In late December, Gov. Inslee released an $8.7 billion tax package to solve the final piece of the McCleary puzzle. Since then, it’s been a waiting game to see when a more realistic proposal would be put on the table since there's no appetite among Washingtonians for massive new tax...

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.

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, provides an overview of legislation he’s introduced to simplify the state’s business and occupation tax while also providing tax relief to hundreds of thousands of business owners in Washington state.

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.

Earlier this week, a vote was taken in the House on a bill, House Bill 1059, to extend current state levy policy for one calendar year. The bill, which passed, would delay the coming ‘levy cliff,’ which is set to reduce the amount of money school districts are authorized to...

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, was appointed Assistant Ranking Member on the House Appropriations Committee, and will serve as a deputy budget writer and negotiator for House Republicans.

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.

The three lawmakers who represent the southwest Sound’s 35th Legislative District say the 2016 legislative session may have been a bit messy, but the outcome was a big thumbs up for fiscal responsibility.