The Weekly Roundup | Monday, April 20 - Friday, April 24

Town Hall Events:

Rescheduled and upcoming town hall events:

Join Sen. Phil Fortunato for one of his upcoming town hall meetings. The Edgewood and Bonney Lake events have been rescheduled, while the Buckley and Orting meetings will take place as originally planned:

Edgewood: Monday, April 27 | 6–8 p.m. | Edgewood City Hall, 10440 Dom Calata Way E.

Bonney Lake: Thursday, April 30 | 6–8 p.m. | Bonney Lake Senior Center, 19304 Bonney Lake Blvd. E.

Buckley: Tuesday, April 28 | 6–8 p.m. | Buckley Hall, 127 N. River Road, Suite 117

Orting: Wednesday, April 29 | 6–8 p.m. | City of Orting Multi-Purpose Center, 202 Washington Ave. S.

Newsletters:

Friction on display at Fish and Wildlife Commission meeting

Updated town hall schedule: Sen. Phil Fortunato

Opinion editorials:

Fixing the hidden clogs in our justice system (Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, The Everett Herald)

The high cost of Olympia’s hidden utility tax (Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, The Chronicle)

Social Media: 

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BOMBSHELL Income Tax Collusion Report

$1,170,000,000.00 still missing

Gov. Ferguson signs dangerous homeless bill into law (HB 2266)

Elephant in the Dome Podcast on gas prices

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Sen. Phil Fortunato explains the court challenges to the income tax and anti-sheriff bills (SB 6346 & SB 5974)

Podcasts:

Investigating DCYF: Oversight and accountability for Washington’s children on The Elephant in the Dome Podcast

The high cost of gas and energy: The Elephant in the Dome Podcast with Senator John Braun

Press Releases:

MacEwen calls for special session to confront ‘Made-in-Olympia’ energy crisis and demand ratepayer relief

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Sen. Keith Wagoner, R-Sedro-Woolley, on fixing breakdowns in Washington’s justice system:

“When we talk about public safety, it’s not enough to focus only on hiring and retaining law enforcement — important as that is. The job isn’t done when an arrest is made. If a case sits for months or even years because of delays in forensic testing or overwhelmed courts, justice hasn’t been served.

"We are seeing serious gaps in the system, from a backlog of thousands of toxicology cases to courtrooms stretched beyond capacity, and those delays have real-world consequences. In some cases, individuals remain on the road or in the community without proper accountability simply because the system hasn’t kept up.

"That puts families at risk and undermines confidence in our justice system. The reforms we passed are about addressing those underlying problems, expanding testing capacity, adding judicial resources, and making sure the system can keep pace, so we can deliver timely, fair outcomes and truly protect the people of Washington.”