March 20, 2025

Holy attends ribbon-cutting event for new law-enforcement training center

Sen. Jeff Holy, the Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee, joined a handful of other legislators and statewide officials at today’s ribbon-cutting ceremony for a new law-enforcement training center in Arlington. Gov. Bob Ferguson and Monica Alexander, executive director of the state Criminal Justice Training Commission, spoke...
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March 18, 2025

6th District legislators to host telephone town hall on Tuesday, April 1

Residents of the 6th Legislative District are invited to take part in a “telephone town hall meeting” with their state legislators on Tuesday, April 1. The community conversation, which is similar to a call-in radio format, will begin at 6:30 p.m. and last one hour. The 6th District’s legislative team...
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January 29, 2025

2025 session underway

January 29, 2025 Dear Friends and Neighbors, Greetings from Olympia, where the Legislature is in its third week of this year’s 105-day session. During this “long” session, the Legislature’s main responsibility will be to develop and approve new two-year state operating, capital and transportation budgets. However, those budget proposals won’t...
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January 23, 2025

Senate panel passes Holy bill to help hire more law-enforcement officers

A bipartisan bill prime-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Holy to increase public safety by boosting the number of law-enforcement officers in Washington communities was approved by the Senate Law and Justice Committee today. Senate Bill 5060 would have the state Criminal Justice Training Commission develop and implement a grant program to...
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January 20, 2025

MEDIA ADVISORY: Senate panel to hear Holy bill seeking $100 million to help hire more law-enforcement officers

A bipartisan bill prime-sponsored by Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, to increase public safety by boosting the number of law-enforcement officers in Washington communities will receive a public hearing in the Senate Law and Justice Committee at 8 a.m. on Tuesday, Jan. 21. Senate Bill 5060 would have the state Criminal...
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December 17, 2024

Holy bill seeks $100 million to help hire more law-enforcement officers

Sen. Jeff Holy, the new Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee, has introduced a bipartisan bill ahead of the 2025 legislative session that aims to increase public safety by boosting the number of law-enforcement officers in Washington communities. Holy’s proposal, Senate Bill 5060, would have the state...
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December 12, 2024

Holy becomes Republican leader on Senate Law and Justice Committee

Sen. Jeff Holy will become the Republican leader on the Senate Law and Justice Committee when the Washington Legislature’s 2025 session begins Jan. 13. “Crime is still a problem throughout our state and Washingtonians expect the Legislature to do all it can to reduce crime and improve public safety,” said...
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March 05, 2024

Legislature OKs Holy bill aiming to help high-school students attend college

The Legislature has approved a bipartisan bill from 6th District Sen. Jeff Holy that would help students decide about attending a university or college. The Senate today voted 47-0 to concur (agree) with changes made by the House of Representatives to Senate Bill 6053, which aims to remove a barrier...
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February 19, 2024

Senate panel to hold work session on future of UW, WSU athletic programs

The Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee will hold a work session Wednesday on the future of the University of Washington and Washington State University athletic programs as a result of the changes from this past year’s Pac-12 Conference realignment. Sen. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney and the Republican leader on...
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