05-29-15: 12th District lawmakers discuss impending second special session on KOZI Radio (audio) As the Legislature approaches a second special session, 12th District Sen. Linda Evans Parlette and Reps. Cary Condotta and Brad Hawkins give their views and expectations over progress on operating budget negotiations on Chelan's KOZI Radio with Jay Witherbee. Read More...

05-29-15: 12th District lawmakers talk about second special session on KPQ (audio) KPQ's Tom Cashman talks with Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Brad Hawkins and Rep. Cary Condotta about the second special session, progress of budget negotiations, passage of the current law transportation budget, teacher strikes and education funding. Read More...

05-01-15: 12th District lawmakers give progress report of special session on KOHO Radio (audio) KOHO Radio's Clint Strand talks with Sen. Linda Evans Parlette. Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins about the first three days of the special session, including progress on budget negotiations. Read More...

05-01-15: 12th District lawmakers give update on budget negotiations on KOZI Radio (audio) Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins talk with KOZI's Jay Witherbee about the first special session, differences between House and Senate operating budget proposals, and negotiations on all three budgets: operating, capital and transportation. Read More...

05-01-15: Hawkins, Parlette discuss budget, special session on KPQ Radio (audio) Rep. Brad Hawkins and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette talk with Steve Hair on the KPQ Legislative Hotline about the first special session, budget negotiations and holding firm against tax increases. Read More...

04-24-15: 12th District lawmakers talk with KOHO Radio about pending special session (audio) Reps. Cary Condotta and Brad Hawkins and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette talk with KOHO Radio's Clint Strand about an upcoming special session and the differences between the House and Senate operating budget proposals. Read More...

04-24-15: 12th District lawmakers provide budget update on KOZI Radio (audio) Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins give an update to KOZI's Jay Witherbee about budget negotiations, and point out that House Democrats have yet to vote on their own $1.5 billion tax package they have proposed to support their operating budget proposal. Read More...

04-24-15: 12th District lawmakers talk about upcoming special session on KPQ (audio) Rep. Cary Condotta, Rep. Brad Hawkins and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette talk with KPQ's Steve Hair about stalled budget negotiations which have resulted in the Legislature going into overtime with a special session. Read More...

04-17-15: 12th District lawmakers discuss final weeks of regular session on KOHO Radio (audio) With two weeks remaining of the 2015 regular session, Reps. Cary Condotta and Brad Hawkins and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette speculate whether the Legislature can pass an operating budget and finish business within the allotted 105-day schedule. They also discuss education funding, including the class-size reduction initiative, and a proposed... Read More...