by Editor | Dec 27, 2000 | 24th Legislature
Clallam County, WA – Republican County Commissioner-elect Mike Chapman is urging commissioners to reverse their decision to join a class action lawsuit against Initiative 722. Chapman, who will be sworn in on Dec. 29, said the county should refund $283,700 in...
by Editor | Dec 23, 2000 | 24th Legislature
State Rep. Jim Buck has been appointed to the budget-writing House Appropriations Committee by Co-Speaker Clyde Ballard. The Joyce Republican will also serve on the powerful Rules Committee and return to a seat on the Natural Resources Committee when the Legislature...
by Editor | Dec 15, 2000 | 24th Legislature, Taxes
The $22.7 billion budget proposed this week by Gov. Gary Locke could drag the state into a financial emergency and set the stage for a likely tax increase, according to Rep. Jim Buck. The Locke budget, which Buck described as shortsighted and perilous, includes $1.2...
