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Funding for Chehalis Basin, behavioral health lead list of 20th District investments in state’s new capital budget

April 22, 2023

OLYMPIA… State government’s capital budget for 2023-25 has full legislative approval after receiving unanimous support today from the 49-member Senate. Sen. John Braun, R-Centralia, says the new spending plan will invest almost $133.5 million in the 20th Legislative District, including $70 million for property- and habitat-protection efforts in the Chehalis... Read More...

Braun: Bipartisan Senate budget addresses ‘equity issue of our time’

March 23, 2023

Provides nearly $70 million for to address students’ learning loss, additional $800 million for special education OLYMPIA…The 2023-2025 Senate operating budget proposal released today includes nearly $70 million to help Washington’s students recover from learning loss resulting from remote learning and school closures during the pandemic. It also includes... Read More...

Senate Republican Leader John Braun shares what the Legislature is doing to address learning loss and special education

March 20, 2023

Learn more about what the Legislature is working on to deal with student learning loss and the needs of special education students. Read More...

STATEMENT: Republican leader says California tax refunds make Washington Democrats look heartless

October 06, 2022

CENTRALIA… Tomorrow, middle-class households across California will begin receiving tax-refund payments to help with what one state official calls “inflated costs for everyday necessities.” Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, responded by pointing out how in Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee and Democratic legislators have refused all year long to offer... Read More...

STATEMENT: Republican leaders repeat call for action as inflation rates continue to climb

July 13, 2022

OLYMPIA… Another jump in price inflation at the state and national levels has Senate Republican leaders calling again for legislative action to provide financial relief to Washington families. New numbers from the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics show the June inflation rate in Washington was 10.1% higher than a year earlier,... Read More...

Legislators should reconvene and suspend gas tax, Republican leader says after seeing revenue report

April 19, 2022

OLYMPIA… As the nation’s inflation rate hit 8.5% this past week, a report from the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council indicated state-revenue collections are running more than $255 million above what it projected in February. Senate Republican Leader John Braun of Centralia responded by calling again on the Legislature... Read More...

Braun bill to extend services for developmentally disabled young people receives governor’s signature

March 24, 2022

OLYMPIA… More young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities will have access to “School to Work” services under legislation signed today by the governor. In areas where students with intellectual and developmental disabilities have access to such services, they are three times more likely to be employed when they leave... Read More...

STATEMENT: 2022 session didn’t work for all of Washington, say Republican legislative leaders

March 10, 2022

OLYMPIA… The Legislature’s Republican leaders say the just-completed 2022 session fell short on addressing concerns they and other Republican lawmakers have been hearing from people across Washington. House Republican Leader J.T. Wilcox, of Yelm: “The 2022 session will be remembered for lawmakers attempting to fix problems created in recent sessions,... Read More...

Senators propose linking property-tax relief and substantial increase in support for K-12 schools

January 20, 2022

Bipartisan legislation would move toward education equity in every ZIP Code OLYMPIA… Sen. John Braun (R-Centralia) and Sen. Mark Mullet (D-Issaquah) say state government’s positive financial outlook has given legislators an opportunity to make significant new investments in Washington’s K-12 schools, bring local school-levy rates down and avoid a repeat... Read More...

Legislature sends Braun’s taxpayer-protection measure to ballot

March 09, 2020

Proposed constitutional amendment would bring stability to long-term care fund OLYMPIA…More than a year before Washington workers are required to begin paying into a long-term care fund, Washington voters will have an opportunity to direct those payroll-tax dollars into investments that could strengthen the fund while protecting taxpayers. Late Thursday... Read More...

Senator John Braun

Senate Republican Leader — 20th District

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