State Government, Veterans Affairs & Elections
2021 session video update (March 24)
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2021 session update (March 10)
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Senate passes Schoesler bill offering property-tax relief for residents rebuilding homes ruined by wildfires
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...
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Schoesler blasts Senate for passing state income-tax proposal
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...
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2021 session video update (Feb. 26)
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Senate panel passes Schoesler bill offering property-tax relief for residents rebuilding homes ruined by wildfires
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...
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Schoesler criticizes committee passage of bill creating state income tax
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...
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Schoesler bill would offer property-tax relief for residents rebuilding homes destroyed by September wildfires
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...
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2021 session update (Feb. 10)
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