Posts Tagged ‘Mike Steele’
2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Revenue Forecast, Budgets, Housing
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about latest revenue projections for this year and next, where that extra money should go – likely increasing teacher pay, the latest with the carbon tax and fuel…
Read More2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Bill Passage, Fiscal Cutoffs, Supplemental Budget
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about the passage of bills they sponsored – service animals and liquor pricing, this week’s fiscal bill cutoff, development of the supplemental budget and more.
Read More2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Committee Deadline Today, Fiscal Cutoff Next Week
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about the deadline to pass policy bills out of their respective committees in order for them to get a full floor vote and move along the legislative…
Read More2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Sponsoring Service Animal, Electric Vehicle Bills
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about the bills each of them are sponsoring – from service animals, to scholarships, to electric vehicles and semis. Both serve on budget committees and provide an update…
Read More2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Passage of Capital Budget, Water Bill
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about the passage of a Hirst-related water rights bill and the two-year capital budget. Top state lawmakers reached a deal on the complex rural water dispute that…
Read More2018 Session: Reps. Condotta, Steele Talk Capital Budget, Carbon Tax, Hirst Decision
12th District Representatives Mike Steele and Cary Condotta join Dan Langager every Friday on the KOHO Morning Show during the 2018 legislative session in Olympia. Today they talk about starting the session, being in the minority, the likely passage of the capital budget, thoughts on Gov. Inslee’s proposed carbon tax, water rights, school lunches and more.…
Read MoreWith No Passage of Water Rights Bill, Session to End Without Capital Budget
Today is the final day of this year’s legislative session in Olympia, after lawmakers taking three special sessions to complete their work. However, it appears not everything will get done. Republicans in the Senate and Democrats in the House say they are at an impasse on negotiations on a water rights bill, meaning the Legislature…
Read MoreCondotta, Steele: Capital Budget Hinges on Water Rights Fix
Lawmakers have just two more days to agree on a “fix” to the state Supreme Court’s Hirst decision on water rights and wells. The capital construction budget still needs to be sent to the governor’s desk, but Republicans say they won’t do so until Jay Inslee has signed the Hirst legislation. But the third special…
Read MoreLawmakers Begin Reviewing Budget Agreement, Likely to Vote Today
A bipartisan budget agreement that has taken months to reach to address a court mandate on education funding looks at a mix of resources: An increase to the statewide property tax earmarked for education, a new requirement for all online retailers to collect sales tax and the closure of a few tax exemptions. The details…
Read MoreLegislature Ends One Special Session, Starts a Second
12th District Representative Mike Steele joins Chris Hansen to talk about the final day of a special legislative session tomorrow and starting a second special session Thursday. The state’s fiscal year ends July 1, so lawmakers must pass a two-year budget by June 30. But Steele says party politics are holding up the process.
Read More12th District Legislators Update – Reps. Cary Condotta, Mike Steele
12th District Representatives Cary Condotta and Mike Steele join Chris Hansen for their weekly chat from Olympia to talk about the high likelihood of an overtime special session as budget negotiators won’t reach consensus by Sunday night, the end of the scheduled regular session. The hangup is the Operating budget, which includes how to meet…
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