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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

In reviewing highlights of the 2018 session, Rep. Norm Johnson, R-Yakima, calls the Legislature’s solution to the well water rights restrictions imposed by the Hirst Supreme Court decision “monumental,” reviews some...

March 2, 2018

Rep. Norm Johnson, R – Yakima, discusses tax revenue surplus, tax increases, proposed supplemental operational budget, and priorities in planning for the future.

Feb. 23, 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

The State House of Representatives paused from its business Monday to remember the men, women and children of Japanese ancestry who were sent to internment camps during World War II.

Feb. 19, 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, discusses his efforts to ensure the state of Washington is prepared in the event of a catastrophic emergency.

Feb. 9, 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