KPQ's Steve Hair talks with Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Brad Hawkins and Rep. Cary Condotta about 2015 session issues, including the supplemental operating budget, Alcoa tax preferences, Stemilt Basin land transfer, marijuana legislation, government-mandated vaccinations, and bipartisan debates.

A proposal By Rep. Brad Hawkins, R-East Wenatchee, is moving through the state House to provide funding for economic recovery in Okanogan County following the devastating Carlton Complex Fire last July that destroyed homes and businesses.

KOHO Radio's Clint Strand talks with Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins about how bills are being sorted out in the 2015 legislative session.

Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins talk with KOZI's Ken Johannessen about issues in the 2015 session, including House passage of a supplemental operating budget, and constituent testimony on legislation to provide relief from the Carlton Complex Fire.

KPQ News Director Steve Hair talks with Rep. Brad Hawkins, Sen. Linda Evans Parlette and Rep. Cary Condotta about current legislative issues, including passage of a new supplemental operating budget which includes money for the Carlton Complex Fire recovery, and legislation to extend tax preferences to the Alcoa Wenatchee Works...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, The House Education Committee heard my proposal to provide a model policy for schools following a natural disaster that affects infrastructure. Pateros Superintendent Lois Davies and Jon Wyss, chair of the Carlton Complex Fire Long Term Recovery Group, traveled to Olympia to testify. You can read...

2015 session is underway – I’m here to serve you By Rep. Brad Hawkins This year’s legislative session in Olympia has just begun. In an odd-numbered year like 2015, the state constitution provides 105 days for the Legislature to develop a two-year operating budget. Education funding will be the paramount...

Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins talk with KOHO Radio's Clint Strand about the second week of the 2015 legislative session, including introduction of bills, public hearings on legislation, bipartisan cooperation and constituent visits.

12th District lawmakers Sen. Linda Evans Parlette, Rep. Cary Condotta and Rep. Brad Hawkins talk with KOZI's Ken Johannessen about the second week of the 2015 legislative session, including new legislation to regulate red light cameras, a measure to provide additional relief from the Carlton Complex Fire, and medical marijuana...