13th District legislators support community infrastructure investments

OLYMPIA — In the final week of the 2024 legislative session, 13th District lawmakers highlighted the passage of the state’s 2024 supplemental capital budget in a Tuesday announcement from the office of Sen. Judy Warnick, R-Moses Lake. The announcement said the budget makes critical community infrastructure investments around the state, funding things like parks, community centers, libraries and school construction. According to the announcement, Warnick, Rep. Tom Dent, R-Moses Lake, and Rep. Alex Ybarra, R-Quincy, worked to secure over $26 million in this year’s allocation for the district, which covers most of Grant, Lincoln and Kittitas counties. Major themes from the state’s investment focus on directing resources for school construction, boosting behavioral health facilities and addressing the state’s affordable housing challenges, the announcement stated.