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This past Thursday brought the end of the 2026 legislative session. While this was a short session, its 60 days included consequential legislation that will impact our state for years to...
In a post-session newsletter, Rep. Skyler Rude, along with his seatmates Rep. Mark Klicker and Sen. Perry Dozier, updates the 16th District constituents on key matters from the 2024 legislative session....
I hope this email finds you well! This week, three of the six citizen-driven initiatives successfully passed both the House and Senate chambers and are now on their way to becoming...
Earlier today, House Republican ranking members and assistant ranking members sent letters to House committee chairs and vice chairs requesting public hearings on the six certified initiatives now before the Legislature....
Two noteworthy and controversial pieces of public safety legislation are one step closer to becoming law. Senate Bill 5352 involves vehicular pursuits by law enforcement, and Senate Bill 5536 modifies the...
Just after midnight on Tuesday, the state House of Representatives approved, with a vote of 57-40, legislation that would allow police to engage in vehicular pursuits under limited circumstances. By way...
With the rise in violent crime in our state and across the nation, gun control is an easy but misguided target as the solution to these problems. Yet, in 2021, the...
Rep. Skyler Rude, R-Walla Walla, discusses two bills of concern that would essentially ban so-called “assault weapons” in Washington. Wash. House Republicans · 03-17-23 – RADIO: Capitol Report with Rep. Rude:...
During House floor debate, Rep. Skyler Rude, R-Walla Walla, speaks in opposition of House Bill 1143 concerning the requirements for the purchase and transfer of firearms. He speaks about how low...
Reps. Skyler Rude and Mark Klicker, both R-Walla Walla, released the following statement on the failure to bring House Bill 1363 relating to law enforcement vehicular pursuits to the House floor...
