March 04, 2019

House passes MacEwen bill to delink standardized tests from graduation

In an 84-13 vote Monday morning, the Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen to delink standardized tests from high school graduation requirements. It’s a proposal MacEwen has championed before. In 2017, he introduced similar legislation that was approved three separate times in the...
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March 04, 2019

MacEwen sponsors home-school student as House page

14-year-old home-school student Wyatt Curl traveled to Olympia last month to serve as a page in the Washington State House of Representatives. He was sponsored by 35th District Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union.
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March 01, 2019

House passes MacEwen bill to extend Christmas tree grower licensure program

In a unanimous vote Friday morning, the Washington State House of Representatives approved legislation sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen to extend the state’s Christmas tree grower licensure program. The program, which was created by legislation signed into law in 2007, requires businesses that grow Christmas trees to obtain a grower...
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March 01, 2019

TVW Legislator Profile: Rep. Drew MacEwen

Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, sits down with TVW to discuss the 35th Legislative District, his political heroes and mentors, and his legislative priorities.
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February 26, 2019

Legislature hits first major cutoff date

This past Friday was policy committee cutoff, the first major deadline of the 2019 session. All policy bills that did not advance out of their respective policy committees are now considered "dead" unless deemed necessary to implement the budget.
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February 20, 2019

Bipartisan Veterans and Military Families Caucus formed in House

For the first time, members of the Washington State House of Representatives have formed a Veterans and Military Families Caucus.
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February 20, 2019

Radio interview: Rep. MacEwen discusses policy cutoff

Rep. Drew MacEwen joins iFiberOne NewsRadio to discuss this week’s policy cutoff deadline, as well as legislation relating to daylight savings time, the measles outbreak, the creation of a 51st state, and the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board.
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February 19, 2019

MacEwen sponsors Shelton High School student as page in state House

Sponsored by 35th District Rep. Drew MacEwen, 16-year-old Josiah Sushak traveled to Olympia earlier this month to serve as a page in the Washington State House of Representatives. Sushak is an active participant in Shelton High School’s Naval Junior Reserve Officers Training Corps (NJROTC) program. After high school, he hopes to...
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February 07, 2019

Standing with small business owners; a closer look at my bills

Before I get to some of the bills I’ve introduced this session, I first wanted to recognize the incredible small business owners who stormed the Capitol last Monday to defend their livelihoods. In case you missed it, hair stylists and cosmetologists came by the hundreds to protest two Democrat-sponsored bills,...
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