The House Democrats released their 2015-17 operating budget proposal late Friday morning, and will hold a public hearing on it in the House Appropriations Committee Monday afternoon.

It’s hard to believe we have just a few weeks left in the 2015 regular session. House committees are busy hearing Senate bills and Senate committees are hearing House bills. Yet much work remains to be done, including passing the budget. With an almost 9 percent increase in revenue, the...

The Washington State Medal of Merit was awarded to Gretchen Schodde of Mason County today in a joint session of the House and Senate. Ms. Schodde was awarded the Medal of Merit for founding Harmony Hill Retreat Center in Union.

If you, or someone you know, have served as a Navy submariner like me, you may be familiar with halfway night. Halfway night is a tradition celebrated at the halfway point of a patrol. It was always a good opportunity to catch our breath, and have a night to build...

Thirty-fifth District state Reps. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, and Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, are holding a town hall meeting Saturday, March 14 at The Pavilion at Sentry Park in Shelton.

We have reached a major milestone in the 2015 legislative session. As of today, we have passed the policy and fiscal cutoff dates. This means bills that didn’t pass out of committee are dead for this session. For more information on cutoff, click here. While I am happy to see...

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, introduced a bill to update and simplify the state’s business and occupation tax (B&O). House Bill 2150 would eliminate the tax burden on over 285,000 businesses in Washington state by ending preferences built in to the tax structure since its inception in the 1930’s.

We are well into the 2015 legislative session, and while much work remains to be done, I am pleased to report we are making progress! I am happy to provide you with this update on the work taking place at the Capitol in recent weeks.

Rep. Drew MacEwen will host a telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 9 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. He invites all 35th Legislative District residents to join him for an hour-long telephone town hall to discuss state legislative issues.