Operating Budget
Rep. Drew MacEwen talks with KMAS about budget, charter schools
Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union talks with KMAS about pressing issues in the legislature that have yet to be resolved.
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Capital budget funds critical local projects for Shelton, Belfair and Bremerton
Important projects for the 35th Legislative District got the nod Tuesday night as Washington lawmakers passed a $3.9 billion capital construction budget.
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Rep. Drew MacEwen votes ‘yes’ on bipartisan operating budget
Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, voted in favor of the 2015-17 operating budget and released the following statement.
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Rep. Drew MacEwen concerned by second special session, lack of budget agreement
Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, is concerned by the pace of the second special session and a lack of agreement on an operating budget for the 2015-17 biennium.
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Job creation, stable taxation is goal of MacEwen legislation
The debate on job creation and retention was finally taken to the next level in November 2013 when the Legislature convened to pass measures that create tax and regulatory certainty for the aerospace industry. Building on the concepts brought forward to encourage job creation, Rep. Drew MacEwen introduced House Bill...
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MacEwen’s efforts result in long-awaited investments in the 35th District
Saturday, June 29, marked the end of the 2013 legislative session. While it wasn’t historically longest session on record, the six month slog was very close. The weeks were even longer for some legislators like Rep. Drew MacEwen. MacEwen, the assistant ranking Republican on the House Capital Budget Committee, spent...
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Rep. MacEwen sponsors bill to help prevent future special sessions
Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, has introduced House Bill 2062 which would direct the Economic and Revenue Forecast Council to submit its first projections on tax collections earlier. Currently, during long sessions like this year, March 20 is the deadline for the first projections. MacEwen’s bill would move the date to...
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MacEwen vocally opposes tax bill that could close businesses in Mason County and surrounding communities
Yesterday, April 24, Democrats in the House of Representatives ignored repeated opposition to House Bill 2038, which would increase taxes on small service business by $905 million. The bill narrowly passed with a 50 to 47 vote as five Democrats sided with Republicans. According to the title, the intent of...
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Can you afford the Belfair Bypass? Bypass can be viewed as a model of the larger budget issues
Since taking office in January, I have been studying the Belfair Bypass project as well as all state government. What is happening with the construction of our bypass is the small-scale version of what is happening in every budget the state has proposed so far.
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