Sen. MacEwen holds town hall call to discuss session

State Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, had a telephone town hall Feb. 22 for 35th District constituents.

MacEwen was eager to have a live community conversation and said the town hall calls were “an effective way” to communicate.

He told callers the short legislative session, which ends March 7, “is down to the wire,” but should end on time.

MacEwen was eager to talk about the six public initiatives that garnered enough signatures to be certified by the Secretary of State.

The six initiatives are:

■ I-2109 Repeals the state’s capital gains tax.

■ I-2111 Prohibits the state, counties, cities, and...