by Peter Abbarno | Oct 20, 2021 | Uncategorized
Today, Oct. 18, is the deadline Gov. Jay Inslee set when he announced in August vaccination requirements for most state employees, private health care workers, long-term care workers, employees working in K-12, most child care and early learning, and higher...
by Peter Abbarno | Dec 28, 2020 | Blog, Elect Peter Abbarno
Governor Jay Inslee proposed a new income tax on capital gains for the upcoming legislative session; a proposal that has failed to advance the past eight (8) years despite Democrat majorities in the state House and Senate. A proposed income tax has also been rejected...
by Peter Abbarno | Dec 23, 2020 | Blog, Elect Peter Abbarno
Shift’s final Newsmaker Interview for 2020 is with Representative-elect Peter Abbarno (R – Centralia). Abbarno easily won (by more than 40%!) the 20th Legislative District seat vacated by the retirement of Rep. Richard DeBolt, and many people predict he will be a...
by Peter Abbarno | Dec 18, 2020 | Blog, Elect Peter Abbarno
Governor Inslee recently released his 2021-23 operating budget and his 2021 supplemental budget proposals. If the Governor’s 2021 supplemental and 2021-23 budgets were both adopted, state spending would increase by $5.5 billion (10.5%) between 2019-21 and 2021-23. In...
by Peter Abbarno | Dec 8, 2020 | Blog, Elect Peter Abbarno
It was no surprise that the Governor remains tone deaf to the needs of working families and small businesses. This is about so much more than masks. The Governor needs to leave the echo chamber and begin collaborating with elected senators and representatives from...