Representative Paul Harris represents Washington’s 17th Legislative District in eastern Vancouver and parts of southwest Clark County. He serves as the Caucus Chair of the...Read More

An op-ed from Adam Maxwell, of Audubon Washington, on the Senate's passage of SB 5116....Read More

We are in the part of the legislative session where a number of “innovative” ideas take shape in legislation, which might get some media hits,...Read More

The 2019 legislative session is underway! With Sara Gentzler based in Olympia and Emily Boerger in Olympia off-and-on throughout the session, we’ll have a lot of eyes covering the conversation in...Read More

Lawmakers have repeatedly indicated that addressing homelessness and improving Washington’s mental health system will be top priorities during the upcoming legislative session. On Wednesday, Senate...Read More

On a recent episode of Inside Olympia, Senate Republican leader Mark Schoesler and newly-elected Senate Majority Leader Andy Billig spoke with host Austin Jenkins about...Read More

Senator Mark Schoesler is the Minority Leader of the Washington State Senate and a member of both the Senate Ways & Means and Rules Committees....Read More

Senator Schoesler put forth a proposed bill that would ban employee hours taxes, or “head taxes,” like the one currently up for debate in the...Read More