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Reps. Peter Abbarno and Ed Orcutt, together with Sen. John Braun, provide a comprehensive review of the 2026 legislative session in this newsletter to their constituents in the 20th District.
Washingtonians value clean air, clean water and responsible environmental stewardship. Our farmers, ranchers, shellfish growers and skilled trades workers depend on it. So do our families. But Senate Bill 5360 moves...
When Tom Crowson passed away just weeks before the 2025 primary election for Fire District 5 commissioner, his community honored him with their votes. While a tribute to his service, the...
When private agricultural operations contaminate groundwater, they are subject to strict regulations and enforcement. Yet when a state-run facility was identified as a source of nitrate pollution in Lewis County, it...
House Republican Caucus Chair Peter Abbarno joined House and Senate Republican leadership to outline the caucus’s priorities for the second half of the session. The availability focused on the stark contrast...
We have reached a major turning point in the legislative session. We are shifting our focus from committee work to floor action, meaning the bills that survived the committee process are...
For more than a century, Washingtonians have exercised a powerful constitutional tool: the initiative process. It exists so that, when the Legislature falters, or citizens feel ignored by the executive, legislative...
In this week’s Capitol Report, House Republican Caucus Chair Peter Abbarno reports on the majority party’s formal introduction of a state income tax through House Bill 2724 and Senate Bill 6346....
As your representative, I have always believed that the best solutions to our challenges don’t come from a top-down approach in Olympia. They come from listening to neighbors, understanding local challenges...
In his Week 3 Recap, House Republican Leader Peter Abbarno talks about the certified citizen-led initiatives that are now before the Legislature. This week, House Democrats rejected a Republican motion to...
