2020 session week 3 video: Senate passes sex education bill, committee approves gun-related bills
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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 2 video update
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Schoesler says Democrats’ felon-voting bill overlooks victims, ignores courts
Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, issued this statement on Senate Bill 6228, a Democrat-sponsored proposal that received a public hearing this morning and is scheduled for a vote Friday by the Senate State Government, Tribal Relations and Elections Committee. SB 6228 would automatically restore voting rights for felons as...
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2020 session week 1 video: Bill introduced to eliminate Discover Pass for state parks
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2020 session week 1 video update
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Washington Senate leaders offer friendly wager to Wisconsin counterpart on Seahawks-Packers game
With the Seattle Seahawks’ playoff game at Green Bay just days away, the top two leaders in the Washington State Senate are eager to make a friendly wager on the game with one of their Wisconsin Senate counterparts. Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, today sent a joint letter from...
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Schoesler bill aims to grant free access to Washington state parks
Until nearly a decade ago, people could visit Washington’s state parks for free. Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler hopes to make access to state parks free again for Washingtonians and others. Schoesler, R-Ritzville, has prefiled legislation, Senate Bill 6174, that would eliminate the need for people to purchase a Discover...
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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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