Legislators give session wrap-up

8th District Reps. Travis Couture and Dan Griffey, both Republicans from Allyn, and state Sen. Drew MacEwen, R-Shelton, discussed the legislative session that ended March 7 at a breakfast hosted by the Shelton-Mason County Chamber of Commerce.

At the April 5 event, at the Shelton Civic Center, Chamber President and CEO Diedre Peterson thanked the representatives for being “cognizant of the needs of our businesses and our communities.”

MacEwen opened the wrap-up, saying it was a “contentious” session.

The passage of HB 1589 “will affect the future of our state,” he said.

The bill prohibits lar...