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A proposal unveiled by House Democrats to massively increase the state's gas tax and other fees to fund a 27-billion-dollar transportation package is drawing sharp criticism from legislative Republicans. John Sattgast...
Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, spoke to KVI radio to oppose new gas and carbon taxes, explain his experience working in the department of transportation, and assessing shortcomings in budget allocation. Barkis...
Lawmakers will convene Monday in Olympia for the first day of the 2021 session, which will be like no other legislative session in state history. John Sattgast reports. Wash. House Republicans...
A new state transportation budget proposed late last week by Governor Jay Inslee would delay more than a billion dollars in road, bridge and highway projects negotiated in 2015, while increasing...
Rep. Andrew Barkis, ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, discusses: his role on the committee; the biggest challenges facing our transportation system; the state of our current infrastructure and projects;...
Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, discusses bipartisan work that has gone into the state's transportation budget and the Republicans' Working Family Tax Cut, which receives a hearing Saturday. The 2nd District lawmaker...
As ranking Republican of the House Transportation Committee, Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, discusses how the people's call for $30 car tabs can be upheld by the Legislature. Additionally, Barkis examines the...
While the voter-approved $30-dollar car tab initiative remains tied up in the courts, House Republicans in Olympia are preparing legislation that would implement the lower fees and establish a new funding...
Rep. Andrew Barkis, ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, talks with KELA's Peter Abbarno about recent passage of I-976, the new project delay list which seems punitive against voters, and...
Speaking on KVI Radio with Kirby Wilbur, Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, touts the efforts of landlords/property owners who are working hard to change the narrative and misinformation being distributed against them...
