The importance of fiscal accountability and transparency
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....
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Rep. Jeff Holy sits down and talks fiscal transparency, the capital budget and a solution to Hirst
In this legislative video update, Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, discusses his views on the current tone of the 2018 session, the final passage of the capital budget and Hirst solution, and his bill calling for fiscal transparency of our State Supreme Court Justices.
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6th District lawmakers release statement on Freeman High School shooting
Sixth Legislative District Reps. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, and Mike Volz, R-Spokane, issued the following statement regarding today’s tragic shooting at Freeman High School. “We are heartbroken by the tragedy that unfolded at Freeman High School today. As parents, we can only imagine the uncertainty and fear that students, teachers and...
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Going into overtime: Gloom of a special session
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are in the final days of the regularly scheduled 105-day session. Sine Die is shining on the horizon. I look forward to coming home to the 6th District! The primary focus remains on the negotiation process for the operating, capital and transportation budgets. Going into...
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Let’s talk numbers! | Rep. Jeff Holy’s Legislative Update from Olympia
Dear Friends and Neighbors, We are in the final two weeks of the regularly scheduled 105-day session. The prime focus is negotiations on the operating, capital and transportation budget. Let’s talk numbers – budget numbers | Operating Budget The three corners of the Legislature have proposed their 2017-19 operating budgets:...
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Let’s talk numbers – budget numbers!
Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, provides a video legislative update on the numbers – budget numbers. He discusses the differences in the House and Senate operating budgets and what’s next.
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Rep. Jeff Holy’s Legislative Update from Olympia: Support local law enforcement | Feb. 6, 2017
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I have heard a lot of questions and concerns about proposed House Bill 1529 that would remove the malice standard from current law for officers involved in the use of deadly force. This issue is under review across the country, including right here in Washington state....
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Rep. Jeff Holy’s Video Legislative Update: Please support your local law enforcement!
Rep. Jeff Holy, R-Cheney, discusses House Bill 1529 surrounding current law enforcement use of deadly force. Rep. Holy provides personal testimony on his experience as an officer with Spokane Police Department. He is now retired. He encourages everyone to support your local law enforcement.
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Spokane House Republicans vote to fund education first
The Washington State House of Representatives adopted rules for the 2017 legislative session today. House Republicans offered an amendment to the rules that would have been the cornerstone of their plan to finalize and fulfill the state’s McCleary obligation. “This goes beyond slogans and hyperbole,” said Rep. Matt Shea, R-Spokane...
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