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While the legislative session has been over for a few months, I want to continue to keep our lines of communication open. I will continue to provide you news from the...
The Legislature adjourned on Sunday, April 28. It was a disappointing end to the session, especially for the taxpayers of Washington state. Majority Democrats increased spending by almost 18 percent and...
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed Rep. Drew Stokesbary’s legislation will provide immediate relief to mostly small or rural school districts, including Carbonado and Dieringer, as they transition to the new K-12...
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement regarding the 2019-21 operating budget passed by the Legislature Sunday: “We entered the 2019 legislative session...
On Wednesday the state House of Representatives passed legislation, Senate Bill 5380, to address opioid use disorder and provide treatment and prevention services. Rep. Drew Stokesbary was able to attach an...
On Tuesday, Democrats in the House Appropriations Committee stripped Democrat Sen. Reuven Carlyle’s consumer-data protection bill (SB 5376) down to its title only, before passing it out of committee on a...
John Peck, a student at Pioneer Middle School in the Steilacoom School District, served as a legislative page for the state House of Representatives the week of March 4 – 8....
On Friday the state House of Representatives passed a 2019-21 operating budget proposal on a party-line vote, with Republicans voting no. The majority House Democrats’ proposed budget dramatically increases spending and...
House Republican budget lead, Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, released the following statement today regarding the passage of the House Democrats’ 2019-21 operating budget proposal: “We entered the 2019 session with the...
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn and ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement today regarding the House Democrat 2019-21 operating budget. “House Democrats began this session arguing for...
