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In this legislative update video, Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, underscores the importance of bolstering personal security and safety in Washington state. Walsh discusses increasing concerns expressed by female constituents who have...

Nov. 1, 2023

California’s governor recently signed a bill into law that eliminates the ability of local school boards to decide which textbooks, library books, and other materials are allowed in public schools based...

Sept. 27, 2023

Washington state’s cap-and-trade program continues to affect fuel costs. Gas prices have risen much higher than proponents of the program expected, placing undue financial burdens on individuals and families. Rep. Jim...

Sept. 21, 2023

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s office has filed a consumer protection lawsuit against Gator’s Custom Guns for the sale of high-capacity magazines. The case alleges that the owner of the shop sold...

Sept. 13, 2023

Last week, 22 Washington state counties filed a lawsuit against the Gov. Inslee administration’s state Department of Social and Health Services (DSHS) over the agency’s decision to stop evaluating and treating criminal defendants...

Aug. 29, 2023

Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, issued the following statement condemning the governor’s response to rising gas prices. In a recent news conference, Gov. Jay Inslee blamed the oil industry rather than the...

July 24, 2023

With just a few hours before the conclusion of the 2023 session, the controversial “Blake fix,” Senate Bill 5536, failed to pass the House with a vote of 43-55. 19th District...

April 23, 2023

Rep. Jim Walsh, R-Aberdeen, and Rep. Joel McEntire, R-Cathlamet, changed their votes on an important special education funding bill after it received a boost in funding in the Senate. Walsh and McEntire initially...

April 23, 2023

Final budgets approved by Washington lawmakers as they prepared to adjourn their 2023 legislative session include $72 million for a railway-grade separation project in Aberdeen, and $111 million for other public...

April 23, 2023

Thursday evening House lawmakers debated and voted on Senate Bill 5768, which authorizes the Department of Corrections (DOC) to distribute to healthcare providers 30,000 doses of mifepristone recently purchased by the...

April 21, 2023