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House Republican Budget Leader Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, led the fight for Republicans Saturday during the more than nine-hour debate on the majority Democrats’ proposed budget. Couture and House Republicans orchestrated...
House Republicans fought hard Saturday night against the majority House Democrats’ supplemental operating budget, offering amendments and warning the plan raids pensions, drains reserves, and gambles on a new state income...
House Democrats released their supplemental budget proposal Sunday, which House Republican Budget Leader Rep. Travis Couture said shows they still haven’t learned from the deficits they created. “In the middle of...
State Reps. Travis Couture, Jim Walsh, and Matt Marshall issued a sharp warning Friday after House Democrats advanced a controversial plan that redirects billions from the Law Enforcement Officers’ and Firefighters’...
House Republican Budget Leader Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, blasts majority Democrats over House Bill 2034, exposing a massive “$4 billion cash grab” from state pension funds — money promised to Washington’s...
Suspending the law requiring a balanced budget is a dangerous cheat that hides the problem on paper — and dumps the cost on future taxpayers. Rep. Travis Couture’s statement on the...
Washingtonians are paying more for just about everything. Groceries cost more. Housing costs more. Gas and child care cost more. Yet, state government continues to spend more while delivering fewer results....
On KIRO Radio Seattle’s Morning News, Charlie Harger and Manda Factor talk with House Republican Budget Leader Rep. Travis Couture about his proposed “Affordability First’ budget framework as Washington faces a...
House Republican Budget Leader Travis Couture says Washington families and employers can’t afford more taxes — and he’s unveiled a plan he calls “Affordability First.” John Sattgast reports. Wash. House Republicans...
House Republican budget leader Rep. Travis Couture released a new budget framework Thursday aimed at helping working Washingtonians without raising taxes. The Affordability First Budget Plan calls for no new or...
