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Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, updates KIHR on the passage of his bill extending the availability of unspent state funds for unfinished local infrastructure projects. Johnson also discusses the possibility of carbon...

March 6, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, rails against proposed capital gains and carbon taxes, saying the carbon proposal would be harmful to the economy and ineffective at reducing carbon, and discusses the funding...

Feb. 20, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, laments the glut of frivolous legislation that contributed to the record number of House bills introduced in 2018 and provides Kevin Malcolm of KLCK an update on...

Feb. 15, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, updates KIHR on the status of the Long-Term Care Trust Act, his bill helping local governments hold onto state funds for infrastructure projects and another bill granting...

Feb. 6, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, tells Lance Tormey and Dave Ettl of KIT about his bill proposing the creation of a fund for individual long-term care needs, another bill allowing local governments...

Feb. 6, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, discusses his bill to help three hospitals in Washington with funding from the state. Johnson also talks about his long term care bill.

Feb. 2, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, discusses a number of his bills, including a bill subsidizing low-volume rural hospitals with high percentages of Medicare and Medicaid patients and another bill allowing local governments...

Feb. 1, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson discusses the Long-Term Care Trust Act.

Jan. 31, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, discusses a bill he’s co-sponsoring and calling the “Long Term Care Trust Act,” which exacts a payroll tax that would make available up to $100 per day...

Jan. 26, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, talks about capital budget projects coming to the 14th District and the impact of the recently passed legislation addressing the Hirst Supreme Court decision. Johnson also discusses...

Jan. 23, 2018