Legislature’s big debate about public safety to continue when lawmakers return May 16 Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Wilson’s subscribers May 2, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here. So soon after we put Olympia in the rear-view mirror, the Washington Legislature is getting set...

Final budgets approved by Washington lawmakers as they prepared to adjourn their 2023 legislative session include $72 million for a railway-grade separation project in Aberdeen, and $111 million for other public works across Southwest Washington’s 19th Legislative District. Members of the Legislature passed transportation and capital budgets Saturday, a day...

OLYMPIA – A bill from Sen. Jeff Wilson that holds green energy to green standards cleared its last hurdle in the Legislature Monday. Senate Bill 5287 launches a study by Washington State University on the feasibility of recycling wind turbine blades once they have reached the end of their useful...

Emergency closure raises concern about 94-year-old structure Lewis and Clark Bridge, Longview. Credit: Cacophony/ CC 3.0 Sen. Jeff Wilson is calling for a legislative hearing on the condition and future of the Lewis and Clark bridge at Longview following its emergency closure this week to repair a fractured floor beam....

To see Sen. Wilson’s floor speech, click here.  Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, offered the following statement Saturday after passage in the Washington Senate of a bill banning rifles with magazines of ten rounds or more. House Bill 1240 passed the Senate 27-21, all Republicans voting no. The bill now returns...

New law allowing blue flashers is prompted by deaths of Longview-area tow operators Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, at Thursday’s bill-signing ceremony at the governor’s office, with members of the Towing and Recovery Association of Washington and their families.   OLYMPIA – A bill signed into law Thursday will send a...

Senators remember Alamo, face overwhelming odds, prepare to defend U.S. Constitution OLYMPIA – As the Washington Senate readies for debate on Democrat-sponsored bills imposing severe new restrictions on gun ownership statewide, members of the Senate Freedom Caucus vow a last-ditch defense of Second Amendment rights. “Right now in the Washington...

House passes bill prompted by tragic deaths of Longview-area tow-truck operators OLYMPIA – Sen. Jeff Wilson’s two-year effort to reduce hazards at roadside accident scenes has landed on the governor’s desk, following unanimous votes in the House and Senate. Senate Bill 5023, sponsored by Wilson, R-Longview, would allow tow-truck operators...

People lose, government wins in income tax decision Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Wilson’s subscribers March 29, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here.   Dear friends and neighbors, In this e-newsletter, I’m going to tell you about the most shocking development in Washington politics...