- ‘Extraordinary concern.’ WA state wants Biden to overturn Trump rule on Hanford nuclear waste (Tri-City Herald)
- State Senate approves tougher police accountability bill (AP/KOMO TV)
- Alarm grows over Supreme Court's overturning of drug possession law (KOMO TV)
- Up $200 million of COVID stimulus bill could make its way to Seattle, Durkan says (KOMO TV)
- Seattle City Light agrees to study fish passage over dams on Skagit River (KING TV)
- Police, prosecutors scramble with fallout of Washington's drug possession decision (KING TV)
- Washington rural communities could benefit from one-shot vaccine, new storage rules (KING TV)
- Larger Washington school districts struggle with classroom reopening plans (KING TV)
- Washington state ‘literally failed workers,’ and fixing the unemployment system won’t be easy (The Seattle Times)
- Biden is hiking up the cost of carbon. It will change how US tackles global warming (The Washington Post/The Seattle Times)
- Judge’s ruling adds to legal saga over how Amazon enforces noncompete agreements (The Seattle Times)
- Police deadly-force probes mostly fall short of Washington’s new accountability law, according to state attorney general (The Seattle Times)
- House passes $1.9 trillion stimulus as Democrats work to salvage wage increase (The New York Times/The Seattle Times)
- Few agencies complying with law requiring independent investigations in use of force case (The News Tribune)
- Washington state justices strike down drug possession law (KING TV)
- Majority digs in on new taxes as legislature nears halfway mark of session (MyNorthwest)
- Governor: Washington state does not have Phase 3 guidelines determined (KHQ TV)
- Security measures around state Capitol to remain (KPQ Radio)
- As debate over capital gains tax returns, Republicans insist no new taxes needed for Washington (The Seattle Times)
- Statement from Rep. Gina Mosbrucker on passage of House Bill 1054 - Police officer tactics
- Rep. Klicker amendment to controversial carbon fuel standard bill would have expanded credits to barging industry
- Maycumber says legislation passed by House will make families less safe
- Despite strong Republican opposition, House majority passes low-carbon fuel bill that could significantly boost gas/diesel prices
- Statement from House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox on no Phase 3 being identified for Gov. Jay Inslee’s Healthy Washington - Roadmap to Recovery plan
- Editorial: Teachers union should soften vaccine stance to encourage safe in-person instruction (The Seattle Times)
- Opinion: Simpson’s Snake River dams plan raises concerns, questions (Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, and Caroline Nilsson Troy, R-Genesee, state representative for District 5 in Idaho/The Lewiston Tribune)
- Opinion: Climate lawsuits detract from the real solutions (George Nethercutt, former Republican member of the U.S. House of Representatives from 1995 to 2005, representing Washington’s 5th Congressional District/The Spokesman-Review)
- Editorial: Legislators must drop hasty, flawed capital-gains tax push (The Seattle Times)
- Editorial: Latest capital gains tax plan is still an income tax (Walla Walla Union-Bulletin)
- Rep. Mary Dye: Look beyond the electrical outlet before decimating our energy economy
- Rep. Skyler Rude: Restoring trust in government through transparency and fiscal responsibility
- Rep. Brad Klippert: Police reform and the unintended consequences it will bring
- Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber: Responding to the mental health needs of our first responders
- Rep. Joe Schmick: We can fund the priorities of government without raising taxes
- Inside Olympia: Sue Rahr, executive director, Criminal Justice Training Commission, is retiring after 41 years in law enforcement. Also, State Rep. Jamila Taylor, chair of the nine-member Black Members Caucus in the State Legislature. (Feb. 25, 2021)
- The Impact: Sen. Reuven Carlyle, D-Seattle, and Rep. Shelley Kloba, D-Kirkland, debate legislation to create personal data privacy rights with respect to companies that collect customer data. (Feb. 24, 2021)
- Legislative Review -- February 25, 2021
- Legislative Review -- February 15-19, 2021
- Inside Olympia: Lt. Gov. Denny Heck discusses his goals and priorities as Lt. governor, plus his time in Congress and the political discourse in D.C. State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti talks about the role of his office and his goals. (Feb. 18, 2021)
- Rep. Mary Dye explains why House Bill 1091, a low-carbon fuel standard mandate is bad policy for Washington
- Rep. Alex Ybarra notes that there is no Phase 3 plan at this time from the governor
- Rep. Jim Walsh speaks against a bill that would hurt food processing businesses across the state
- Week 7 Review with House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox
- Rep. Joel McEntire's floor speech on House Bill 1028, improving eligibility, recruitment and retaining educators.
Listen | Radio Interviews & Reports
- 12th District lawmakers discuss the pandemic, public safety, on KOHO
- Reps. Goehner and Steele discuss the reopening strategy on KOZI
- 12th District lawmakers provide updates on the remote session on KPQ
- Capitol Report with Rep. Schmick: Reviewing some troubling legislation
- Rep. Mosbrucker discusses public safety, her areas of focus, on KLCK
- Editorial: The censorship party (The Wall Street Journal)
- J&J’s 1-dose shot cleared, giving US 3rd COVID-19 vaccine (AP)
- Progressives push to squash Senate filibuster after minimum wage defeat (Politico)
- House Democrats pass sweeping $1.9T COVID-19 relief bill with minimum wage hike (The Hill)
- Editorial: California’s climate contradictions (The Wall Street Journal)
The Current | A Caucus Email Update
- February 26, 2021: A long week of House floor action, still no Phase 3, safely reopening businesses and schools, a surprising Washington Supreme Court ruling, and two upcoming House floor debates.
- February 19, 2021: The House Republican operating budget proposal, why new tax increases are not necessary, and bad bills.
- February 12, 2021: An upcoming House Republican operating budget proposal, the fight against new tax increases, holding the governor and state government accountable, the media’s watchdog role, and re-opening the Capitol campus.
- February 5, 2021: A massive data breach in the State Auditor’s Office, the Democrats' limited approach to COVID-19 relief, growing bipartisan opposition to the governor's reopening plan, and House Republican opinion pieces.
- January 29, 2021: Republican and Democratic relief packages, the Democrats’ competing transportation proposals, the low-carbon fuel standard mandate, House Republican news, and real solutions.