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The Washington State House of Representatives unanimously approved the 2023-25 transportation budget proposal today. This $13.5 billion biennial budget funds infrastructure projects across the state, including maintenance and preservation of current...
Washington state produces the fewest housing units per household of any state in the country, partially due to unnecessary regulatory burdens, restrictive zoning laws, and an antiquated Growth Management Act. A...
“Everyone deserves a home, yet the dream of home ownership is out of reach for too many families,” says Rep. Jessica Bateman, D-Olympia, who’s introducing bipartisan legislation to boost the housing...
In this video update, Reps. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, and J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, share their thoughts on the Commercial Aviation Coordinating Commission’s (CACC) recommendation to build a new airport in rural Pierce...
Second District Reps. J.T. Wilcox and Andrew Barkis will host a virtual town hall meeting this Thursday, March 17, from 6-7:30 p.m. During the 90-minute event, the lawmakers will provide a...
Sen. Curtis King, ranking Republican on the Senate Transportation Committee, and Rep. Andrew Barkis, ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, issued this statement regarding the Legislature’s agreement on the 2022...
Late Tuesday night, on a near party-line vote, Democrats in the state House of Representatives passed their 16-year, $16.8 billion Move Ahead Washington transportation package. Senate Bill 5974 is the revenue...
House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox, Senate Republican Leader John Braun, Rep. Andrew Barkis, and Sen. Curtis King sent the following letter to Gov. Jay Inslee, Speaker of the House Laurie Jinkins,...
Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, ranking Republican on the House Transportation Committee, released the following statement on the Democrats’ Move Ahead Washington transportation plan: “Life has become unaffordable for many individuals, families,...
House Republican transportation lead Rep. Andrew Barkis, R-Olympia, has sent a letter to Gov. Jay Inslee and WSDOT Secretary Roger Millar urging them to take action and restore the ability to...
