by Erik Smith | May 22, 2025 | Uncategorized
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers May 22, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, We’ve just seen the final act of this year’s legislative session – and boy, was it a letdown....
by Erik Smith | May 19, 2025 | Uncategorized
Biosolids applied to a pumpkin field. /Credit: CC-by-3.0/Red58bill OLYMPIA – A bill launching a testing program for potential PFAS contamination in Washington’s food supply was signed Saturday by Gov. Bob Ferguson. Senate Bill 5033, sponsored by Sen. Jeff Wilson,...
by Erik Smith | May 12, 2025 | Uncategorized
OLYMPIA – Bills prompted by the exponential growth of wolf populations in Northeastern Washington and the related increase in predation have been signed into law by Gov. Bob Ferguson. The bills, sponsored by Sen. Shelly Short, continue funding for a wildlife...
by Erik Smith | May 9, 2025 | Uncategorized
Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Jeff Wilson’s subscribers May 9, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Wilson’s e-newsletters, click here. We adjourned our session April 27, and maybe the best thing we can say about it is that it is done. Now...
by kimberlywirtz | May 7, 2025 | Uncategorized
OLYMPIA… Senate Republican Leader John Braun, R-Centralia, issued the following statement today in response to escalating violence and harassment during protests at the University of Washington: “The events unfolding at the University of Washington have crossed every...