Operating Budget

January 23, 2019

Radio interview: Rep. MacEwen discusses his bills

Rep. Drew MacEwen joins iFiberOne NewsRadio to discuss his bills to provide property tax relief to seniors, lower the manufacturing B&O tax rate for all manufacturers, and implement a sales tax holiday for back-to-school supplies. Additional topics include the governor’s proposed capital gains tax, and gun legislation currently under consideration.
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January 16, 2019

Radio interview: Rep. MacEwen discusses the governor’s budget proposal

Rep. Drew MacEwen joins iFiberOne NewsRadio to discuss the governor’s operating budget proposal, as well as his State of the State address.
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March 22, 2018

Rep. MacEwen’s end-of-session update: March 22, 2018

Three of my bills received overwhelming support in the House and Senate this year, and were recently signed into law by the governor.
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March 08, 2018

Mason, Thurston and Kitsap projects included in 2018 supplemental capital budget

The $198 million supplemental capital budget approved by the Legislature Thursday includes $3.1 million in funding for projects in the 35th Legislative District. This is in addition to the $37 million the district will be receiving in the 2017-19 capital budget, which passed earlier this year. Of the $3.1 million...
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March 07, 2018

Departing leader will be missed, but caucus remains strong, Rep. Drew MacEwen says

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, talks with KMAS about yesterday’s news that House Republican Leader Dan Kristiansen has decided not to seek re-election and responds to a state official’s statement in support of the controversial Obama-era Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program. MacEwen expresses his concern about a proposed initiative that...
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February 23, 2018

Rep. MacEwen’s Legislative Update: Feb. 23, 2018

We will be hearing dozens of Senate bills in the House Appropriations Committee before fiscal cutoff on Monday evening, but our first order of business was holding an executive session Wednesday on the
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February 21, 2018

Rep. Drew MacEwen discusses the House budget proposal with KMAS

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, provides information about the House supplemental operating budget proposal, expressing disappointment with its overreliance on tax increases. He also shares information about his telephone town hall event scheduled for Monday, Feb. 26.
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February 07, 2018

Rep. Drew MacEwen calls carbon tax proposal a “dagger to the heart of the rural economy”

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, tells iFiberone Newsradio KMAS he will not be forced into voting for a carbon tax because of the perceived threat of a ballot initiative if proposals die in the Legislature. Appearing on “Daybreak with Jeff Slakey,” MacEwen also responds to the recent decision by Public Lands...
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January 31, 2018

Rep. Drew MacEwen applauds Trump’s State of the Union address on KMAS

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, gives his reaction to President Trump’s State of the Union speech, discusses bipartisan support for rural economic development and says his primary goal is to ensure a reasonable supplemental budget is passed this year in his appearance on “Daybreak With Jeff Slakey” on iFiberone Newsradio KMAS.
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