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Lawmakers adjourned sine die on Sunday, April 25, spending a record $58.9 billion over the 2019-21 biennium, an increase of $7 billion or 13.6%. The operating budget passed on a party-line...
Rep. Bob McCaslin gives a 2020 legislative session update to his 4th Legislative District constituents.
While the 2020 legislative session is over and I plan on sending out a more comprehensive issue update in the near future, I wanted to share some important information about the...
After hours of debate, and late into the night (about 2:00 a.m.), when most of Olympia's reporters had gone home, Democrats in the state House of Representatives passed a comprehensive sex...
With only a few weeks left in the 60-day session, I wanted to give you an update on some of the proposals that have died and some that are still moving...
The 60-day legislative session is in full swing. These short sessions (as compared to the 105-day budget writing sessions in odd-numbered years) have a breakneck speed. Everyone is trying to get...
Rep. Bob McCaslin, R-Spokane Valley, has introduced legislation this session to support cost-effective professional development of early learning providers. His bill, House Bill 2284, allows day care providers various options to...
The 2020 legislation session is just around the corner. Being your representative – your VOICE – in the state Legislature continues to be one of the highest honors of my life....
Finding affordable, quality child care has become increasingly difficult in Washington state, especially in the Spokane region, says 4th Legislative District state representative Bob McCaslin. “The child care industry in our...
The 2019 legislative session has begun. It was at this time of year that my father would pull out his favorite quote and remind anyone within earshot: “No man's life, liberty...
