Controversy rages on after disappointing session
June 16, 2021
The mostly virtual, 105-day legislative session ended on time, which may be the best thing we can say about an odd session that saw the public kept out of the process and one-party rule force through a far-left agenda. Even two months later, controversies that came up during the disappointing... Read More...
Brown scores major wins for Tri-Cities in final approved capital budget
April 24, 2021
Sen. Sharon Brown, R-Kennewick, said today she is pleased that her work to get significant funding for local colleges, historical projects and other key community improvements paid off with more than $8 million in funding for 8th District projects included in the final 2021-23 capital budget. Brown pushed aggressively to... Read More...
Higher energy taxes on the way?
April 13, 2021
There are several good bills that should have advanced, but died in one chamber or the other. There are also a large number of bills that I wish would have died, but didn’t — including a constitutionally questionable income tax proposal, a cap-and-tax carbon scheme, a high cost fuels standard, ... Read More...
House approves Brown industry-siting bill
April 10, 2021
The House of Representatives today voted 95-2 to approve Sen. Sharon Brown’s legislation to establish an innovative statewide industrial-siting coordination program. “As we continue to move forward with our pandemic recovery efforts, it is important that we look for creative ways to support industry growth,” explained Brown, R-Kennewick. “Industrial symbiosis... Read More...
There’s a better way…
April 03, 2021
This week, Senate Democrats held a debate and vote on their $59 billion, two-year budget spending proposal. The budget assumes the enactment of an income tax on capital gains, which has has already passed the Senate and awaits a vote in the House. During the floor debate on the budget, Senate... Read More...
Tax and Spend is Back Again in Dem Budget
March 27, 2021
With so much money coming into the state, there is clearly no reason for tax increases, yet this week Democrats introduced an operating budget plan that spends the entire rainy day fund and still relies on the creation of a new and most-likely unconstitutional income tax on capital gains. A... Read More...
Republican lawmakers: Move schools, employers to next phase now
March 04, 2021
‘Open Safe, Open Now: A Republican plan for Phase 3 and Beyond’ shows trust in the people In response to sharply declining COVID-19 case rates and hospitalization rates statewide, legislative Republicans today announced a simple, practical and consistent plan to get all communities in Washington fully open for both school... Read More...
BREAKING NEWS: Republicans Offer Reopen WA Plan
March 04, 2021
Today I lead my Senate and House Republican colleagues in releasing our Open Safe, Open Now plan for Phase 3 and beyond. I wanted to make sure you had an opportunity to hear about this plan first-hand. Below is the press release we sent out to the media, along with... Read More...