the tax on your burger and shake’ bill,” says Schmick New legislation introduced in Olympia this week could potentially increase the costs of beef, cheese, milk, and other...
Responding to growing frustration over the long-term care payroll tax program, Reps. Peter Abbarno, R-Centralia, and Joe Schmick, R-Colfax, have pre-filed two bills to provide fairness and flexibility for Washington workers...
Reps. Joe Schmick and Mary Dye of the 9th Legislative District, and Reps. Jenny Graham and Mike Volz of the 6th Legislative District and will host a joint town hall meeting in Medical Lake on Tuesday, April 23. During the meeting,...
