Click here to read in the Everett Herald When we talk about public safety in Washington, the conversation rightly begins with the men and women in blue. The crisis in recruitment and retention of law-enforcement officers remains a paramount concern; we cannot have safety without a proactive presence on our...

Gov. Bob Ferguson has officially signed into law two critical pieces of legislation prime-sponsored by Sen. Keith Wagoner and designed to eliminate systemic bottlenecks that have delayed justice for both victims and the accused across Washington state. Senate Bill 5868 and Senate Bill 5880 both secured overwhelming bipartisan support during...

An effort to bolster Washington’s emergency- response capabilities reached the finish line this week as Gov. Bob Ferguson signed Senate Bill 6046. Introduced by Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, the legislation formally establishes the Washington Division of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) as an official branch within the state Military Department....

Senate Republicans’ efforts to protect the pocketbooks of Washingtonians were brushed aside today as the majority pushed an income tax through the chamber. Senate Bill 6346 would establish a 9.9% state income tax. While the bill currently includes a temporary $1 million exemption, Sen. Keith Wagoner warned that this is...

The Washington State Senate today took a step toward bolstering the state’s emergency readiness by unanimously passing Senate Bill 6046. The measure from Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, would formally establish in law the Washington Division of the Civil Air Patrol (CAP) as an official branch within the state Military Department....

The unconstitutional income tax (Senate Bill 6346) proposed by Democrats this week will be heard in the Senate Ways & Means Committee meeting at 1:30 p.m. this Friday, Feb. 6 in Senate Hearing Room 4 of the John A. Cherberg Building on the Capitol Campus in Olympia. We must act immediately to stop SB...

On Thursday Sen. Keith Wagoner testified before the Senate Higher Education and Workforce Development Committee in support of Senate Bill 5954, his measure designed to ensure that the children of disabled veterans can access the state-tuition waivers they have earned without being penalized by administrative delays or restrictive state timelines....

Today the Senate unanimously approved legislation from Sen. Keith Wagoner that would expand the number of available long-term care beds for veterans, simultaneously helping to address Washington’s homelessness crisis while also alleviating the pressure on the medical foster home system. “So many of our nation’s men and women in uniform...

Republicans in the Washington Senate are calling a property tax measure backed by Democrats “the single most destructive and far-reaching bill of the 2024 session.” At least that’s how Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro Woolley, and a member of the Senate Ways & Means Committee, described Senate Bill 5770 in a Wednesday news release. SB 5770 would allow...