News & Viewpoints –
Legislative Session 2025
Sign up to Receive our Blog Posts
Would you like to receive our blog posts in your email box? (We post about one every week or so.)
Fill out the form below:
New map increases overall number of competitive districts; better reflects Washington’s diversity
Olympia, WA - 9/21/2021 - Redistricting Commissioner Paul Graves today released a newly drawn map that seeks to make legislative districts more competitive. “Our politics are polarized, and a major reason is non competitive districts. By making more districts...
Indoor restaurant and bar patrons must show proof of COVID-19 vaccination
Posted 9/2/2021 The press release from Allison Berry, health officer for Clallam and Jefferson counties, was released today requiring vax "passports" and/or other "acceptable proof" of vaccination. Whether or not you choose to receive the vax should be your own...
Republican leaders call for special session to fix confusing, controversial police reform bills
Olympia, WA - August 12, 2021 - Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, and House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox, R-Yelm, issued the following statement in response to continued Democrat insistence in the press that law enforcement and legislators...
Invitation to our Lincoln Day Luncheon on July 24th!
Lincoln Day Luncheon 2021 Get your tickets now! Don’t Miss this Great Event! Saturday, July 24, 2021 - Starts at 11 a.m. Keynote Speaker – GLEN MORGAN Glen is currently the Executive Director of the Citizens Alliance for Property Rights. Glen Morgan was the Grassroots...
Juneteenth Celebration
by Brian Pruiett, vice chair, Clallam County Republican Party June 15, 2021 - The Clallam County Republican Party has issued a statement supporting the recognition of Juneteenth day by a law signed by Washington's Governor. The tragic tradition of...
Long-Term Care Payroll Tax will Begin in Jan – You must work fast to opt out
There is a new government program, and you will have taxes taken out of your paycheck from 2022 until you are no longer working. You have a limited time to opt out -by November 1st – so please look into your options.
Background. In 2019, in a vote that was almost strictly along party lines, the WA State Legislature created a new program to help pay for long term care for people who may need it. It sounds like a great program, but there are some drawbacks.
State legislative session ends after lawmakers pass record-level tax increases and spending, and impose a controversial income tax on capital gains.
Olympia, WA - April 28, 2021 - This year’s 105-day regular session of the legislature officially ended at about 6:15 p.m. on Sunday, April 25, 2021. As is traditional, the presiding officers of the House and Senate banged their gavels simultaneously and announced that...
Legislative Democrats seek agreement on key issues this weekend, as this year’s regular session draws to a close
Olympia, WA - April 23, 2021 - Heading into the last two days of this year’s 105-day regular session, lawmakers are working this weekend to reach final agreement on major bills that have passed both chambers with key differences between versions. The session is...
Waning days of legislative session may hold some surprises, as state lawmakers take last-minute actions on contentious issues
Olympia, WA - April 16, 2021 - News release from Washington Votes.org - After last Sunday’s cut-off deadlines for passing policy bills in this year’s legislative session, floor action has focused mostly on House and Senate concurrence calendars. Bills that have passed...
Fuel for Your Car & Electricity Getting Expensive? The Bills Passed This Week Will Make it Worse.
by Ruth Peterson - April 11, 2021 - It was a terrible week for the citizens of WA State. There were many awful bills that were passed this week, but there were a pair of them that will make it even harder for people to survive economically in this state. Fuel for...
OUR LOCATION
Clallam County Republican
Party Headquarters
509 S. Lincoln Street
Port Angeles, WA 98362
(Send mail to: P. O. Box 808
Port Angeles, WA 98362)
(360) 452-6537
SIGN UP FOR OUR ANNOUNCEMENTS
Click Here
Join the Clallam County GOP
Click Here
OUR HOURS
11 am - 2 pm
Monday - Friday
Check us out on Facebook!
Check us out on Twitter!
HOW TO FIND US
