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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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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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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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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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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Radio interview: Rep. MacEwen provides a session update
Rep. Drew MacEwen joins iFiberOne NewsRadio to discuss the Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, anti-business legislation being proposed by Democrats, the budget, and more.
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Radio interview: Rep. MacEwen discusses tax reform
Rep. Drew MacEwen joins iFiberOne NewsRadio to discuss his tax reform legislation, gun bills currently before the Legislature, and the controversial booth bill that would hurt Washington’s hairstylists.
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MacEwen: Five ways to save taxpayers money, keep Washington competitive, and spur economic growth
Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, has introduced a package of five bills that would help taxpayers save more of their hard-earned money, keep Washington competitive, and spur economic growth.
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MacEwen introduces five-bill tax reform package
Rep. Drew MacEwen introduced the fifth and final bill of his 2019 tax reform package Monday, a package designed to let people save more of their money, keep Washington state competitive, and spur economic growth. House Bill 1677 would exempt a business’s first $1 million in gross sales from the...
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