OLYMPIA – Reps. Kristine Lytton and Steve Tharinger have been chosen to fill chairperson vacancies for two budget-related state House of Representatives committees. Tharinger (D-Dungeness) will become chair of the…
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Rep. Tharinger touts bills to expand choice in medical marketplace
OLYMPIA – The House unanimously passed two bills on Monday February 3rd that were proposed by 24th Legislative District Democrat Steve Tharinger. “These bills will help open access to results…
Statement from Rep. Tharinger on co-chairmanship of ‘age wave’ committee
Representative Steve Tharinger (D-Dungeness) has offered the following statement regarding his appointment as co-chair of the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging and Disability: “Washingtonians are living longer, healthier and more…
Tharinger appointed to committee preparing for “age wave”
Last legislative session, Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Dungeness) secured funding to create the Joint Legislative Committee on Aging and Disability. The committee will be tasked with coming up with a plan…
Elma town hall with Reps. Van De Wege, Tharinger
Who: State Reps. Kevin Van De Wege and Steve Tharinger (24th Legislative District) What: Town Hall When: 6:00-7:00 PM, Tuesday, April 9th Where: Elma High School (Commons) 1101 West Main…
Bills to improve long-term care clear House of Representatives
Currently there are 830,000 people over the age of 65 in Washington state. That evens out to about fourteen percent of the population. Over the last few days, the House…
House advances Tharinger’s ‘age wave’ measure
In less than a decade, over 30 percent of Washington state’s population will be over the age of 65. This rapid demographic shift is being called the “age wave,” and…
House approves Reproductive Parity Act
As state legislatures across the country are taking steps to limit reproductive freedoms, lawmakers in Olympia are fighting to protect the choices that already exist in Washington state. This morning,…
Harbor legislators named to House committees
Grays Harbor County will be well-represented on House committees in the coming year, with state Reps. Kevin Van De Wege and Steve Tharinger appointed to committees tackling legislation on natural…
Freshmen push for long-term solutions and tax reform
OLYMPIA — They may be the new kids in town, but these lawmakers haven’t wasted any time getting down to business. Beginning early last session the freshmen House Democrats have…