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The 2025 legislative session ended on Sunday, April 27, with the state’s three budgets passing. This was a difficult session for many reasons, including the budget deficit created by overspending by...
Lawmakers from the 17th District helped secure important funding for their district on Sunday, as the Washington State Legislature approved the state’s 2025-27 capital and transportation budgets. The capital budget is...
Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Vancouver, joins Mark Bailey on KIHR Radio to discuss the latest news on funding for the Gorge Commission. Waters also discusses the transportation budget and funding for the...
There are just three weeks left in the 2025 legislative session, but several major hurdles still need to be to be cleared before the final gavel is scheduled to drop on...
This Friday, Feb. 28, is fiscal cutoff, meaning all bills must be passed out of their respective fiscal committees to still be alive this session. This week, we have been voting...
Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, joins Mark Bailey on KIHR Radio and discusses the capital funds he’s trying to secure for important projects in the 17th District, including the Hood River Bridge...
Rep. Waters shares an in-depth review of the 2024 legislative session in his post-session newsletter
Rep. Kevin Waters joins with his seatmates to share important information from the 2024 legislative session with their constituents in the 17th District, including updates on public safety, the statewide initiatives,...
The final gavel of the 2024 legislative session dropped on Thursday, March 7, bringing this 60-day sprint to a close. It was an honor and privilege to represent the 17th District...
The Washington State House of Representatives unanimously approved the state’s 2024-25 supplemental capital budget today. The biennial construction, repair, and infrastructure funding plan, Senate Bill 5949, appropriates a total of $1.33 billion...
We’ve reached an important date for this 2024 legislative session. Wednesday, Jan. 31, was the last day bills without a fiscal note could be considered and passed out of their respective...









