Citing the extreme financial pain being felt at the pump, State Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, is leading a formal legislative push for the governor to convene a special session of the Legislature to address Washington’s unaffordable fuel prices. “We cannot afford to wait until the next regular legislative session...

State Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, today said it is urgent for Gov. Bob Ferguson and the legislative Democrat majority to take action that drops Washington’s inflated gas and diesel prices closer to the national average. Warnick, chair of Washington’s Senate Republicans, issued her call for relief today, seven days...

With the start of summer at hand, state Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, is encouraging state leaders to address seasonal water insecurity and the lack of transparency surrounding how rural wildfire insurance is rated. As central Washington communities brace for the hot, dry months ahead, they face heavy demands on...

Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, issued the following statement in response to a host of new tax proposals from the Democratic majority to fund their most recent budget: “Washingtonians are already stretched thin by rising inflation and record housing costs and now Senate Democrats are proposing another version of the...

Sen. Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake), Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus issued the following statement today in response to the passage of the Senate Democrat budget: “The budget passed by Senate Democrats is a glaring example of unsustainable spending and misplaced priorities. Instead of addressing the real needs of Washingtonians,...

Chair of the Senate Republican Caucus, Sen. Judy Warnick, is voicing her support for a recently unveiled budget proposal, ‘$ave Washington,’ saying it funds shared priorities without raising taxes or tapping the state’s rainy-day fund. “Washington families have to live within their means, and our state government should do the...

Members of the Senate Republican Caucus have been warning the public about Senate Bill 5770, which would have imposed the largest property tax increase in state history, allowing local jurisdictions to triple the property tax growth rate without a vote of the people. Sen. Judy Warnick offered this statement on...

The Legislature is poised to vote on one of the worst bills of the year. If approved, Senate Bill 5770 would allow annual growth rate of your local property taxes to triple. Local governments would be able to increase your property taxes by up to 3% WITHOUT VOTER APPROVAL costing hardworking...