A bipartisan group of 16 Washington legislators including Sen. Mark Schoesler recently joined to send a pointed letter to Gov. Jay Inslee opposing the Spokane Tribe’s proposal to build an off-reservation casino in Airway Heights. In their letter the lawmakers express strong concerns about the federal process under way and...

Washington State’s 9th District Senator, Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about passing the floor cutoff deadline, the unofficial midway point of the 2013 legislative session, and some of the bills that are still in progress.

Now that online technology allows for easy one-stop research, Sen. Mark Schoesler wants to make it easy for people to go online for information about all the fees imposed by state agencies. Today the Senate approved Schoesler’s “fee inventory” bill unanimously. “This is what happens when government agencies take the...

A Senate bill created the Washington State Department of Agriculture a century ago, so it seemed appropriate to Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler that today’s senators should take a few minutes to adopt Senate Resolution 8630, which observes the agency’s special anniversary and recognizes its role in making Washington agriculture...

Today the Washington State Supreme Court issued its much-anticipated ruling on a lawsuit challenging the two-thirds majority vote required for the Legislature to adopt a tax increase. In a 6-3 decision the high court ruled the higher threshold for tax increases is unconstitutional, saying it is now up to voters...

Washington State’s 9th District Senator, Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about bills to help fund state fairs and how they benefit not only local economies, but impact the lives of young entrepreneurs as well.

Washington State’s 9th District Senator, Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about passing committee cutoff, the first deadline of the 2013 legislative session, and speculates on the Senate’s activity in the weeks to come.

Washington State’s 9th District Senator, Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about the successes of the Senate majority in the first five weeks of the 2013 legislative session, and looks forward to the weeks ahead as the committee cutoff deadline approaches.

Washington State’s 9th District Senator, Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about the Majority Coalition Caucus’ package of workers’ compensation reform legislation and how it would benefit employees and business owners, and he addresses a proposal to change the way school construction is funded to...