- 1 of 5 teens who escaped from juvenile facility near Snoqualmie caught (The Seattle Times)
- Two Washington bills, two different approaches to renewable energy projects (NW News Network)
- Mosbrucker proposes making fentanyl possession a felony (KLCK Radio)
- Inslee seeks to speed-up green projects; lawmaker says 'slow down' (Capital Press)
- Washington pot shops call on the state to improve protection from violent robberies (KING TV)
- Competing proposals for catalytic converter theft crackdown up for Thursday vote (MyNorthwest)
- State House committee passes bill banning citizen referendums in odd year elections (The Center Square)
- WA state’s paid family leave program running short on cash (The Seattle Times)
- Cost of Highway 520 rebuild rises $406 million for stretch near Capitol Hill (The Seattle Times)
- House bill would prevent landlords from denying housing based on criminal records (The News Tribune)
- Washington State Patrol, criticized for lack of diversity, removes psychologist from hiring decisions (The Seattle Times)
- WA state’s paid family leave program running short on cash (The Seattle Times)
- Washington Legislature OKs pause to long-term care program and tax (AP/The Columbian)
- Two police use of force bills pass out of House committee (The Center Square)
- Washington House sends bill to Senate that would delay controversial long-term care tax (The Spokesman-Review)
- Sponsor defends remote learning bill at Senate hearing (The Center Square)
- In first assessment since the pandemic began, Washington student test scores drop significantly (The Seattle Times)
- Inslee’s proposal mandating stream buffers seen as shift to regulations (Capital Press)
- Kretz calls governor's salmon bill a threat to agriculture, forestry, and food security
- Mosbrucker bills advancing through House
- Hearing set for Boehnke bill that would help state meet greenhouse gas reduction goals through technological innovation and incentives
- Rep. Walsh to host weekly legislative briefing with 19th District constituents
- Graham bill would prohibit early release for criminals committing gun violence
- Opinion: Guarantee future funding for Washington’s forest-health crisis (Todd Myers, director of the Center for the Environment at the Washington Policy Center/The Seattle Times)
- Column: Democrats ready to ditch the other ‘grand bargain’ of 2021 (Jerry Cornfield/The Everett Herald)
- Opinion: In Olympia, crashing school test scores barely make the agenda (Danny Westneat/The Seattle Times)
- Opinion: Hydroelectric dams will aid in increase of much-needed power supply (Randy Suess, president of Inland Power and Light’s board of trustees/The Spokesman-Review)
- Editorial: Seattle’s leaders must turn a corner on public safety (The Seattle Times)
- Rep. Keith Goehner: Fiscal responsibility and addressing transportation needs can co-exist
- Rep. Joe Schmick, Rep. Mary Dye and Sen. Mark Schoesler: The theme for this legislative session is fixing bad policy passed during the last one
- Rep. Andrew Barkis: How to pay for better roads and ferry service without raising the gas tax
- Rep. Peter Abbarno: We need your voice in the 2022 legislative session
- Rep. Jim Walsh: Only families should decide whether 5-year-olds get COVID shots
- The Impact: New tsunami study predicts up to 100 foot waves; addressing the scarcity of vertical evacuation options. Corina Allen - Chief Hazards Geologist (DNR); Maximilian Dixon - Washington EMD; and Hannah Cleverly - Grays Harbor County EM. (Jan. 26, 2022)
- Legislative Review -- January 26, 2022
- Legislative Session 2022 -- view upcoming coverage
- Legislative Review -- January 17-21, 2022
- Inside Olympia: Senate Republican Leader John Braun discusses his caucus' priorities for the 2022 legislative session. Reps. Jesse Johnson and Gina Mosbrucker discuss "follow up" police reform bills, many of them making tweaks to bills passed in 2021. (Jan 20, 2022)
- Rep. Eric Robertson: What is the status of the long-term care insurance program and payroll tax?
- Republicans share hope, concerns with effort to fix Democrats' police reform bills
- Rep. Vicki Kraft, R-Vancouver, discusses the top issues of the 2022 legislative session
- Barkis Breakdown: Transportation, housing, and other important priorities for the 2022 session
- Week 2 Review with House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox
- Public safety: The Republican Safe Washington Plan
- Our priorities | Real solutions
- How you can be involved in the legislative process
- Washington House Republicans: Repeal the new long-term care insurance program and payroll tax
- What are House Republicans doing to reform the governor’s emergency powers?
Listen | Radio Interviews & Reports
- Radio report: Reps. McEntire, Klippert join state House lawmakers to honor the Washington National Guard
- Radio report: Graham bill would prohibit early release of criminals who commit gun violence
- Rep. Mosbrucker speaks with Mark Bailey on KIHR about combating drug distribution
- Rep. Klicker discusses House Bill 1871 on KONA
- Rep. Eric Robertson joins John Carlson on KVI to discuss public safety and police reform
- Biden administration officially withdraws vaccine rule (Associated Press)
- Legislatures move to limit governor powers after pandemic (The Hill)
- ‘We have a sacred obligation’: Biden threatens to send troops to Eastern Europe (Politico)
- New York Supreme Court grants stay for indoor mask mandate (The Hill)
- Democrats have lost confidence that Biden can do what he promised — or much else (The Washington Post)
The Current | A Caucus Email Update
- January 21, 2022: The long-term care insurance program and payroll tax debate, including House Republican bills to repeal and replace the program and floor motions and speeches.
- January 14, 2022: The first week of the legislative session; 2022 Session Operations Plan; House Republican priorities; the upcoming long-term care insurance program debate; and ways you can stay connected.
- November 29, 2021: The 2022 legislative session, including the COVID-19 2022 session operations plan; real solutions from 2021 and for 2022; redistricting; and Gov. Jay Inslee's choice for Secretary of State.
- November 1, 2021: Committee assembly days; House COVID-19 Operations Plans; House Republicans call for repeal of the new long-term care insurance program and payroll tax; and changes in the Secretary of State's Office.
- September 24, 2021: Virtual Tax Town Halls across the state; the state revenue forecast; the Democrats’ regressive energy policies; redistricting; concerns with the Democrats' new long-term care insurance tax; and why your insurance premiums might be increasing.