No agreement on drug issue could force special session Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Drew MacEwen’s subscribers April 27, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. MacEwen’s e-newsletter, click here.  See my video update on the 2023 legislative session! Click here to watch. Dear friends and neighbors, Our 2023...

Lawmakers adjourn 2023 session after passing transportation, capital and operating budgets OLYMPIA – Final budgets approved by Washington lawmakers before adjourning their 2023 legislative session keep the Belfair Bypass on track, ensure adequate funding for rural domestic violence shelters like Shelton’s Turning Pointe, promote early learning programs in the Shelton...

Shelton’s Turning Pointe, other rural shelters would get boost under new formula OLYMPIA – Washington lawmakers gave final approval Tuesday to a bill that aims to improve funding for rural domestic violence shelters, inspired by the case of Shelton’s Turning Pointe shelter. Senate Bill 5398, sponsored by Sen. Drew MacEwen,...

Illustrates management failure, disturbing trends in Washington state government Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, released this statement following the last-minute introduction of a bill in the state Senate by majority Senate Democrats that would allow annual property tax increases to triple. Senate Bill 5770, introduced Tuesday, is sponsored by 20 of...

Navy veteran and submariner MacEwen presents Navy Day resolution   Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, speaks on the Senate floor Thursday as Navy Day resolution is presented. To see video, click here. OLYMPIA – During ceremonies on the Senate floor Thursday, Navy veteran and submariner Sen. Drew MacEwen presented the annual...

Lawmakers begin correcting mistakes made two years ago on police pursuits, drug decriminalization — but need to go further Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Drew MacEwen’s subscribers March 17, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. MacEwen’s e-newsletter, click here.  Dear friends and neighbors, Two weeks ago, a horrific...

Carbon ‘allowances’ twice as expensive as predicted two years ago Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, ranking Republican on the Senate Environment, Energy and Technology Committee, offered the following comment regarding Washington state’s first carbon-allowance auction. Results were announced Tuesday by the Department of Ecology, a week after the Feb. 28 auction....

Shelton’s Turning Pointe shelter would benefit under new funding formula OLYMPIA – Shelton’s Turning Pointe domestic violence shelter would be among the beneficiaries of a new funding plan Sen. Drew MacEwen shepherded through the Senate Friday. Senate Bill 5398 creates a workgroup under the Department of Social and Health Services...

Will continue seeking legislation to fix underlying policy OLYMPIA – Cancellation of a planned Tenino-area group home for sex predators offers relief for South Thurston County, say lawmakers representing the 35th Legislative District, but Olympia isn’t finished with the issue. The lawmakers say they will continue to press for bills...