State Government

The importance of fiscal accountability and transparency
February 08, 2018
Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s been a fast-paced, eventful start to the 2018 session. We’ve already reached the finish line in our committee work with final hearings and executive sessions on policy sponsored by lawmakers in the House. Policy cutoff was Friday, Feb. 2, and fiscal cutoff was Tuesday, Feb.... Read More...
Rep. Holy’s committee amendment would ban powdered alcohol
March 31, 2015
During a House Commerce and Gaming Committee hearing Thursday, Rep. Jeff Holy successfully attached an amendment to a bill in order to ban powdered alcohol in Washington state. Senate Bill 5292, as passed the Senate unanimously, would add powdered alcohol to the list of liquors and spirits to be regulated by... Read More...
Recreational trailers should have lifetime registration, Holy says
February 20, 2013
People who use trailers for recreational purposes would not have to pay annually for tabs under a proposal by Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Spokane. House Bill 1902 would allow a person owning a trailer used intermittently and for recreational purposes to apply for a special license plate that would not require... Read More...