Curtis King

REAL ID compliance legislation sailed through the Senate this morning on a 45 to 4 bipartisan vote. The chair of the Senate Transportation Committee, Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, sponsored SB 5008 to bring Washington State into compliance with the federal requirements of the 2005 REAL ID Act. The bill requires...

OLYMPIA… Alyssa Simmons, an 11th-grade homeschooled student from Goldendale, was sponsored by Sen. King to spend a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate in Olympia. Alyssa was one of 15 students who served as Senate pages for the first week of the 2017 legislative session. “Alyssa...

OLYMPIA—In a bipartisan bill announced by the two chairs of the Washington legislature’s transportation committees, Sen. Curtis King and Rep. Judy Clibborn say that they have arrived at an equitable solution to the state’s need to comply with the federal mandates of the REAL ID Act of 2005. King, R-Yakima,...

BENTON CITY – State Sen. Curtis King, Acting Secretary of Transportation Roger Millar and Benton City Mayor Linda Lehman celebrated with residents today, Monday, June 13, the opening of a new roundabout along Interstate 82 in Benton City. The roundabout is the first of many Connecting Washington projects to be completed, bringing...

In my report following the end of the legislative session, I discuss the governor’s decision to veto sections of the bipartisan budget update and the ceremony I attended to honor Klickitat County Sheriff’s Deputy Michael J. McNabb, who was killed in the line of duty 30 years ago on State Route 14. Read my...

It took an additional 20 days for the Democrats in the House of Representatives to drop their pursuit of new taxes and agree to an operating-budget update that was restrained in its spending, contained no new taxes and balanced over four years, as state law requires. In my latest update...

Three University of Washington Bothell students served as legislative interns during the session in Olympia, taking the ultimate civics class with a behind-the-scenes look at politics. Winter classes for Cody Thorne, Andy Tran and Claira Rolfson were held in the state capital where the interns performed meaningful work for lawmakers...

Maili Wells, a sophomore from Prosser High School, recently spent a week working as a page for the Washington State Senate at the Capitol in Olympia. Maili was one of 29 students who served as Senate pages for the eighth week of the 2016 legislative session. She was sponsored by...

Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, today made this statement regarding the governor’s Thursday-night vetoes of 27 Senate bills, including Senate Bill 6606:  “It is mind-boggling that our state’s chief executive officer thinks the random sacrifice of Senate bills is the best way to motivate the House of Representatives and Senate to...