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After helping defeat further delays to the Highway 3 Freight Corridor (Belfair Bypass) and securing full-funding for the project in the most recent transportation budget, Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, Rep. Dan...

Nov. 16, 2023

The Sierra Pacific Industries (SPI) Sawmill in Shelton is part of Mason County’s rich logging and lumber history. The company provides hundreds of local jobs and is a critical part of...

Oct. 24, 2023

OLYMPIA – 35th District lawmakers will host a town hall meeting Nov. 9 in Belfair to put the spotlight on the soon-to-launch Belfair Bypass project on State Route 3. Sen. Drew...

Oct. 10, 2023

For over a decade, Mason County officials, community members, and leaders of the Squaxin Tribe have worked with 35th District lawmakers to secure funding for the West Oakland Bay Restoration and...

Sept. 20, 2023

Thurston County Superior Court Judge Allyson Zipp recently released a suspected car thief who led Thurston County Sheriff deputies on a dangerous pursuit. Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, and Rep. Dan Griffey,...

Aug. 28, 2023

Lawmakers in the 35th District are appalled by Gov. Jay Inslee’s veto of language in the state operating budget that would have required notice before the placement of sexually violent predators...

May 18, 2023

On Tuesday, day one of the first special session of the 2023 Legislature, Washington state lawmakers passed the long-awaited fix for a law on drug possession and use   “If you...

May 17, 2023

Survivors of domestic violence, stalking, sexual assault, and others with civil protections orders against their abuser will have a little less to worry about once a new Hope Card program takes...

May 10, 2023

Lawmakers adjourn 2023 session after passing transportation, capital and operating budgets Final budgets approved by Washington lawmakers before adjourning their 2023 legislative session keep the Belfair Bypass on track, ensure adequate...

April 24, 2023

In July, Washington state will join Mississippi and British Columbia as the only three jurisdictions to ban the private use of pill presses which are being used to make fake Percocet...

April 18, 2023