Rep. Joel Kretz provides you with his final 2016 Legislative Update from Olympia and the rest is all in the rearview
Finally. The legislative session is over. And we've got several big wins for taxpayers to celebrate. The final operating budget, which put us into three special sessions, does not include any...
Today is the 96th day of the 105-day session. Since I last wrote, the Senate Republicans released their budget proposal, which does not include tax increases. While it's not perfect, it's...
The House Democrats released their budget proposal on Friday. The budget relies on a whopping $1.5 billion in new and increased tax increases, including a capital gains (income) tax, increases for...
Last week was a long one filled with all day, and sometimes all night, floor action and voting. The House has passed more than 200 bills so far – and has...
Rep. Kretz discusses the success of a recent telephone town hall, bills moving through the process, changes to the supplemental budget, a Senate gas tax proposal and visitors from the 7th...
Rep. Kretz shares with constituents about a hearing on the Carlton Complex Fire response, bills he's working on addressing the wolf population in the state, and constituents who have visited Olympia.
Wildfire legislation I'm sponsoring and supporting several bills to fix some of the problems we saw after the Carlton Complex Fire and other wildfires in our area. House Bill 1237 would...
