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On Wednesday, the Washington State House of Representatives approved a rewritten version of the long-awaited Blake fix – one of the final steps in creating the state’s new long-awaited drug possession...

April 13, 2023

The state House shortly after midnight on Tuesday passed a bill that would partially restore the ability of law enforcement officers to engage in vehicle pursuits in limited circumstances.    Senate...

April 11, 2023

Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, say a 29-year-old Shelton woman awaiting trial on domestic violence-related charges would still be alive if she had been held in jail,...

April 5, 2023

In what may be the strongest piece of legislation to battle Washington’s overdose crisis to come out of the Legislature this session, the state Senate has approved House Bill 1209, also...

April 5, 2023

Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, says the highly revised version of the Blake fix bill that passed out of the House Community Safety, Justice and Reentry Committee Tuesday is a missed opportunity...

March 30, 2023

Most of the focus on drug policy this session is on fixing the state’s drug possession law. But a little-known bipartisan bill just took another step toward the governor’s desk. It...

March 17, 2023

Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, issued the following statement after the House majority refused to allow full debate and a floor vote on a bipartisan vehicular pursuit bill. “The House majority party’s...

March 7, 2023

Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife (WDFW) officers would be able to work private law enforcement side jobs under a bill from Rep. Dan Griffey, Allyn, that passed the House over...

March 6, 2023

Constituents in the 35th Legislative District are invited to join Reps. Dan Griffey and Travis Couture for a “telephone town hall” meeting on Friday, March 10 from 5:30 to 6:30 p.m....

March 4, 2023

Rep. Dan Griffey, R-Allyn, and Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, released the following statement regarding House Bill 1813: “We were thrilled to learn yesterday that Supreme Living announced it would end plans to open a...

March 1, 2023