Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, discusses funding education on KMAS with Jeff Slakey. They talk about the many facets of the Majority Coalition Caucus budget proposal and how it will affect his district.

Majority Democrats rejected an amendment proposed by House Republicans that would have required education to be funded first before the House takes a final vote on the state operating budget and/or a transportation budget.

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, talks with KMAS' Jeff Slakey about several legislative issues, including education funding under the McCleary decision, an explanation of the "levy cliff," and the committees MacEwen is serving on.

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, talks with KIRO Radio's Dave Ross about legislation that would fund education first in the state budget before other programs.

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union talks with KMAS about pressing issues in the legislature that have yet to be resolved.

Rep. Drew MacEwen prefilied a bill to fund education first.

On a strong bipartisan vote, the House of Representatives approved a plan to put as much as $700 million toward building schools to reduce K-3 class sizes and comply with the state Supreme Court's order to fully fund education.

Reps. Drew MacEwen and Hans Dunshee introduced a plan to give school districts the space they need to accommodate smaller class sizes in grades K-3...

Joshua Parker, a Social Studies teacher at Shelton High School since 2008, was nominated for the Legislature’s Civic Educator of the Year Award by 35th District state Rep. Drew MacEwen. Parker will be honored for his nomination at the state Capitol in Olympia on Feb. 17.