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Kennewick reviews draft 2026 state legislative agenda, targets three local project requests
Summary
City lobbyist Brianna Murray outlined the short 2026 legislative session, state budget pressures, Association of Washington Cities priorities and three Kennewick funding requests: $90,000 for asbestos abatement at the Activity Center, $300,000 toward Toyota Center HVAC and $300,000 to study at-grade rail solutions downtown.
Kennewick City Council heard a presentation Oct. 28 on a draft 2026 state legislative agenda that emphasizes a narrow set of city priorities for the short, 60-day session beginning Jan. 12 and ending March 12, 2026.
Brianna Murray, a state lobbyist and partner with Gordon Thomas Honeywell Government Relations, told the council the 2026 session is the second year of Washington’s biennial cycle and will be compact. "It is a short 60-day legislative session that will begin on January 12 and is scheduled to end on March 12," Murray said, and she urged the council to keep requests focused given limited legislative bandwidth and a constrained state budget.
Murray highlighted a projected state revenue shortfall—roughly $450 million lower…
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