Sophomore Wyatt O'Brien, a Tonasket High School student, paged in the Washington State House of Representatives Feb. 28 through March 4. O'Brien, the son of Shannon and Jay O'Brien of Tonasket,...
Editors: An audio file from Kretz's KUOW radio interview on House Bill 1094 can be located here. Kretz's bill to allow four counties to opt out of costly land-use regulations now...
Futurewise e-mail 'filled with bogus information aimed at ginning up their base and raising money,' says Kretz A downtown Seattle environmental group, operating without adequate understanding of Ferry County, this week...
House Bill 1832 would force newly-contracted, private-sector service providers at Sea-Tac Airport to retain employees from previous contractor A bill that puts the government in the way of private employers to...
Fourteen-year-old Aaron McCullough traveled to Olympia to page in the House of Representatives Jan 31 through Feb 4. He was sponsored by 7th District State Rep. Joel Kretz. McCullough attends Curlew...
7th District lawmakers encourage residents to participate, share views Reps. Joel Kretz and Shelly Short will host a one-hour town hall over the phone with their constituents Thursday, Feb. 10 at...
It's no secret Washington is in a financial hole. The current budget is still $600 million in deficit and the projected spending gap for the 2011-13 budget is nearing $5 billion....
Legislation would allow counties more say on local development At a time when counties statewide are financially strapped and working to free up land for economic development and job creation, Rep....
In the wake of a current budget shortfall of $1.1 billion and a much larger looming deficit in the 2011-13 budget cycle, the governor brought lawmakers back to Olympia today for...
Rep. Joel Kretz this year received the “Outstanding Legislator” award from the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB), Washington's leading association of Main Street employers. Kretz received the coveted award due...
