Hearings set on three initiatives
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers Feb. 22, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s updates from Olympia, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’ve had a big surprise in Olympia. After nearly two months of silence, our majority Democratic colleagues in the House and...
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Senate votes to make ‘The Evergreen State’ Washington’s official nickname
OLYMPIA – With a vote Tuesday afternoon, the state Senate declared Washington to be “The Evergreen State” and attempted once again to clear up an oversight that dates back 131 years. It’s the second try for Senate Bill 5595, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview. His bill passed the Senate...
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Wilson bill opens door to kit-built homes, one solution to housing shortage
Kit home. Credit: CC by 2.0/ Shellie Evans OLYMPIA – A bill eliminating hurdles for small kit-built homes won unanimous approval in the Senate Tuesday, offering a potential solution to Washington’s shortage of affordable housing. Senate Bill 5657, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, allows kit homes up to...
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Senate passes Wilson bill to ‘get the scoop on the poop’
OLYMPIA – A bill that aims to get a handle on Washington’s ‘forever chemical’ problem by launching a study of biosolids cleared the state Senate Monday. Senate Bill 6163, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, poses the question – what’s in the processed human waste we’re using to enhance the...
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Time for a victory dance – property tax hike is dead
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers Feb. 9, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s updates from Olympia, click here. I was proud to join the Senate Republican Caucus yesterday in a press conference highlighting the expected vote on Senate Bill 5770. But the vote...
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Senators denounce bill to raise property taxes – vote expected Thursday
OLYMPIA – The Washington Senate is poised to approve a bill Thursday that would allow the annual growth in property taxes to triple, flouting the will of Washington voters who approved a cap on property taxes in 2001. Republican senators say they plan to raise stiff opposition when the bill...
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Wilson EV bill catches fire in Legislature
OLYMPIA – Don’t get him wrong. Sen. Jeff Wilson, R-Longview, has nothing against electric vehicles. He drives his Chevy Bolt to the state Capitol every day when the Legislature is in session. But if he’s ever in an accident and the battery catches fire, or his car spontaneously combusts,...
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Senate votes to rename highway for slain State Patrol officer
Trooper Justin R. Schaffer. /Source: Washington State Patrol OLYMPIA – A bill renaming a segment of State Highway 6 for a State Patrol officer struck and killed by a fleeing robbery suspect near Chehalis has been approved by the state Senate. Senate Joint Memorial 8008 passed the Senate 48-0 last...
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Six-pack of initiatives is placed before Legislature
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers Jan. 30, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s updates from Olympia, click here. The big news in Olympia? It’s not what we’re doing, it’s what the people have already done. Six initiatives from the people have been certified by...
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