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It’s policy and fiscal cutoff time – our first major deadlines of this 60-day session. What this means is any bill that hasn’t been approved by its respective committee is considered...
What would your answer be if I asked you these questions: Do you feel and believe our homes, communities, district, and state are safe? What do you feel makes them safe?...
Rep. Morgan Irwin, Assistant Floor Leader, kicks off the 2020 legislative session with vision on how House Republicans must do more to keep your neighborhoods and residents safe, including those who...
The final weeks of the 2019 regular session are upon us. We’ve concluded our final committee hearings as we’ve reached policy and fiscal cutoff for the bills that came to the...
Today is a somber day for our law enforcement family across Washington state. One of our brothers in blue made the ultimate sacrifice. He lost his life fighting for, and protecting,...
It’s been a marathon run in the Legislature these past couple of weeks. We reached a pivotal deadline known as house of origin cutoff. This means we’ve finished our first rounds...
Rep. Morgan Irwin, R-Enumclaw, joins Kirby Wilbur on KVI to discuss the upcoming revenue forecast, the expansion of the B&O tax, an increase in the real estate excise tax, the creation...
We’ve completed week two of the 2019 legislative session. We had early floor action this week. This means we’ve already voted on bills that moved out of the respected committees and...
Rep. Morgan Irwin, R-Enumclaw, joins KVI to discuss how his law enforcement background impacts his perspective on gun legislation before the Legislature, and encourages citizens to participate in the legislative process...
We’ve passed the midway point of this short, fast-paced session. Policy cutoff was Friday, Feb. 2, meaning any policy-related bill without a fiscal impact had to move forward out of their...