A view of Moses Lake from the west shore of the Peninsula. The Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District manages various aspects of the lake but is facing concerns about how its operations are funded. A locally-sponsored bill is working its way through the legislative process in Olympia, but may need adjustments.
March 8, 2023
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MOSES LAKE — A bill sponsored by Sen. Judy Warnick (R-Moses Lake) and intended to fix the Moses Lake Irrigation and Rehabilitation District’s current inability to assess, recently passed the state Senate but may have hit a snag as it goes on the state House of Representatives. “We may not have gotten it right,” said Warnick during a phone call early Wednesday from Olympia, where the state legislature is currently in session...