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After one of the most contentious debates of the 2020 legislative session, House Democrats passed a controversial comprehensive sexual health education bill just after 2 a.m. early today without a single...
Rep. Richard DeBolt, R-Chehalis, has returned to Olympia for the start of the 2019 legislative session. The 20th District lawmaker was officially sworn into office at noon today by Associate Chief...
Rep. Richard DeBolt, R-Chehalis, joins Peter Abbarno on KELA for a wide-ranging discussion on everything from mental health to cross-laminated timber. DeBolt also talks about school funding, Washington state’s urban-rural divide,...
Rep. Richard DeBolt, R-Chehalis, tells KELA the struggle to work out a remedy for well water restrictions imposed by the Hirst court ruling is symbolic of a growing urban-rural divide in...
After several long days of voting on the House floor, we passed over 376 bills. We've now reached the half-way mark of the 2017 legislative session. Bills approved by the House...
K-12 education budget focuses on high standards, innovation and accountability with flexibility
House Democrats rejected making the two-thirds tax requirement and fund education first as part of rules of the House chamber.
Broad support shown for measure requiring separate education budget House Republicans’ Fund Education First proposal was heard in the Education Appropriations and Oversight committee today. House Bill 2533, which is a...
DeBolt says state shirking its responsibility A measure that would place a greater burden on local taxpayers to pay for basic education passed the state House of Representatives on Saturday. House...