February 11, 2013

Schoesler says passage of early-action school-construction bill reflects Senate coalition’s priorities

Legislation also would make $10 million available for school-security improvements OLYMPIA… Sen. Mark Schoesler said the jobs-education-budget focus of the Senate Majority Coalition Caucus is exemplified by a school-construction funding bill passed unanimously by the Senate today. Typically money for school construction is part of the capital budget, which lawmakers...
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February 01, 2013

Sen. Schoesler reflects on the first three weeks of the 2013 legislative session

Washington State’s 9th District Senator, Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about the Majority Coalition Caucus’ package of workers’ compensation reform legislation and how it would benefit employees and business owners, and he addresses a proposal to change the way school construction is funded to...
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January 29, 2013

Legislative Update (video) — Jan. 29

Sen. Schoesler reports on the 2013 legislative session from the Capitol in Olympia.
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January 21, 2013

Senate honors the legacy of MLK

Today the Washington State Senate joined the nation in honoring civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr. by passing a resolution recognizing his contributions to the nation. Senate Resolution 8604, honoring King’s life and legacy, passed the Senate unanimously. “How poetically fitting it is that we celebrate the lifelong work...
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January 17, 2013

Senator Mark Schoesler responds to Gov. Inslee’s inaugural address

Washington State’s 9th District Senator and Senate Republican Leader, Mark Schoesler, speaks to reporters during a Republican news conference immediately following new Democrat Governor Jay Inslee’s inaugural address.
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January 17, 2013

Legislative Republican news conference

Legislative Republican Leadership comment on Governor Inslee’s Inaugural Address and issues surrounding the 2013 Legislative Session during a news conference in Olympia.
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January 16, 2013

Senator Mark Schoesler responds to Gov. Inslee’s inaugural address

Washington State’s 9th District Senator and Senate Republican Leader, Mark Schoesler, speaks to reporters during a Republican news conference immediately following new Democrat Governor Jay Inslee’s inaugural address.
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January 14, 2013

Inside Olympia interviews Rodney Tom, Mark Schoesler

TVW’s Inside Olympia Host Austin Jenkins interviews Majority Coalition Caucus leader Sen. Rodney Tom and Senate Republican Leader Mark Schoesler before the opening of the 2013 legislative session.
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January 11, 2013

Senator Mark Schoesler on the approaching 2013 legislative session

9th District State Senator Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, and leader of the Senate Republican Caucus, talks about the upcoming legislative session and how the Legislature will operate under a new dynamic in the Senate, how the new Majority Coalition Caucus will interact with the House of Representatives, and what the priorities...
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