Transportation
2021 session video update (March 24)
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Schoesler: Drivers have right to be upset by Inslee’s proposed shift of highway-project funding
Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, issued this statement today on Gov. Jay Inslee’s 2021-23 state transportation budget proposal, which calls for a shift of hundreds of millions in transportation funding to pay for court-ordered fish passage projects. “When I joined about two-thirds of the Legislature in passing the Connecting Washington transportation...
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Schoesler statement on announcement of West Coast governors’ pact
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, issued this statement in response to Monday’s announcement by Washington Gov. Jay Inslee, Oregon Gov. Kate Brown and California Gov. Gavin Newsom that they have an agreement on a shared vision for reopening their states’ economies and controlling COVID-19 into the future. “If...
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2020 session week 9 video: Legislature passes controversial sex education bill
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2020 session week 8 video: A look at Senate operating budget proposal
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2020 session week 5 video: Legislature passes huge tax hike
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2020 session week 2 video: Review of Gov. Inslee’s State of the State address
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2020 session week 1 video: Bill introduced to eliminate Discover Pass for state parks
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Schoesler: Voter-passed I-976 not assured of fair hearing from judicial branch
As voter-approved Initiative 976 remains in legal limbo due to a King County court ruling Nov. 27, Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler suggests the measure returning car-tabs to $30 can’t receive a fair court hearing because so many judges owe their jobs to Democrats. “Most people don’t know that nearly...
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