Drew MacEwen

We are in the home stretch of the 105-day session which is scheduled to end on April 28. We have passed three deadlines so far: February 22, last day for bills to be passed out of policy committees; March 1, last day for bills to pass budget committees; and March...

House leadership announced today that Rep Drew MacEwen, R-Union, has been appointed to Assistant Ranking Republican on the House Capital Budget Committee. The committee addresses and approves funding for the construction and repair of public buildings, land acquisitions, local government, infrastructure, housing and the authorization of state debt.

Residents of the 35th Legislative District are invited to join Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, for a telephone town hall Monday, April 1. The call will start at 6:30 p.m. and last one hour.

‘Enough is enough – no new taxes are needed,’ MacEwen says. The Washington State Economic and Revenue Forecast Council today released its quarterly revenue forecast for the 2011-13 biennium and the 2013-15 biennium. The council is projecting a $19.1 million decrease in expected revenues for the 2013-15 biennium, primarily due...

Since being sworn in, freshmen legislator Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, has made supporting the agricultural and forest industry a top priority. Four bills that impact these industries passed off the House floor this week. House Bills 1245, 1244, 1243, and 1663 all address agriculture or forestry needs; and passed with...

The transportation package introduced yesterday, February 20, by House Democrats would unfairly impact the citizens of rural communities according to Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, and Sen. Tim Sheldon, D- Potlatch. Both legislators from the 35th District are disappointed to see a new tax offered alongside long awaited construction funds.

A bill sponsored by Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union, that could save Christmas next year, was voted off the House floor today unanimously. House Bill 1209 would extend a program that licenses state tree growers and protects their harvest. Without this program, if the state Christmas tree crop were to become...

We are now on day 39 of the scheduled 105-day session. To date, nearly one thousand bills have been introduced in just over a month. All of the bills in policy committees have until tomorrow, Friday, Feb. 22, to be voted out. The pace is very fast and my days...

Mary M. Knight High School sophomore Alycia I. Gerou paged in the state House of Representatives Feb. 11 through Feb. 15. She was sponsored by her 35th District Rep. Drew MacEwen, R-Union. Alycia, 15, is the granddaughter of Deanna Gerou of Elma.