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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...
Rep. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Rep. Deb Manjarrez, R-Wapato, join Austin Jenkins for TVW’s Inside Olympia: Freshman Profile. The two freshman lawmakers discuss their legislative districts, their work history, backgrounds, what...
In the first week of the 2026 legislative session, Sen. Shelly Short and Reps. Andrew Engell and Hunter Abell outlined early bill activity, key policy debates, and opportunities for public input....
State Reps. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Andrew Engell, R-Colville, from Washington’s 7th Legislative District, took a short trip north this week to the US/Canadian border to strengthen ties with their neighbors...
We are holding two town hall meetings this week in East Wenatchee and Twisp on July 16 and 17 respectively. We will give an update on the 2025 legislative session and...
The 105-day 2025 legislative session has ended. We are back in district and excited to spend time in the most beautiful part of this state and visit the wonderful people in...
After 105 days in Olympia, our 2025 legislative session ended right on schedule on April 27. That may be the best thing we can say about it. This was a devastating...
We’ve passed the halfway mark in the 2025 legislative session where the entire House spent the last 10 days debating and voting on legislation. I’ve now had the unique experience of...
Rep. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Rep. Andrew Engell, R-Colville, join Chris Hansen on KPQ radio to discuss policy cutoff, wolves, the Democrat efforts to increase property taxes and eliminate parental rights....
Rep. Hunter Abell, R-Inchelium, and Rep. Andrew Engell, R-Colville, join Jeff Conwell on KOZI radio. They discuss the policy cutoff, the need to hire more police officers, the Road Usage Charge,...
