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The state Legislature approved Saturday the state's capital construction budget for the 2023-25 budget cycle. The 13th District legislators voted for the budget that will fund critical community projects, including valuable...

April 23, 2023

After midnight on Monday lawmakers in the state House of Representatives passed the controversial law enforcement vehicle pursuit legislation. Senate Bill 5352 would allow police to pursue suspects on a very...

April 11, 2023

Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Reps. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, are inviting constituents from the 13th District to join them for a one-hour Virtual Town Hall meeting, Wednesday, Feb. 8 at 6 p.m. to discuss...

Jan. 31, 2023

The Washington State House of Representatives adopted House Resolution 4662 today honoring the accomplishments and character of Los Angeles Rams wide receiver, Cooper Douglas Kupp. Rep. Jeremie Dufault, R-Selah, Rep. Alex...

Feb. 28, 2022

Sen. Judy Warnick, Rep. Tom Dent and Rep. Alex Ybarra are inviting 13th District constituents to join them for a one-hour online town hall meeting on Thursday, Feb. 17, starting at...

Feb. 8, 2022

Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, is the ranking Republican on the House Education Committee. Following the governor's news conference today, Ybarra issued this statement: “It is wrong for the governor to force...

Aug. 18, 2021

With just three days left in the 2021 legislative session, 13th District legislators gave their approval to a new two-year spending plan for capital projects around the state. Sen. Judy Warnick...

April 27, 2021

Current Washington law provides a sales tax exemption for the construction of structures used solely as agricultural housing. Senate Bill 5396 would lower the threshold to 50% for agricultural housing, but...

April 11, 2021

Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Reps. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, are inviting citizens from the 13th District to join them for a one-hour virtual town hall...

March 15, 2021

Beginning today, large parts of the Central Puget Sound region will enter “Phase 2” of Governor Inslee's latest reopening plan, the “Roadmap to Recovery.” State Sen. Judy Warnick, Rep. Tom Dent...

Feb. 1, 2021