The 13th Legislative District will receive more than $136 million in critical capital investments under the finalized 2025-27 capital budget, Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, and Reps. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, announced Sunday. “This budget reflects our commitment to strengthening rural communities, supporting families and investing...

In 2022, bipartisan efforts led to a historic investment for state schools to upgrade facilities and better protect Washington’s nearly 1 million students from devasting earthquakes. The Capital Budget that year allocated $140 million to start addressing the seismic upgrades, but new information reveals that hardly any funds have reached...

In the final week of the 2024 legislative session, 13th District lawmakers are lauding passage of the state’s 2024 supplemental capital budget, which makes critical community infrastructure investments around the state. Funding things like parks, community centers, libraries, and school construction, Senator Judy Warnick and Representatives Tom Dent and Alex...