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House Republicans tried to stop Senate Bill 5925 but were outnumbered. In a feirce debate Wednesday night, Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, sounded the alarm over the dramatic expansion of the AG’s...
Out of options and running out of time, Reps. Travis Couture and Joshua Penner are calling on Democrats to bring an emergency fix to the Keeping Families Together Act to the...
During Monday’s House Appropriations Committee, Ranking Republican, Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, took an uncompromising stand against a bill he described as state-sponsored kidnapping. Senate Bill 6184 would let youth shelters and...
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...
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’...
Washington’s child care system is hemorrhaging taxpayer money due to a complete lack of financial controls and oversight. The State Auditor’s Office (SAO) recently revealed it could not conduct full audits...
With less than a week before the start of the 2026 session, Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, is building support for his bill to fix the unintended consequences of Washington’s Keeping Families...
Reps. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, and April Connors, R-Kennewick, are calling for stronger oversight and accountability of nonprofit organizations that receive state funding following a whistleblower report alleging potential fraud, favoritism, and...
In the wake of this week’s break-in and vandalism at the State Capitol Legislative Building, Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, joined KING 5 to stress the need to restore $3 million for...
Rep. Travis Couture, R-Allyn, joins KING 5 to detail the dramatic and concerning increase in deaths and near deaths in children under the supervision of the Washington State Department of Children,...
