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Muzzall helps secure over $10 million in the capital budget for 10th District

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/muzzall-helps-secure-10-million-capital-budget-10th-district/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=muzzall-helps-secure-10-million-capital-budget-10th-district State Sen. Ron Muzzall is praising the bipartisan work on the state’s community investment budget as he worked to secure just over $10.4 million in appropriations for affordable housing, conservation, and behavioral health efforts around the 10th District. The proposal, Senate Bill 5949, was approved unanimously and invests over...

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  • March 6, 2024
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Initiatives to the Legislature

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/initiatives-to-the-legislature/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=initiatives-to-the-legislature No updates to this page will occur after March 7 until after the election in November. Fed up with destructive and burdensome policies, citizens collected more than 2.3 million signatures to put 6 initiatives before the Legislature. All six received more than 400,000 signatures each and were certified by...

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  • March 5, 2024
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Make your voice heard – Public hearings on 3 initiatives

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/make-voice-heard-public-hearings-3-initiatives/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=make-voice-heard-public-hearings-3-initiativesGreetings From Olympia,  We’re in the home stretch of the 2024 legislative session. The Senate is moving from committees to floor votes on bills that have come over from the House. Now that both chambers have put out initial proposals, we’re also hammering out details on the state’s three supplemental...

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  • February 23, 2024
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Muzzall bill gives economic boost for habitat preservation

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/muzzall-bill-gives-economic-boost-habitat-preservation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=muzzall-bill-gives-economic-boost-habitat-preservation State Sen. Ron Muzzall believes that caring for Washington’s environment is a collaborative effort, needing private landowners to fill in gaps. The state’s Forestry Riparian Easement Program was designed to compensate landowners with small forests for the value of trees unharvested to protect critical habitat. The Senate today passed...

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  • February 12, 2024
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$6 Billion Property Tax Hike

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/6-billion-property-tax-hike/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=6-billion-property-tax-hike One of the most contentious bills before the Legislature this year is Senate Bill 5770, which will triple the allowable annual growth rate of your local property taxes. This means local governments would be able to increase your property taxes by up to 3% WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL. This will...

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  • February 7, 2024
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Senate ag leaders issue statement on passing of Department of Fish and Wildlife employee

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/senate-ag-leaders-issue-statement-passing-department-fish-wildlife-employee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senate-ag-leaders-issue-statement-passing-department-fish-wildlife-employee Earlier this week the state Department of Fish and Wildlife announced that a member of their team tragically passed away in the performance of her duties. After failing to check back with her team on the night of Jan. 23, Mary Valentine was reported missing the next morning to...

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  • January 26, 2024
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Senate approves Muzzall health-care workforce legislation

https://ronmuzzall.src.wastateleg.org/senate-approves-muzzall-health-care-workforce-legislation/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=senate-approves-muzzall-health-care-workforce-legislation Washington state is facing critical workforce shortages across various industries, and the lack of employees is being acutely felt in hospitals, clinics and medical practices. State Sen. Ron Muzzall, R-Oak Harbor, has been working to fill these gaps by sponsoring legislation that aims to ease regulatory burdens for licensed...

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  • January 24, 2024