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Four area legislators are scheduled to participate in the next “Virtual Legislative Briefing” hosted by the Washington Chamber of Commerce this Saturday. This will be the chamber’s second of four legislative forums conducted via Zoom to provide Washington County residents the opportunity to share their views with state lawmakers. The event from 10 a.m. to noon will feature District 39 Senator Kevin Kinney (D) of Oxford, District 42 Senator Jeff Reichman (R) of Montrose, District 78 Representative Jarad Klein (R) of Keota, and District 84 Representative Joe Mitchell (R) of Wayland. After...

State House District 84 Representative Joe Mitchell (R) of Wayland is upholding his stance against the school voucher system proposed for students in underperforming public schools that has passed the Senate and now sits in the House Education Committee. Senate File 159 follows what Governor Kim Reynolds set out in her condition of the state address to establish a “student first scholarship program” for those attending schools rated as needing comprehensive support under the federal Every Student Succeeds Act, and creates a charter school system for groups to apply to form their own schoo...

Rep. Mitchell Talks House COVID-19, Jean Rules

Halcyon House Washington Page (2/6/2021) Rep. Joe Mitchell

Steve Thornton When the air tankers arrived — two S-4s out of Ramona, and B-4s out of Hemet, in Riverside County — Crandall asked them if they could hit the head of the fire with Phos-check. "No way. We can't even see the flames for all the smoke." Imagine a wildfire driven by winds gusting at 80 miles per hour is racing toward your house east of Alpine. In the predawn darkness, you can see the red-orange glow of the inferno over a small rise to the east. Telephone poles in that direction have already burned, leaving you without power or phone. Not knowing whether to stay put or evacuate,...