Mark Schoesler

State Sen. Mark Schoesler wants to know why the state Department of Natural Resources is trying so hard to fill what he views as a non-essential job with a six-figure salary, at the same time that state agencies have been instructed to propose spending reductions. According to the DNR website,...

State Sen. Mark Schoesler is criticizing the state Employment Security Department for failing to comply with the U.S. Department of Labor’s guidance regarding unemployment-insurance benefits for people who are on strike. “While it’s good that ESD now is following the feds’ directive when it comes to striking workers meeting certain...

State Sen. Mark Schoesler is questioning whether Gov. Bob Ferguson’s recent appointments to the state Public Disclosure Commission are legal. After a recall effort began against him for not filling two vacancies on the PDC for several months, Ferguson in the past two weeks appointed Matthew Segal, a former King...

The Legislature tonight unanimously passed the 2025-27 state supplemental capital budget  following an agreement earlier this week by Senate and House negotiators on a final budget plan.  The Senate voted 49-0 to pass the budget after the House approved it 96-0. Two eastern Washington Republican senators who helped develop the...

The Senate’s leading Democrat and Republican on the state capital budget pledge to work together to provide money in the upcoming 2027-29 capital budget for owners of homes destroyed by wildfires in the Spokane area and other parts of Washington. According to Spokane’s Spokesman-Review newspaper, the Old Trails fire in...

The Senate today voted along party lines to pass its version of the state supplemental operating budget, with opponents arguing it is not sustainable and reduces the percentage of spending that is dedicated to K-12 education. Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, voted against the budget, which was passed on a 30-19...

The Senate today unanimously passed its version of the 2025-27 state supplemental capital budget. Republicans who helped develop the spending plan applauded it for addressing needs across Washington. “Our supplemental budget complements the two-year capital budget enacted by the Legislature last year by spending money in a responsible manner while...