Curtis King

Senate transportation-committee leaders today introduced a bipartisan 2016 supplemental transportation budget that will direct a modest amount of new funding toward road preservation and safety projects. The plan, which would adjust the 2015-17 transportation budget adopted this past year, would lift total spending for the biennium to $8.6 billion. “The...

Today the Senate unanimously approved Sen. Curtis King’s bill that would provide a new avenue for minority-owned contracting companies to work with state transportation leaders on issues that affect their businesses. “I was approached by minority-owned business leaders who had become frustrated with the Department of Transportation. These leaders were...

Sen. Curtis King, R-Yakima, today made this statement clarifying his role as Senate Transportation Committee chair and the Senate’s decision Friday to reject the appointment of state transportation secretary Lynn Peterson: “Today the governor claimed the rejection of former-Secretary Peterson came as a great shock to him. He must be...

  Photo Caption: Sen. Curtis King (right) receives an award from George Caan, Executive Director of the Washington Public Utility Districts Association. The Washington Public Utility Districts Association honored King for his leadership in passage of a bill signed last July by Gov. Jay Inslee last April that allows public...

The 2016 legislative session began Monday, Jan. 11. Lawmakers have 60 days to meet during this “short” session. Click here to read my update on issues in Olympia.

After years of discussion, statewide listening tours and heated negotiations, the Legislature passed the final bills that make up the new $16 billion transportation package with a broad bipartisan vote today. The suite of 14 reform and revenue bills now headed to Gov. Jay Inslee for his signature will provide over...

For months, the plan has been for the Legislature to adjourn on Sunday, April 26. While those of us in the Senate have done everything possible to finish on time, I am disappointed to report that the Legislature is adjourning two days early and a special session has already been...

Sen. Curtis King invites residents of the 14th Legislative District to participate in an upcoming telephone town hall. The interactive forum allows people to ask questions, participate in instant polls or simply listen to the conversation through either their telephone or computer. The community conversation will take place Thursday, March...

Two days after the Senate passed a $15 billion transportation package, its transportation-committee chair is crediting the people of Washington for the cost-saving reforms that set the package apart from anything the Legislature has passed. “The bills we have laid at the doorstep of the House of Representatives, with broad...