New law sponsored by Sen. Jeff Wilson ends glitch that prevented firearms donations, loans On hand for last week’s donation at the Cowlitz County Museum in Kelso are Hans Schaufus, holding a certificate of authenticity for his 1904 Remington rifle, Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, and museum director Joseph Govednik. OLYMPIA...

Legislature’s two-year experiment with weak, unenforceable laws against hard drugs brings death across the state, say members of Senate Freedom Caucus OLYMPIA – Washington state has become a national leader in drug-overdose deaths, according to new figures from the Centers for Disease Control in Atlanta, and senators say credit goes...

Bridge reopens ahead of schedule after four-day closure for major repairs Note: This e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers July 21, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here. Photo credit: Cacaphony/ CC 3.0   Great news for southwest Washington! The Lewis and Clark Bridge at Longview...

Inslee’s cap and trade program gives state the nation’s highest gas prices, yet governor blames oil companies Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, released the following statement Thursday, responding to Gov. Jay Inslee’s attack on Washington oil refiners at a morning news conference. The governor asserted that oil companies are “price-gouging” by...

I joined my 19th District seatmates, Reps. Jim Walsh and Joel McEntire, in this report about the 2023 session in Olympia. In case you missed it in the mail — you can read it here.        

Overtime session demonstrates majority’s ‘attitude problem’ on public safety Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, released the following statement regarding the Legislature’s upcoming special session, set for Tuesday to finish the job on a bill restoring penalties for possession of hard drugs. Lawmakers were unable to reach agreement during their regular legislative...

Longview senator’s measure enables loans, gifts or sales of firearms to museums for display purposes – eliminates a hitch in state law   Photo credit: “Guns at Lakhota Museum,” Rangilo Gujarati, licensed under Creative Commons 2.0 A bill from Sen. Jeff Wilson enabling firearms transfers to museums was signed into...

Washington State University will study a growing environmental concern A bill from Sen. Jeff Wilson that holds green energy to green standards was signed into law Thursday by Gov. Jay Inslee. Senate Bill 5287 turns the spotlight on wind turbines, and the environmental problem they leave behind. When a wind...

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...