Posts Tagged ‘Brad Hawkins’
2021 Legislative Sessions Expected to be Unprecedented in Several Ways
12th District Washington State Sen. Brad Hawkins talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the unprecedented nature of the upcoming 2021 Washington legislative sessions.
Read MoreCOVID-19 Taking Center Stage in Final Days of Legislative Sessions
Washington State Senator Brad Hawkins of the 12th Legislative District talks with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about how the recent coronavirus outbreak is changing agendas and priorities in the final days of the 2020 Legislative Sessions.
Read MoreWA Sen. Brad Hawkins says Transportation Dollars Hard to Come By
State Senator Brad Hawkins of the 12th Legislative District talked with KOHO Morning Show host Chris Hansen about the lack of money in the state’s transportation budget, as well as the latest momentum related to his apple license plate bill.
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Sen. Brad Hawkins Starts Third Annual ‘Listening Tour’ Today
North Central Washington’s State Senator Brad Hawkins launched his third annual listening tour yesterday. Similar to his first two listening tours, Hawkins says he’s visiting all four counties in the 12th legislative district with his staff. This year’s tour includes meeting with residents and officials in Leavenworth, Cashmere, Wenatchee, Rock Island, Quincy, Mansfield, Pateros, Twisp,…
Read More2019 Legislature Budget Wrap, 12th District Impacts with Sen. Brad Hawkins
This year’s legislative session came down to the wire. And not without its fair share of political bickering from both sides of the aisle. Marcus Bellissimo reports. And 12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joined Dan Langager today on the KOHO Morning Show, as he has every Tuesday during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today…
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2019 Legislature: Sen. Hawkins on Full Senate Votes, High School Page Program
12th District Senator Brad Hawkins joins Dan Langager every Tuesday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2019 legislative session in Olympia. Today Hawkins talks about hitting the half-way point of the session, with a day of voting by the full Senate. Hawkins talks about bills that have already made it over to the House…
Read MoreChelan County Commission Update – Community Forests Would Benefit County, Bugert Says
Chelan County Board of Commissioner Bob Bugert joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about a proposal before the state Legislature that would create a Community Forest Grant Program.
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2019 Legislative Session Preview with State Senator Brad Hawkins
With the start of this year’s legislative session less than a week away, party leaders are making committee appointments and setting up priorities. 12th District Representative Mike Steele from Chelan was selected to serve as the ranking member on the House Education Committee. Senator Brad Hawkins will serve as the ranking member of the Senate’s…
Read MoreSen. Hawkins Remembers Local Republican Party Leader Fredi Simpson Ahead of Legislative Session
The next 105-day legislative session begins in Olympia Jan. 14. Lawmakers will have to pass three budgets (operating, capital, transportation) and tackle issues statewide from housing and traffic, to forest health and education. 12th District State Senator Brad Hawkins, a Republican from East Wenatchee, joins Dan Langager on the KOHO Morning Show to talk about…
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‘Hearing A Diversity Of Opinions’ During Listening Tour – A Chat with Sen. Brad Hawkins
State Senator Brad Hawkins kicks off his fall 12th District “listening tour” today, ahead of the legislative session’s start in January. Similar to his listening tour last fall, Hawkins will visit the four counties of the legislative district with his staff. He’ll meet with officials in Leavenworth, Cashmere and Wenatchee today, Chelan, Coulee City and…
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$23 Million Price Tag To Build New Goodwin Bridge In West Cashmere Fully Funded
What happens when an 86-year-old bridge that’s in a state of disrepair and does not meet current weight restrictions is your towns official truck route? You build a new bridge. Marcus Bellissimo reports. The West Cashmere Bridge, also known as the Goodwin Road Bridge, will get another $3 million dollars in state monies for its…
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