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Category Archives: Dean Takko
Legislature approves Legacy Biomass bill
OLYMPIA – Rural jobs and environmental quality will both be furthered under a bill approved on Tuesday by the Washington State House of Representatives. Under Senate Bill 5575, regulations set under Initiative 937 will be softened to include new sources … Continue reading
Takko garners widespread House support for bill defending gun ranges: Longview legislator says shooting areas are important for safety reasons
OLYMPIA – Call it a Valentine for the safe-and-sane gun crowd. State Rep. Dean Takko has locked up vast support here in the state House for his legislation protecting sport-shooting ranges from litigious neighbor-come-latelies. Takko’s proposal, House Bill 1508, flew … Continue reading
Takko wins House nod for legislation helping Wahkiakum, other timber counties: Measure provides ‘sustainability and predictability’ for local communities
OLYMPIA – There’s an injustice in timber country. But wrongheaded and maddening as it is, it’s fixable. The thing is that year in and year out, Wahkiakum County and many other Washington counties scramble like mad to hack their way … Continue reading
House approves Takko’s measure helping Lions Clubs help vision-impaired: 19th District lawmaker makes colleagues see the light on bill backing charitable donations
OLYMPIA – Eighty-seven years ago, way back in 1925, Helen Keller delivered a stirring, inspiring keynote address at the Lions International convention. Among the points Keller hammered home that day, she challenged Lions “to become Knights of the Blind in … Continue reading
Bill balancing watershed-stewardship and agriculture heads to governor’s desk
Takko’s measure is aimed at resolving disputes before disputants become litigants OLYMPIA – Balance in the way Washington’s public law protects watersheds, preserves agricultural lands, and promotes farming – that’s precisely what state Rep. Dean Takko is seeking in legislation … Continue reading
