OLYMPIA — Even before she was sworn in this week as the 42nd district’s newest state lawmaker, Rep. Sharon Shewmake was elected by her colleagues to be vice chair of…
Whatcom’s new Rep. Shewmake named vice chair of key House committee in Olympia
Tag: agriculture
HB 1544: Support for small family farms
March 8, 2017 HB 1544 was not approved by the full House of Representatives before today’s “House of Origin” cutoff. It is unlikely the bill will be considered further for…
Watch Rep. Blake on TVW’s “The Impact” earlier this week
On Wednesday, April 22, Rep. Brian Blake and Rep. Vincent Buys were on TVW’s The Impact with Anita Kissée. They discussed, among other things, the current drought in Washington and…
Neat not required: bill would allow distilleries to serve mixers in their tasting rooms
OLYMPIA – It should be a sin to drink gin straight up. At the very least, it shouldn’t be the only way to legally sample it. But right now, Washington…
Turning back the clock
It’s pretty hard to come up with good things to say about the Great Depression. But here’s one: If it hadn’t been for the Great Depression, we wouldn’t have upwards…