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12th District Senator Brad Hawkins is asking for residents in the area to fill out a three-question survey regarding a sex education bill that was recently passed by the State Senate. He says he has concerns about the legislation, but wants to hear from his constituents...

Work on the State Transportation Budget is underway, but is very challenging after the passage of Initiative 976 which lowered car tabs, but is currently in limbo due to a court challenge. 12th District Senator Brad Hawkins says Washingtonians clearly want relief from excessive fees...

The Sex Education bill that passed the Senate recently was opposed by 12th District Senator Brad Hawkins who was concerned, not only with the top down approach of the bill, but also what will be taught. "What constitutes comprehensive in the terms of inclusivity and all those things...

12th District Senator Brad Hawkins was in Olympia for Governor Inslee's State of the State address this week and says there were some good things like hydropower was mentioned in a positive light, and the celebration of WSU and their work with the Cosmic Crisp...

The 2020 Washington State Legislative Session begins Monday in Olympia. 12th District Senator Brad Hawkins says he has a couple of bills he thinks he'll be able to get passed including the new apple license plate and a bill that could help our local PUDs...

12th District Representative Keith Goehner was honored by the Association of Washington Cities with the "City Champion Award" recently. The Dryden resident said it was a surprise. "I did go to the legislature with the idea that we want to make sure that people were understanding of how important local government is in carrying out the functions of government...

12th District Sen. Brad Hawkins was honored this week by the Washington Association of Agricultural Educators with the 2019 Legislator of the Year award. Jennifer Crane, an agriculture science teacher at Eastmont Junior High School in East Wenatchee, presented Hawkins with the award in her classroom Tuesday...

12th District Senator Brad Hawkins announced a listening tour throughout the district. The tour begins September 11th in Leavenworth and will hit Wenatchee, Chelan, Waterville Twisp and other locations before wrapping up with a community hike at Patterson Mountain near Winthrop on Friday the 14th...

From a press release -  Efforts to improve the management of Washington forests and reduce the risk of wildfire received another boost today with the signing of Sen. Brad Hawkins’ bill to support “good neighbor” agreements between state and federal agencies. The new law, creat...

12th District Senator Brad Hawkins' Good Neighbor bill was passed out of the House yesterday and now heads to the Governor's desk for signature. The legislation would create an account in the state treasury to process revenues collected under the Good Neighbor Authority agreement entered into last year between the Department of Natural Resources and the U...