Dear Friends and Neighbors, I had the pleasure of meeting the 2015 Apple Blossom Royalty Court at the Capitol last week. Queen Gabby Waterman and Princesses Anissa Sangster and Francesca Nevil are smart, well-spoken young women who have been representing the Wenatchee Valley well throughout the state. The royal court...

Sen. Linda Evans Parlette and Reps. Cary Condotta and Brad Hawkins talk with KOHO Radio's Clint Strand about issues in the Legislature, including: watching for release of a proposed operating budget, bills passed by the Senate, legislation that would further restrict cell phone use while driving, and a tourist union...

Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins talks with KOZI's Jay Witherbee about the status of the House budget and delay of its release, concerns about sweeping money from the state's Public Works Trust Fund, and a forced tourism tax on businesses.

Rep. Brad Hawkins and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette talk with KPQ's Tom Cashman about legislative issues, including a tourism tax bill, wildfire prevention and recovery funding, and the governor's proposed carbon tax.

Rep. Cary Condotta, Rep. Brad Hawkins and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette talk with KOHO Radio's Clint Strand about the process of passing and defeating bills as the 2015 Legislature approaches the halfway point of the scheduled 105-day session. Discussion also centers around a proposal to raise the state's minimum wage.

Rep. Brad Hawkins, Rep. Cary Condotta and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette talk with KOZI's Jay Witherbee about issues in the 2015 session, including education funding, class-size reduction efforts, a proposed carbon tax, late release of the proposed operating budget in the House, and bills that survived/died following floor cutoff.

Rep. Cary Condotta, Rep. Brad Hawkins and Sen. Linda Evans Parlette talk with Steve Hair on the KPQ Legislative Hotline about the halfway point of the 2015 session, including issues related to the governor's carbon tax proposal, a Boeing jobs bill, an education town hall meeting, and the status of...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, We have been busy over the past couple weeks in anticipation of last night’s floor cutoff deadline. Now that March 11th has passed, House-approved bills will be heard in Senate committees and Senate-approved bills will be heard in House committees. Policy bills that were not approved...

Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins talk with KOHO Radio's Clint Strand about several legislative issues, including: a marijuana omnibus bill, a proposal to increase the state's minimum wage, and a vote in the Senate on a transportation revenue package.