'Ultimately, I want to find cost savings for the state and streamline the permit process for the private sector,' says Orcutt Having spent nearly 20 years in natural resources management...
'Let's go into this with full information, not blindly or with political motivation,' says Orcutt Calling it “penny-wise and pound-foolish,” 18th District lawmakers today expressed frustration over what they view...
'When we get our unemployed back to work, revenue will return to the state,' says Orcutt Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, ranking Republican on the House Finance Committee and member of the...
'Before we talk of tax increases we need to talk about downsizing government,' says Alexander 'You can't take more from people who have less,' says Orcutt House Republican budget leaders...
'The governor needs to do more than shed a few state jobs, she needs to shed state regulations,' says Orcutt. 'Regulations that are leading to more and more people being unemployed.'...
'We must align our budget with our revenue, not our revenue with our budget,' says Orcutt Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, member of the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, and...
“They are trying to implement something that the Legislature specifically said 'no' to, which is either a negligent oversight or a gross abuse of power,” says Orcutt Rep. Ed Orcutt,...
Rep. Ed Orcutt, R-Kalama, member of the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council, and ranking Republican on the House Finance Committee, released the following statement after today's updated Washington state revenue...
Editorial in The Olympian: 'Alexander's proposal makes sense – and therefore will likely be rejected out-of-hand by Democrat budget writers.' The House Ways and Means Committee held a work session...
'We're throwing in the towel if we think the solution is a bailout by the taxpayers,' says Orcutt Rep. Ed Orcutt, the ranking Republican on the House Finance Committee and...
