Sen. Brian Hatfield

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Term ends January 2009

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Olympia, WA 98504-0419
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Senator Brian Hatfield
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March 12, 2008

Trio of Hatfield bills pass Legislature; headed to Governor

OLYMPIA – As the adjournment of the 2008 Legislative session draws near, the Legislature is sending three bills sponsored by Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, to Governor Gregoire for her signature. more>>>


March 5, 2008

Hargrove, Hatfield applaud the passage of bill to reduce green house gas emissions, create green jobs in state

OLYMPIA — The Senate gave a green light to a bill limiting green house gases in Washington while at the same time creating a comprehensive jobs growth initiative to increase the number of green jobs to 25,000 by 2020. more>>>


March 4, 2008

Hatfield advances crab buyback bill

OLYMPIASen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, revived his plan to expand the authority of the Department of Fish and Wildlife to create a crab fishery license buy-back program with the passage of Senate Bill 6821, which was amended to include Hatfield’s original proposal. more>>>


March 4, 2008

House passes Hatfield bill to help contractors

OLYMPIA – Today the House of Representatives passed Senate Bill 6504 on a unanimous vote, the first bill from Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, to pass the House this session. more>>>


Feb. 21, 2008

19th district Legislators stand firmly against outrageous new license fees

OLYMPIA – “There has been a lot of coverage in the news this week about Senate Bill 6900, which your 19th district representatives STRONGLY OPPOSED. more>>>


Feb. 21, 2008

Hatfield helps pass tax break for working families

OLYMPIA – In the last vote before the cut-off deadline, the Senate passed Senate Bill 6809, by a vote of 32 to 16, which will provide working families with a tax break based on the Earned Income Tax Credit. Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, co-sponsored the measure. more>>>


Feb. 15, 2008

1:23 wrap with Sen. Brian Hatfield of Raymond on passage of his Local Farms-Healthy Kids bill. Mark Allen reports from Olympia. Full script (in Word Format)

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Feb. 15, 2008

Senators praise Weyerhaeuser Cosmopolis mill decision

OLYMPIA — In a huge victory for the citizens of Grays Harbor County and the entire Washington coastal region, Sen. Jim Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, and Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, expressed their unanimous support for the purchase of the Cosmopolis Pulp Mill by Evergreen Pulp of California and the Grays Harbor PUD. The announcement by Weyerhaeuser comes after more than a year of meetings and negotiations involving state lawmakers, community leaders and other potential buyers. more>>>


Feb. 15, 2008

2:00 wrap with Sen. Jim Hargrove of Puyallup, Sen. Brian Hatfield of Raymond and Sen. Tim Sheldon of Potlatch on the purchase of the Weyerhaeuser paper mill in Cosmopolis. Chase Gallagher reports from Olympia. Full script (in Word Format)

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Feb. 11, 2008

1:38 wrap with Sen. Brian Hatfield of Raymond on sustaining shellfish harvests. Chase Gallagher reports from Olympia. Full script (in Word Format)

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Feb. 11, 2008

Hatfield bill to expand buyback program advances in Senate

OLYMPIA – The Department of Fish and Wildlife’s authority to perform fishery license buyback programs, including for Dungeness crab, would be expanded with a new bill from Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, that is swiftly passing through the hurdles of the Senate. more>>>


Jan. 29, 2008

Smaller counties to boost economic development with Hatfield proposal

OLYMPIA – With small populations, Washington’s rural counties can’t count on the increase to their sales tax revenues like their larger counterparts. Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, aims to change that disparity with a new proposal designed to give an economic boost to 12 of Washington’s smaller counties. His proposal, Senate Bill 6476, was heard Tuesday in the Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development. more>>>


Jan. 28, 2008

1:16 wrap with Sen. Brian Hatfield of Raymond on local farms, healthy kids

Lead: Washington's schoolchildren may soon be eating healthier, thanks to local farmers. Chase Gallagher reports from Olympia. Full script in Word Format)

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Jan. 24, 2008

Hearing held on Hatfield’s Healthy Kids bill

OLYMPIA – The Senate Committee on Agriculture & Rural Economic Development heard public testimony today on Senate Bill 6483, known as the Local Farms, Healthy Kids bill, sponsored by Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond. Hatfield, who serves as Vice-Chair of the committee, noted the unlikely alliance that has coalesced around this bill. more>>>


Jan. 22, 2008

Local farmers to feed local schools under Hatfield proposal

OLYMPIA – For students in Washington’s schools, school lunch is about to become healthier and fresher thanks to a new proposal from Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond. His proposal, Senate Bill 6483, would provide a number of changes to the way local schools feed their students, as well as easing restrictions on local farmers. more>>>


Jan. 22, 2008

Hatfield seeks permit simplification at session’s start

OLYMPIASen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, is starting the new legislative session looking to establish a little more common sense in government with Senate Bill 6504, which streamlines the permitting process for storm water related construction projects. more>>>


Jan. 14, 2008

Hatfield sworn into Washington Senate

OLYMPIASen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, was sworn into the Washington State Senate on the first day of the 2008 legislative session. more>>>


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