ABERDEEN— Lawmakers from the 19th and 24th District focused on kitchen table issues—transportation, health care, jobs and childcare—during the 2020 Legislative Send-Off. Transportation “This session, the big thing will be…
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Bipartisan group of legislators discuss wolves and wildfires with locals
OLYMPIA—In the past decade, perhaps no two issues have affected local communities, ranchers and families in Northeast Washington more than wolves and wildfires. Last week, a bipartisan group of lawmakers…
Chapman: Opportunity Zones law means jobs in rural Washington
OLYMPIA—Bipartisan legislation to create jobs in timber country has passed the House and Senate and is scheduled to be signed into law. “This is great news for our small businesses…
Van De Wege, Tharinger, Chapman to host telephone town hall March 19
OLYMPIA – Sen. Kevin Van De Wege (D-Sequim), Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend) and Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) will host a telephone town hall meeting at 6 p.m. Tuesday,…
Small-town jobs bill advances in House
OLYMPIA—Bipartisan legislation to encourage investments in rural Washington passed an important hurdle in the House of Representatives. “This is about creating opportunity and jobs in timber and farm country,” said…
Chapman introduces major bills to boost Washington’s rural economy
OLYMPIA—Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) introduced five pieces of legislation the first week of the 2019 session, including two key bills to boost the economies of small towns and rural…
Capitol Ideas: Creating jobs in small towns and rural Washington
How can we create more jobs and opportunity in the small towns and rural areas of Washington state? That mission is the focus of this edition of the podcast Capitol…
How can we create more opportunity and jobs in rural Washington?
Lawmakers meet with leaders and stakeholders in Port Angeles PORT ANGELES—A packed room of stakeholder and business leaders met with lawmakers from around the state to talk about boosting jobs…
Lawmakers weigh in on fixes for local economy
The group of Democratic legislators representing the 19th and 24th Legislative Districts said Monday they’d like more direction from local leaders looking for a solution to the traffic mess created…
State lawmakers to visit Port Angeles for rural economic development meeting
Speaker of the House Frank Chopp, and Reps. Mike Chapman and Steve Tharinger, among others, will discuss rural economic development in Port Angeles this Thursday. Click below for the story:…