February 18, 2015

Data Centers – Supporting Rural Economic Development

Please watch this video that talks about my work on tax-incentives for data centers in our district and impacts on our community.
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February 12, 2015

Bill curbing tax dollars on union activities passes committee

Sen. Judy Warnick’s legislation to curb the use of public funds for non-public purposes, Senate Bill 5602, moved out of the Senate Commerce & Labor Committee Wednesday. The bill prohibits public employers from having employment contracts that require public resources to support private activities, such as a collective bargaining representative....
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February 12, 2015

Sen. Warnick’s E-newsletter – Feb. 11, 2015

February 11, 2015 Greetings Friends and Neighbors, We are finishing the fourth week of the 2015 legislative session and I am working hard in my committees on bills that make sense for our district and state. I am focusing on common-sense policies that grow jobs, improve our state’s education system...
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February 04, 2015

Legislative Video Update – Feb. 4, 2015

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January 29, 2015

13th District lawmakers ask President Obama to intervene to bring West Coast port labor dispute to an end

With thousands of jobs and billions of dollars on the line for Washington state, lawmakers representing the 13th District say the time for the president to act is now. The three lawmakers signed a letter to President Obama this week, asking him to intervene in the West Coast port labor dispute....
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January 28, 2015

Ag committee looks at Warnick bills that would protect farmland

Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, has introduced three pieces of legislation aimed at preserving and clarifying the use of agricultural lands in the context of the state’s shoreline-management and growth-management laws. All three received public hearings Tuesday before the Senate Agriculture, Water and Rural Economic Development Committee. “Agricultural land cannot...
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January 27, 2015

Sen. Warnick’s E-newsletter – Jan. 27, 2015

January 27, 2015 Greetings Friends and Neighbors, It is truly an honor to serve as your state senator. While I am still familiarizing myself with the nuances of life here in the Senate, I continue working hard on issues that impact our district. Being in the majority offers new opportunities...
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January 20, 2015

Washington Lawmaker Seeks To Ban E-Cigarette Sales To Minors

By Ruby de Luna This week a state senate committee will hear a proposal that would make it illegal to sell e-cigarettes and vapes to minors. Last fall Sen. Judy Warnick got a tip from a police officer from her district in Moses Lake. He noted that students were buying...
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January 13, 2015

Warnick very pleased with appointments to key Senate committees

The 2015 legislative session began Monday, Jan. 12, and welcomed new faces to the Senate majority’s committee leadership. Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake, begins her Senate career as chair of the state Senate Agriculture, Water & Rural Economic Development Committee which considers issues relating to agricultural land, products, food safety...
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