Jim McCune

Sen. McCune’s legislation (SB 6205) came for Eatonville Middle School students.

Republished in the Walla Walla Union-Bulletin Contrary to commonly held belief, public classrooms throughout Washington are expected to recite the Pledge of Allegiance each day. The Revised Code of Washington (28A.230.140) calls for “appropriate flag exercises to be held in each classroom at the beginning of the school day …...

OLYMPIA – The Washington Senate is poised to approve a bill Thursday that would allow the annual growth in property taxes to triple, flouting the will of Washington voters who approved a cap on property taxes in 2001. Republican senators say they plan to raise stiff opposition when the bill...

Source ONE News staff | Feb 7, 2024 A contentious bill that could see property taxes in Washington state rise significantly is set to go before the Senate this Thursday, sparking concern and opposition across the political spectrum. Senate Bill 5770, if passed, would mark a significant shift in the state’s...

The Washington Senate is poised to approve a bill Thursday that would allow the annual growth in property taxes to triple, flouting the will of Washington voters who approved a cap on property taxes in 2001. Republican senators say they plan to raise stiff opposition when the bill comes to...

Today the Senate voted 49-0 to approve state Sen. Jim McCune’s bill to increase the penalty for those who use a vehicle to rob a cannabis retailer. The measure’s passage in the Senate comes at a time when the state’s 1,000-plus cannabis shops are seeing a growing epidemic of costly...

‘Crash and grab’ robberies, where criminals use stolen cars to smash into pot shops and steal what they can, would be a more serious crime under a bill moving through the state legislature. Tracy Ellis reports.  

Today the Legislature will reach an important deadline; it is the last day for Senate fiscal committees (Ways and Means; Transportation) to vote on Senate bills. Last Wednesday was the last day Senate policy committees could vote on Senate bills. These deadlines, or cutoffs as we refer to them, are...

Guest Editorial by Sen. Jim McCune | Tacoma News Tribune | Feb. 1, 2024 They call themselves “Kia Boys.” Young, mostly male, inspired by social media attention and lax police pursuit laws, they have brought chaos and destruction to our roads and retailers. A man who is allegedly one of...