11/28/2023... When the Legislature convenes, lawmakers will work to write a supplemental budget. More money than usual is on the table. Senator Lynda Wilson is focused on affordability, energy prices, public safety, and recovery from COVID learning loss....
10/9/2023... Recent cases of children overdosing on their parents’ fentanyl has Senator Lynda Wilson again pushing her bill to strengthen the penalties for childhood fentanyl exposure.
10/4/2023… Sen. Lynda Wilson talks to Lars Larson about her bill that would toughen up the law on endangerment with dangerous drugs like fentanyl. Putting a child at risk with these drugs could result in a felony charge under the legislation.
Sen. Lynda Wilson talks to Lars Larson about legislation form Senate Republicans that would allow workers to opt out of the mandatory long-term care tax with no need for proof of other coverage.
OLYMPIA… Several of Washington’s Senate Republicans say the next time legislators are in session, they’ll try again to give workers an opportunity to opt out of the mandatory long-term care tax that began cutting into paychecks July 1. “Workers around our state are...
Senator Wilson talks about her personal cancer diagnosis, the latest legislative session, bills she’s been working on, and why cancer screening and research is so vitally important. https://open.spotify.com/episode/4IG8SSF1B1lLBi1qk4QDjM?si=4f32dc1ebc1f4c34
No new tax increases in Washington’s state budgets, but some of the spending causes many Republican legislators to balk. Tracy Ellis has more on the budgets approved by the legislature.
Sen. Lynda Wilson talks to Lars Larson about a Democrat proposal to raise property taxes, the removal of the death penalty from state law, and the bill that would ban some firearms.
At least 20 state Senate Democrats are now pushing a significant property tax increase. Kimberly Wirtz reports.
Women state senators say banning specific firearms won’t make Washington safer. Kimberly Wirtz reports.
Sen. Lynda Wilson talks to Lars Larson about the State Supreme Court ruling that the income tax on capital gains passed by Democrats in the Legislature is constitutional.
Senate and House Republican leaders gather for their weekly media availability. They discuss budgets, housing, hard drug possession, hospital safety nets, education, 2nd Amendment rights and more. https://youtu.be/LYrbPbKj9T8
