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An update from Rep. Leonard Christian: Gun bills, state revenue, and page program
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Thank you to all the folks who attended our 4th Legislative District town hall meeting on Saturday, March 18, at Center Place Event Center. Rep. Suzanne Schmidt and I enjoyed the opportunity to spend time back home and provide everyone with an update on the 2023 legislative session. We also received great feedback from constituents on the many important issues facing our region and state. For those who missed it, video of the event is available on ...
Democrats ‘gaslight’ those calling for police pursuit reform
Members of Legislature’s majority blame police, alleged ‘misinformation’ from Republicans for interest in rolling policy back to ‘reasonable suspicion’ standard OLYMPIA…Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, shared the following comments in response to accusations by a House Democrat that the public’s interest in reforming the current police pursuit law is a result of lies by law enforcement and Republicans. The claim was made this week during a virtual town hall held by the legislators of the 36th Legislative District. A similar ...
Sixteenth District state lawmakers to host virtual town hall Tuesday evening
OLYMPIA... Sen. Perry Dozier, R-Waitsburg, and Reps. Skyler Rude and Mark Klicker, both R-Walla Walla, will hold a “virtual” town hall meeting from 7 to 8 p.m. on Tuesday, March 28. The three lawmakers serve Washington’s 16th Legislative District, which comprises Walla Walla County and adjacent parts of Benton and Franklin counties. Tuesday’s meeting, held using the Zoom platform, will give constituents an opportunity to learn more about the 2023 legislative session. In addition to reviewing some of the bills that have ...
Newsmaker Interview: Shelly Short
The following Q&A appeared on the ShiftWA site, March 17, 2023. Senator Short: “The buck stops with the governor” for his failure to follow the law to provide an exemption to farmers on rising fuel prices. March 17, 2023 / Newsmaker Interview This week’s Newsmaker Interview is with Senator Shelly Short (R – Addy) who serves the 7th Legislative District (Northeast Washington from the Cascade Mountains to the Idaho border). After serving in the state House of Representatives for four terms, she joined the Washington ...
An update from Rep. Leonard Christian: Town hall this Saturday; Stopping bad bills
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This Saturday, March 18, at 10 a.m. Rep. Suzanne Schmidt and I will host another in-person town hall meeting at CenterPlace Event Center (2426 N. Discovery Place, Spokane Valley). Residents of the 4th District are welcome to join us for a discussion about the many issues we’ve been working hard on and other important topics in our region and state. We look forward to seeing you there! Anti-gun bills scheduled for public hearing on Thursday, March 23 in Senate committee A ...
Please join us for our 17th District Town Hall meetings this Saturday
I hope this short letter finds you well. Thank you again for allowing me to serve you. I wanted to let you know I will be joining my 17th District seatmates Sen. Lynda Wilson, R-Vancouver, and Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, for a pair of town-hall meetings to discuss the ongoing 2023 legislative session. 17th District Legislators Sen. Lynda Wilson, Rep. Paul Harris, and Rep. Kevin Waters It will be nice to take a short breather from committee meetings and voting and meet ...
Rep. Keith Goehner's Legislative Update: Virtual Town Hall on Thursday, bad legislation stopped, update on public safety issues
The legislative session is more than halfway complete. Last week was the “house of origin” cutoff. That means bills that have not passed out of the chamber where they originated are dead for the session, unless some extraordinary steps are taken or they are deemed necessary to implement the budget (NTIB). In the House, we are now holding public hearings on the Senate bills sent to us. We have until March 29, to vote them out of the policy committees ...
4th District Reps. Schmidt and Christian to host town hall at CenterPlace on Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m.
Fourth District State Representatives Suzanne Schmidt and Leonard Christian are inviting constituents to join them for a one-hour town hall meeting at CenterPlace in the Spokane Valley on Saturday, March 18 at 10 a.m. to provide an update on the 2023 legislative session and take questions from constituents. Anyone with questions prior to the town hall meeting can contact Rep. Schmidt's office at 360-786-7820 or Rep. Christian's office at 360-786-7984. ...
Will Olympia let police do their jobs?
Police pursuits and drug decriminalization are top issues in Olympia this season The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers March 13, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here. On the job as Senate Republican floor leader. Dear friends and neighbors, We’ve just finished an avalanche of business in Olympia. We’ve passed 280 bills in the Senate, most of them in the last two weeks. I’ve been in the thick of it, as Republican floor leader in the ...
Join Me for Town Halls
Friends and Neighbors, We're past the half-way mark of the 2023 legislative session, so there's a lot to discuss. I look forward to giving you an update on where things stand related to my work on your behalf for our district and larger issues facing our state like housing, transportation, public safety and more. Please join me at any of my upcoming in-person town halls around the 31st District. Feel free to share this message with your neighbors. If you have any ...
An update from Rep. Leonard Christian: Good & Bad bills
Dear Friends and Neighbors, This week, the House passed a pair of unconstitutional anti-firearm bills: House Bill 1143 would impose training, permitting, and waiting period requirements on gun owners and firearm dealers with large fines and possible jail time.House Bill 1240 would outlaw the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any so-called “assault weapon” with an emergency clause to go into effect once signed. When I joined the U.S. Air Force on July 3, 1984, I swore an oath to ...
Legislators from the 17th District to host town hall meetings in Camas, Stevenson
Sen. Lynda Wilson, Rep. Paul Harris, both R-Vancouver, and Rep. Kevin Waters, R-Stevenson, are inviting constituents in the 17th District to join them for a pair of town-hall meetings to discuss the ongoing 2023 legislative session. “There’s a lot of news to share from the first half of the session, and a lot of new people to meet because the boundaries of the district recently changed,” said Wilson. “I appreciate it so much when our constituents take time to come and ...
Catalytic converter theft in WA state is organized crime, so let’s treat it that way
Note: The following op-ed appeared in the Tri-City Herald March 5, 2023. As the Washington Legislature debated the catalytic converter bill last session, someone parked this car across the street from my house in Longview. Within days, thieves had it up on blocks, the wheels were stripped and the catalytic converter was lopped off the tailpipe. It was as if someone was trying to send me a message – don’t give up on the bill. Courtesy photo by Sen. Jeff Wilson, ...
12th District representatives to hold Virtual Town Hall meeting Thursday, March 16, at 7 p.m.
Reps. Mike Steele, R-Chelan, and Keith Goehner, R-Dryden, are inviting 12th District citizens to join them for a virtual town hall meeting on Thursday, March 16, at 7 p.m. The lawmakers will be giving an update on the 2023 legislative session and taking live questions from participants. Constituents may submit written questions during the registration process. The remote town hall meeting will be conducted using the Zoom platform. Those who would like to take part in the hour-long event must pre-register in advance for the ...
As Legislature narrows down the issues, tragedy makes case for pursuit bill
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Chris Gildon’s subscribers March 3, 2023. To subscribe to Sen. Gildon’s e-newsletters, click here. Measure restoring police pursuits leads list of Olympia’s ‘good, interesting and controversial’ bills Dear friends and neighbors, We just completed the first half of the 2023 legislative session and have passed one of the major deadlines of the year. So, I’ll fill you in on just a few of the Good, Interesting, and Controversial bills from this session in a moment. ...
An update from Rep. Leonard Christian: Holding criminals accountable
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The Washington State House of Representatives is holding floor sessions all day (and most nights) and through the weekend during the eighth week of the legislative session. That’s because next Wednesday, March 8, is the last day to pass bills in the chamber (House or Senate) where they were introduced. Bills that don’t pass by this deadline are considered “dead” for the year. To view important deadlines for the 2023 session, click here. Holding criminals accountable Late Tuesday night on ...
Public safety, affordability and more
Greetings from Olympia, Things are really starting to pick up here in Olympia as this past Friday we reached a milestone called the fiscal committee cutoff. This is first of a few deadlines that narrows down what legislation may ultimately become law. The work in the Ways and Means Committee, of which I’m a member, will help shape what the state’s next two-year budget will look like. Now, we are spending the day and into the evenings voting on legislation on ...
An update from Rep. Leonard Christian: Police pursuit; Town hall meeting; Legislative successes
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Last Friday was policy cutoff – the deadline for policy bills to pass out of committee in the chamber where they were introduced. Any policy bills that were not voted out of committee by the end of business on Feb. 17 are considered “dead” for the year. Unfortunately, several good bills that would have improved public safety, recriminalized hard drugs, and reduced homelessness, did not advance by this deadline. Today, we have a similar deadline for fiscal ...
SRC On Air: Sen. Jeff Wilson on Town Hall on KEDO Radio in Longview
Sen. Wilson talks to KEDO Radio’s Mike Wallin about blue lights on tow trucks, making it easier to build kit homes, combating catalytic converter thefts, and funding for the Wahkiakum County Ferry. ...
Rep. Keith Goehner's Legislative Update: Town hall thank you, housing legislation and public safety
I want to thank everyone who participated in the Zoom Virtual Town Hall event Rep. Mike Steele and I held on Feb. 1. We had over 150 people online from all regions of the 12th District. It was good to hear from folks in the new part of the district and see people engaged in the legislative process. Constituent input is always welcome and encouraged. We have tentatively scheduled our next Virtual Town Hall for Thursday, March 16 at 7 ...