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…
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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…
Stokesbary introduces comprehensive legislation to combat homelessness through compassion, enforcement and accountability
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, has introduced comprehensive legislation aiming to end Washington state’s homelessness crisis through a combination of compassion, enforcement and accountability. House Bill 2658 offers a…
Inslee signs Stokesbary legislation that will provide funding to Carbonado and Dieringer school districts
Gov. Jay Inslee has signed Rep. Drew Stokesbary’s legislation will provide immediate relief to mostly small or rural school districts, including Carbonado and Dieringer, as they transition…
Rep. Stokesbary issues statement on passage of state operating budget
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, and ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement regarding the 2019-21 operating budget passed by the Legislature Sunday:…
Why Senator Fortunato Mocking Senator Nguyen’s Name on the Senate Floor is a Problem
Traditionally members of the Washington State Senate welcome freshman senators into their new role after their first bill passes with a friendly roast. February 20,…
Rep. Stokesbary issues statement on safe injection site amendment adopted as part of opioid legislation
On Wednesday the state House of Representatives passed legislation, Senate Bill 5380, to address opioid use disorder and provide treatment and prevention services. Rep. Drew Stokesbary was…
Stokesbary Makes Strong Statement To House Democrats Before Passage of Title Only Data Privacy Bill
On Tuesday, Democrats in the House Appropriations Committee stripped Democrat Sen. Reuven Carlyle’s consumer-data protection bill (SB 5376) down to its title only, before passing it…
Rep. Stokesbary Issues Statement on Passage of House Democrat Operating Budget
House Republican budget lead, Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn, released the following statement regarding the passage of the House Democrats’ 2019-21 operating budget proposal: “We entered the…
Rep. Stokesbary Strongly Opposes New Taxes
Rep. Drew Stokesbary, R-Auburn and ranking Republican on the House Appropriations Committee, released the following statement today regarding the House Democrat 2019-21 operating budget: “House…
House Unanimously Passes Legislation to Update Washington’s Cyber Harassment Law
The state House of Representatives has unanimously passed legislation to update Washington’s cyber harassment law less than two weeks after a federal district court judge…