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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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,…
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:…
One Washington: Lawmakers host rural summit in Port Angeles on May 10
OLYMPIA—Lawmakers and leaders from near and far, including Speaker of the House Frank Chopp and state Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, are scheduled to come to Port Angeles on…
Tharinger and Chapman applaud passage of $4 billion construction budget
OLYMPIA—The construction budget passed by the House and Senate will build a record $ 1 billion in new public schools and includes more than $46 million in local projects in…
Work session forces postponement of Forks town hall meeting
OLYMPIA — A town hall meeting scheduled for Forks on Dec. 12 will be rescheduled due to a critical meeting on water rights. The meeting, hosted by Sen. Kevin Van…
One Washington: Lawmakers come to Grays Harbor on first stop of rural development tour
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…
Lawmakers, Inslee honor Red Devils’ athleticism, academics
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…