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A press conference was held Monday at Columbia Junior High School in Fife to highlight the implementation of certain school safety provisions in House Bill 1216. The bill, which received overwhelming...

Sept. 24, 2019

Summer is winding down, which means we're getting closer to the Legislature reconvening for the 2020 legislative session in January. Though still a few months away, lawmakers are already beginning to...

Sept. 16, 2019

It's been roughly a month since the Legislature ended the 2019 legislative session. If you're still trying to unpack everything that happened over the course of the 105-day session, read this...

June 3, 2019

The 2019 legislative session adjourned at midnight on Sunday, April 28. I've provided some highlights of the session below but before that, I want to thank everyone who took time out...

May 3, 2019

On Sunday, the Washington State Legislature approved the 2019-21 capital budget. The $4.9 billion budget funds public works projects statewide, as well as other long-term investments. Washington's 25th Legislative District will...

May 3, 2019

Rep. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, discusses what he sees as a troubling trend in the state Legislature where the policies enacted either don't address the underlying problem with a particular issue, or...

April 22, 2019

We're nearing the end of the 2019 legislative session. With only a few days left, there's still a lot left to tackle, including: 2019-21 operating budget, which as the name implies,...

April 16, 2019

In this legislative update, Rep. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, discusses what's still left on the table as lawmakers work to wrap up the 2019 legislative session on time by April 28, and...

April 1, 2019

The 2019 legislative session is winding down, with less than 30 days left. While the number of days are dwindling, we have a lot of critical issues to get through these...

March 30, 2019

Rep. Chris Gildon, R-Puyallup, discusses the House Democrats' operating budget and tax proposal, and why there's no need to raise taxes to fund our shared priorities.

March 28, 2019