Sen. Jim McCune on an initiative that would ban income taxes
I-2111 would enact a ban that would prohibit any level of government from imposing an income tax on the people. Voters have overwhelmingly rejected an income tax 11 times.
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McCune’s ‘Understanding the Pledge’ bill receives committee hearing
On Thursday, January 25, the Senate Early Learning and K-12 Education Committee held a hearing on SB-6205, Sen. Jim McCune’s measure to require school districts to offer instruction in the meaning and history of the Pledge of Allegiance. “This is a bill that was brought to me by some very bright...
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Sen Jim McCune on initiative to restore police pursuits
Democrats changed state law in 2021 to limit the ability of police to pursue suspects. It’s forced officers to watch lawbreakers drive away and emboldened criminals to commit crimes like car theft. After the Legislature passed a relatively weak fix in 2023, more than 434,000 people signed petitions in support...
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McCune’s pot-shop protection bill would address wave of violent crime at Washington cannabis retailers
State Sen. Jim McCune says it’s past time for the Legislature to address one of the more blatant signs of the escalating lawlessness in Washington: the growing epidemic of costly and even deadly crimes at marijuana retailers. The Pierce County lawmaker has introduced a measure intended to protect the state’s...
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SPECIAL ALERT: Inslee’s Pain in the Gas
Gas prices are up 32% since Legislative Democrats and Governor Inslee enacted new taxes this year. While the rest of the country has seen gas prices come down in recent months, Washington drivers have seen the cost of gas skyrocket. According to AAA, our state’s $5.12 per gallon is $1.29 per gallon...
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Washington state becomes national leader – in overdose deaths
Legislature’s two-year experiment with weak, unenforceable laws against hard drugs brings death across the state, say members of Senate Freedom Caucus OLYMPIA – Washington state has become a national leader in drug-overdose deaths, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and senators say credit goes...
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McCune’s votes ‘no’ on ‘inadequate’ police pursuit bill
Pierce County lawmaker says majority Democrats failed the public by rejecting sensible amendments Today, state Sen. Jim McCune voted against a compromise police-pursuit bill, after Democrats rejected three amendments the senator says would have added teeth to the bill and restored a measure of law and order to the state’s...
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McCune’s ‘Truth in Salmon Labeling’ bill receives hearing
Common-sense proposal would protect consumers by making it illegal to mislabel salmon sold to the public On Monday, state Sen. Jim McCune told the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources and Parks Committee that there is something fishy about the way some salmon is sold to the public. Testifying on Senate...
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McCune introduces trio of bills to create a Parents’ Bill of Rights in Senate
Pierce County senator’s proposal would recognize fundamental right of parents, guardians to raise their children and determine what’s best for their education On Wednesday, state Sen. Jim McCune introduced legislation that would recognize the fundamental rights of parents to direct the upbringing and education of their children. The “Parents Bill...
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