The State Legislature concluded their 60-day lawmaking in Olympia on March 10, with Sine Die, which is Latin for “without a day.” Among those legislators…
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Bill Establishes Possibility for Additional Taxes for Transit [VIDEO]
One of the more closely watched pieces of legislation in the 2022 Washington State Legislature was SSB 5528, which concerned the imposition of additive revenue…
Auburn Legislative Representatives to Host Town Halls
Representatives from the 30th and 31st Legislative Districts will be hosting two separate town halls this week. The town halls will be an opportunity for…
Washington’s 2022 Legislative Session Opens
The latest Washington State Legislative session opened Monday, January 10th. The 2022 session is a shortened session, As the second of the two-year biennium, this…
Rep. Drew Stokesbary Elected Chair of the Select Committee on Pension Policy
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee and House Republican budget lead, has been elected chair of the Select Committee on Pension…
Stokesbary: New Budget Raises Taxes for the Sake of Raising Taxes
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, (R-Auburn, 31st LD) ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released a statement Sunday evening following the Legislature’s passage of the 2021-23…
Proposal to Review Emergency Resolutions Every 60-Days Voted Down in House
Minority Republican House lawmakers attempted to establish that Governor Inslee’s emergency resolutions that would be reviewable by the state legislature every 60 days. Rep. Eric…
House Democrats Pass 2021-23 operating budget, Stokesbary Astounded by Included Tax Increases
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, (R-Auburn, 31-LD), ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement Saturday following passage of the House Democrats’ 2021-23 operating…
Washington House Republicans Release 2021-23 Operating Budget Framework
Washington House Republicans released their 2021-23 operating budget framework at a news conference today. Ranking member on the House Appropriations Committee, Rep. Drew Stokesbary (R-Auburn,…
Rep. Drew Stokesbary Introduces $4 Billion COVID Stimulus Package
Representative Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, the Ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, has introduced a comprehensive $4 billion economic recovery package. The REAL Recovery for…
Frockt and Stokesbary Discuss Health Care Financing Heading into 2021 Session
Sen. David Frockt (Vice Chair Senate Ways and Means Committee) and Rep. Drew Stokesbary (Ranking Member, House Appropriations Committee) agree that Washington State’s health care…
Stokesbary Criticizes Governor’s 2021-23 Budget Proposal
Rep. Drew Stokesbary (Auburn, 31st LD), ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee and House Republican budget lead, issued a statement Thursday following Gov. Jay Inslee’s…
Stokesbary says State’s Leaders Must Take Immediate Action to Solve Budget Crisis
The Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council released its latest revenue forecast Wednesday morning. Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, ranking Republican on the House Appropriations…
Rep. Stokesbary Introduces Tax Relief Package for Washington’s Working Families
With today’s updated state revenue forecast projecting a surge of $1.1 billion in unexpected new revenue, House Republican budget lead, Rep. Drew Stokesbary, has introduced a…
Stokesbary Introduces Bills in Effort to Increase Transparency, Accountability and Affordability at State Colleges
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, (R-Auburn, 31st LD), has introduced a series of bills aimed at increasing transparency, accountability and affordability at the state’s higher education institutions. House Bill…
Stokesbary Revives Effort to Allow College Athletes to Receive Fair Compensation
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, is reviving his effort to allow college athletes to receive fair compensation for the use of their name, image and likeness.…
Stokesbary Introduces Bill to Reenact Local Income Tax Ban
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, has introduced legislation to reenact a decades-old ban on local income taxes. The ban, approved 94-1 in the House and 43-5…