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Senate passes Schoesler bill offering property-tax relief for residents rebuilding homes ruined by wildfires
March 09, 2021
The Senate today unanimously approved bipartisan legislation sponsored by 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler that would provide property-tax relief for Malden-area residents and other Washingtonians who are rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed by wildfires last September. Under Senate Bill 5454, passed 49-0, Washington residents who lost a home to wildfire... Read More...
Schoesler blasts Senate for passing state income-tax proposal
March 06, 2021
The state Senate’s approval of a bill today is the first step toward the possibility of a state income tax on all Washingtonians, argues 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler. Schoesler voted against Senate Bill 5096, the proposal would impose a 7% state income tax on capital gains. The proposal passed... Read More...
Senate OKs Schoesler bill helping school districts address maintenance needs
February 24, 2021
The Senate today voted 44-4 to approve a bill introduced by Sen. Mark Schoesler that would help school districts in Washington address their building maintenance needs. Senate Bill 5202 would allow school districts to create a “depreciation subfund” that can receive a transfer of up to 2 percent of a... Read More...
Senate panel passes Schoesler bill offering property-tax relief for residents rebuilding homes ruined by wildfires
February 23, 2021
A Senate committee has approved a bill sponsored by 9th District Sen. Mark Schoesler that would provide property-tax relief for Malden residents and other Washingtonians who are rebuilding homes damaged or destroyed by wildfires last September. The Senate Ways and Means Committee last night unanimously approved Senate Bill 5454. Under... Read More...
Schoesler criticizes committee passage of bill creating state income tax
February 16, 2021
Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville and a member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, issued this statement following the Ways and Means Committee’s approval tonight of Senate Bill 5096, the Democrat-sponsored proposal requested by Gov. Jay Inslee that would create a state income tax on capital gains. “This bill is... Read More...
Schoesler bill would offer property-tax relief for residents rebuilding homes destroyed by September wildfires
February 16, 2021
Nearly 300 homes, including more than 120 residences in or near the Whitman County towns of Malden and Pine City, were destroyed by wildfires torching different parts of Washington last September. Sen. Mark Schoesler has introduced legislation that would offer property-tax relief for those who are rebuilding homes damaged or... Read More...
Senate passes Schoesler’s rural ambulance bill
February 03, 2021
The Senate today approved a bill prime-sponsored by Sen. Mark Schoesler that would make it easier for two tiny Whitman County towns to continue providing joint ambulance service. Schoesler’s proposal, Senate Bill 5198, was passed 48-1. It now goes to the House of Representatives for consideration. A 2017 state law... Read More...
Schoesler says Asotin, other counties need to move into Phase 2 of recovery plan
February 03, 2021
On the heels of Tuesday’s announcement that all of Idaho is moving to Phase 3 of its COVID-19 recovery plan, 9th Legislative District Sen. Mark Schoesler says it is time for neighboring Asotin County and other counties to move into Phase 2 of Washington’s recovery plan. Gov. Jay Inslee’s Healthy... Read More...
