Legislature

E-Newsletter: Is the Tiffany Hill Act in trouble?
February 28, 2020
February 28, 2020 Hello Friends and Neighbors, The Tiffany Hill Act received a very warm reception at its first stop in the House of Representatives, but there is now concern that the bill may hit a roadblock. Please read on for the details and how you can help. This legislative... Read More...
Wilson wins Senate approval for enhanced ‘business bill of rights’
February 19, 2020
OLYMPIA… For the second time in four years the state Senate has backed Sen. Lynda Wilson’s effort to help Washington employers keep clear of regulatory issues by improving how they interface with state-government agencies. Senate Bill 6408, approved today, is a sequel to Wilson’s 2017 legislation that created a “bill... Read More...
E-NEWSLETTER: An uprising at the Capitol
February 08, 2019
Hello, Friends and Neighbors! Today is Day 26 at the Capitol, meaning we are one-fourth of the way through our 105-day session. We’re also two weeks from the first deadline of the session, which is the “cutoff” for Senate policy committees to take action on Senate bills. It’s been a... Read More...
Wilson disappointed by partisan decline of 2018 legislative session
March 09, 2018
OLYMPIA… Sen. Lynda Wilson says the just-concluded legislative session got off to a promising start but ultimately went downhill in a partisan direction, complete with blatant sidestepping of the state constitution on high-profile budget and public-safety legislation. “We agreed on a fix to the Hirst situation pretty quickly, and I... Read More...
Area legislators welcome WSDOT inventory of bridge intel
December 11, 2017
Efforts to replace the outmoded I-5 bridge spanning the Columbia River took a key step forward last week when the state Department of Transportation (WSDOT) released a comprehensive inventory of bridge data. WSDOT was directed to conduct an inventory of existing data from previous efforts to replace the bridge as... Read More...
17th District lawmakers to hold town hall meeting Dec. 9
December 01, 2017
Residents of the 17th Legislative District will have a chance to learn more about the upcoming 2018 legislative session in Olympia and talk with their legislators by attending a district town hall meeting on Saturday, Dec. 9. The meeting, open to the public, will be held from 11 a.m. to... Read More...
Reps. Lynda Wilson and Paul Harris to host telephone town hall June 28
June 23, 2016
  Reps. Lynda Wilson, and Paul Harris, both R-Vancouver, will host a telephone town hall on Tuesday, June 28 from 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m. They invite all 17th Legislative District residents to join them for an hour-long community conversation on state legislative issues. To participate, residents can call (360)... Read More...