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.

Legislation also would make $10 million available for school-security improvements OLYMPIA… Sen. Mark Schoesler said the jobs-education-budget focus of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus is exemplified by a school-construction funding bill passed unanimously by the Senate today. Typically money for school construction is part of the capital budget, which lawmakers...

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...

9th District State Senator Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about the upcoming legislative session and how the Legislature will operate under a new dynamic in the Senate, how the new Majority Coalition Caucus will interact with the House of Representatives, and what the priorities...

9th District State Senator Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about the upcoming legislative session and how the Legislature will operate under a new dynamic in the Senate, how the new Majority Coalition Caucus will interact with the House of Representatives, and what the priorities for...