February 06, 2025

Taking aim against sea lion predation

Note: This e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Wilson’s subscribers Feb. 6, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Sometime very soon, we will hear the barking of sea lions as they return to the waterways of Southwest Washington to turn our salmon into a...
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February 05, 2025

Senate passes Wilson bill to make ‘Evergreen State’ nickname official

  Sen. Jeff Wilson speaks on the Senate floor Wednesday. To see video, click here. OLYMPIA – For the third year in a row, the Washington Senate voted Wednesday to correct a 132-year oversight and declare Washington to be “the Evergreen State.” Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, said he hopes the...
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January 29, 2025

Wilson legislation clears way for kit homes, one solution to housing crisis

Kit home. Credit: CC by 2.0/ Shellie Evans OLYMPIA – A Longview senator says the state should eliminate hurdles to construction of kit homes that offer a promising solution to the state’s housing shortage. Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, has introduced a pair of bills for the 2025 legislative session to...
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January 17, 2025

New governor throws Olympia for a loop as 2025 session opens

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers Jan. 17, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s updates from Olympia, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Our 2025 legislative session got under way in Olympia Monday, and already it has a different feel. We have a budget shortfall...
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January 13, 2025

Jeff Wilson introduces 17 bills as he begins second term in Senate

OLYMPIA — Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, got a running start on his second term in the state Senate as he introduced 17 bills in advance of the 2025 legislative session that opened Monday in Olympia. Wilson says there are more to come. New proposals from Wilson this year include legislation...
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May 02, 2024

Baltimore bridge disaster prompts concerns about Longview crossing, Wilson says

Photo credit: Cacaphony/ CC 3.0 OLYMPIA – Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, says the destruction of Baltimore’s Key Bridge by an out-of-control container ship ought to raise concerns about Washington state’s aging river crossings, including Longview’s 95-year-old Lewis and Clark bridge. Wilson plans to introduce a bill for the 2025 legislative...
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May 01, 2024

Read my newsletter about the 2024 legislative session!

  Six initiatives from the people cast a long shadow over the Legislature this year. In case you missed it in the mail, here is my report about Olympia in 2024. Click here to read more!
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April 27, 2024

Natural gas phaseout will cost consumers billions – will we be next?

The following op-ed appeared in The (Longview) Daily News on April 27, 2024. By Sen. Jeff Wilson Remember that big run-up in gas prices last year when cap-and-trade took effect? Folks, we’re just getting started. This year your Legislature passed a law that builds upon Washington’s grand tradition of climate...
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April 23, 2024

Sen. Jeff Wilson to host town hall meeting in Longview Saturday, April 27

Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. OLYMPIA – Jeff Wilson, senator from Southwest Washington’s 19th Legislative District, will host a town hall in Longview Saturday, April 27. The meeting is from 10 a.m. to noon at the Lower Columbia College Student Center, 1600 Maple Street in Longview. The event is free and...
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