State Government, Veterans Affairs & Elections

May 06, 2020

2020 Legislative Report from 35th District Rep. Drew MacEwen

In this four-page mailer, 35th District Rep. Drew MacEwen provides information and resources on the coronavirus, discusses House Republican priorities, and updates constituents on an education reform bill he sponsored that was recently signed into law.
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April 03, 2020

MacEwen bill to provide financial relief for Washington’s non-high school districts signed into law

Governor Jay Inslee has signed a bill sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen that will provide financial relief for non-high school districts in Washington state. House Bill 2040 will change the calculation of how much non-high school districts are required to reimburse neighboring high school districts for educating their students. In...
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April 03, 2020

35th District Rep. Drew MacEwen to host telephone town hall Monday, April 13

Rep. Drew MacEwen invites 35th District residents to join him for a telephone town hall Monday, April 13, from 4-5 p.m. During the call, MacEwen will take questions from constituents and ask a number of survey questions. “Tens of thousands of people in our district have had their lives turned...
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March 18, 2020

Please share: Information and resources on COVID-19 (Coronavirus)

The 2020 legislative session adjourned last Thursday. While it was certainly divisive at times, we ended on a note of bipartisanship, unanimously approving a bill to appropriate $175 million from the state’s rainy-day fund to assist with COVID-19 (Coronavirus) response efforts. Governor Inslee signed that bill into law yesterday. The...
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March 04, 2020

Democratic majority rejects House Republican efforts to cut taxes for Washington families

Topics in this update include: A word on last week’s town hall meeting in Shelton Legislature working to fund coronavirus response efforts Democratic majority rejects House Republican tax cut proposals As always, I welcome you to contact me any time with your comments, questions or concerns. My email address is...
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February 24, 2020

35th District Reps. Drew MacEwen and Dan Griffey co-sponsor House Republican tax relief plan

With last week’s state revenue forecast revealing a $2.4 billion budget surplus, House Republican budget lead, Rep. Drew Stokesbary, introduced a bill that would provide $1 billion in tax relief for Washington’s working families. Thirty-fifth District Reps. Drew MacEwen (assistant budget lead) and Dan Griffey joined every member of the House...
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February 19, 2020

House unanimously approves education reform bill sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen

With a 98-0 vote Tuesday, the Washington State House reaffirmed its support for House Bill 2040, an education reform measure sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union. The House approved the bill 97-0 last year. House Bill 2040 seeks to provide financial relief to non-high school districts by changing the calculation...
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February 18, 2020

35th District Reps. Drew MacEwen and Dan Griffey to hold town hall meeting in Shelton

Thirty-fifth District Reps. Drew MacEwen and Dan Griffey will be holding a town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 27 at Oakland Bay Junior High School in Shelton. During the town hall, which will run from 6:30-8 p.m., the lawmakers will provide an update on the 2020 legislative session and then invite constituents...
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February 08, 2020

Majority approves bills that would increase gas prices, raise taxes

Unfortunately, the majority has spent the first four weeks of this year’s 60-day legislative session passing bills that would hit Washington families and businesses hard. Last week, they brought a bill to the floor (House Bill 1110) that would impose a low-carbon fuel standard mandate on fuel suppliers. The mandate...
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