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Free tuition in rural Washington gets hearing in House | January 11, 2018
OLYMPIA—How can we create jobs in timber and farm country? House Bill 2177 by Rep. Mike Chapman (D-Port Angeles) is designed to do exactly that, and the legislation recently got…
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One Washington: Lawmakers come to Grays Harbor on first stop of rural development tour | September 12, 2017
ABERDEEN—More than a dozen state representatives, including Speaker of the House Frank Chopp, came to the Rotary Log Pavilion for the first stop on a listening tour in timber and…
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Lawmakers, Inslee honor Red Devils’ athleticism, academics | April 3, 2017
OLYMPIA — Gov. Jay Inslee joined Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Dungeness, and Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, in honoring the Neah Bay Red Devils today…
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Chapman rural jobs bill: One year of free tuition for high-demand fields | March 22, 2017
“This is about revitalizing timber country and farm country,” Rep. Chapman said. “Research tells us one year of education beyond high school is the tipping point for people to get family wage jobs. We also know local businesses need workers with advanced skills. This legislation brings those two things together.”