OLYMPIA—Legislation by Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend) will boost local jobs and clean energy in the 24th District and throughout Washington state. “Hog fuel—also known as wood waste —is a…
Category: Press Releases
LEGISLATIVE NEWS – Chapman and Tharinger: Progress for local courts on family and kids
OLYMPIA—Grays Harbor County is the first since 2008 to join a statewide effort to improve family and juvenile courts. “It’s great to see the 24th District continue to push for…
Let’s Build Infrastructure in Timber and Farm Country
OLYMPIA—The House of Representatives passed legislation by Rep. Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend) to build infrastructure in timber and farm country. “It’s tough for many of our rural counties to find…
Tharinger: A big state construction budget that meets our state’s big challenges
OLYMPIA—Most supplemental capital budgets make minor changes to the two-year construction budget. This is not most years. “The COVID pandemic has created huge challenges for the people of Washington state,”…
24th District Telephone Town Hall – March 14 at 6 p.m.
Friends and neighbors, The 2022 legislative session is scheduled to conclude on Thursday, and we’d like to invite you to an end-of-session telephone town hall. Join your 24th district…
House construction budget invests in local 24th District projects
OLYMPIA—The proposed capital budget released by the House of Representatives would fund $1.26 billion throughout the state, including key projects in the 24th District. “This budget puts serious funding toward…
Tharinger: House construction budget means jobs and progress
Capital budget proposal boosts housing, broadband, and infrastructure OLYMPIA—The state construction budget proposed by the House of Representatives would make massive new investments in affordable housing, access to broadband, early…
Tharinger: Record-breaking construction budget will rebuild economy
$6.3 billion budget invests in education, broadband, housing and essential infrastructure OLYMPIA—The new state capital budget will invest a historic $6.3 billion toward school construction, housing, environmental projects and other…
House passes Climate Commitment Act to reduce carbon emissions
OLYMPIA – The House passed the Climate Commitment Act, landmark legislation to reduce carbon emissions and set Washington on a path to meet its statutory goal of net-zero emissions by…
House passes historic construction budget to rebuild economy and invest in broadband
OLYMPIA—On April 2, the House of Representatives passed its proposed Capital Budget, also known as the state’s construction budget. The proposal, sponsored by House Capital Budget Chair Steve Tharinger (D-Port Townsend), would fund $5.7 billion…