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Legislation to enable people to develop property that requires new water rights will be heard Monday by the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee. Senate Bill 6091, sponsored by Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, would allow property ...

Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, will chair the Senate Agriculture, Water, Natural Resources & Parks Committee when the Legislature convenes in January for the 2018 legislative session. Van De Wege will also serve on the Senate Ways & Means ...

Gov. Jay Inslee joined Sen. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, Rep. Steve Tharinger, D-Dungeness, and Rep. Mike Chapman, D-Port Angeles, in honoring the Neah Bay Red Devils today for their unparalleled excellence on the athletic field and in the classroom. ...

Last night I voted against Senate Bill 5239, a bill that would eliminate the role of local governments in determining whether water is legally available before a building permit for a home is issued. This change to the state’s arcane ...

State Rep. Kevin Van De Wege, D-Sequim, was sworn in today to represent the 41st Legislative District in the Senate. Van De Wege, a five-term state representative, is one of six new Democrats in the Senate. “Though my title has ...