Wagoner: Property-tax hike most destructive bill this session
Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley and a member of the Senate Ways and Means Committee, released the following statement today on Senate Democrats’ plan to vote on Senate Bill 5770, which would allow local property taxes to annually grow up at triple the rate now allowed by law. “The proposed increase...
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Senator Wagoner on Fish Hunt NW (Root Sports)
Host Duane Inglin’s interview with Senator Keith Wagoner, who is the primary sponsor on Senate Joint Resolution 8208 “Enshrining the rights to Hunt, Fish & Gather for WA St Citizens” Duane & Tommy will also follow-up with take-aways from the Public Hearing in the Senate Committee on Agriculture, Water, Natural...
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Wagoner: Another attack on Second Amendment Rights!
If you think the anti-gun people were out of ideas for threatening our 2nd Amendment Right, think again. Senate Bill 5963 would REQUIRE homeowners that own guns have special firearm owner insurance as a rider on your home owners’ policy. I encourage concerned citizens to sign-in and testify on this...
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Wagoner: No need to raise property taxes and rents; there is a better way to get needed funds to local governments
Legislative Democrats recently held a hearing on Senate Bill 5770, which would triple the allowable growth rate of property taxes and almost certainly drive record-high rents up even more. While proponents point to the tax proposal as a way to get much-needed funds to local governments, Sen. Keith Wagoner has...
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VIDEO: Inside Olympia – Examining Washington’s Tax System
TVW Inside Olympia Host Austin Jenkins asks Sen. Keith Wagoner, a co-chair of the bipartisan Tax Structure Work Group, to share his thoughts on the group’s work and Washington’s tax structure. Click here to watch now.
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IN THE NEWS: Compass Health Breaks Ground on Intensive Behavioral Health Services Center
By Antoinette Alexander | 425 Business | Oct 16, 2023 Pictured: From left to right: Everett City Councilmember Paula Rhyne, Everett Mayor Cassie Franklin, Compass Health President and CEO Tom Sebastian, Sen. Keith Wagoner, Rep. Julio Cortes, and Compass Health Board Chair Alex de Soto. Compass Health, a provider of...
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IN THE NEWS: Construction begins on Compass Health’s $68M care facility in Everett
By Sydney Jackson | Everett Herald | Oct. 12, 2023 The next phase of the Everett campus — a 72,000-square-foot facility on Broadway — is expected to serve 1,300 people per year starting in 2025. Compass Health broke ground Thursday on the second phase of its Broadway Campus redevelopment in...
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Flag of Israel flies proudly in front of the Washington state Legislative Building in Olympia.
We strongly urge you to demonstrate Washington’s support for the people of Israel by flying their flag at the state Capitol and directing that all Washington state flags be flown at half-staff. The surprise attack by HAMAS on Saturday, Oct. 7 resulted in the largest loss of Jewish lives in...
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VIDEO: Marysville Superintendent PodCast
A discussion about public schools and education in the state of Washington with Marysville School District Superintendent Dr. Zac Robbins and Washington State Senator Keith Wagoner. Click here to watch now.
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