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We want to remind you of a Town Hall we are having tonight with Sen. Shelly Short in Colville. With the 2026 legislative session behind us, we’d like the opportunity to...
7th District lawmakers dismayed by income tax vote and Olympia overreach, yet proud of accomplishments In a 2026 legislative session overshadowed by passage of an income tax, area lawmakers scored key victories...
Legislators from the 7th Legislative District will hold a Town Hall meeting in Colville on Thursday, April 2 from 5:30 p.m. – 6:30 p.m. at the Ag Trade Center in Colville. They will also...
As the 2026 legislative session concluded, lawmakers approved three supplemental budgets – the operating, transportation, and capital budgets – that will shape state spending over the next year. While there were...
The 2026 legislative session is over. What happened? What new laws will impact you, your family, your job, your small business, and your community? What about the new state income tax?...
Legislators from the 7th Legislative District will hold a Town Hall meeting in Cusick on Monday, March 30 from 5:30 p.m. – 7:00 p.m. at the Camas Center at 1821 LeClerc Rd N. Sen....
‘This income tax scheme ignores longstanding Supreme Court precedent and dares the courts to rewrite the constitution,’ says Abell and Walsh Reps. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, say legislation...
Washington Democrats passed a state income tax after a 25-hour floor fight. Rep. Jim Walsh and Rep. Hunter Abell explain why a century-old Washington Supreme Court decision could make it unconstitutional....
As the legislative session moves toward its final days, the pace inside the Capitol inevitably accelerates. Bills move quickly, debates run late into the night (and often into the early mornings),...
On March 23, 1775, Patrick Henry famously delivered his “give me liberty or give me death speech” to the Second Virginia Convention. This session, the Washington State House of Representatives said...
