E-Newsletter: The pandemic and the state budget Hello Friends and Neighbors, There comes a point where legislators who are up for re-election are subject to certain limits on official communications, and it’s now right around the corner – so because I’ll be on the ballot in November, this will be my final e-newsletter until after the general... Read More...

STATEMENT: Republican senators disappointed by abrupt end to business-recovery task force OLYMPIA…Sen. Lynda Wilson and Sen. John Braun made this comment today after Gov. Jay Inslee’s office abruptly disbanded the Business Recovery Legislative Task Force after only five meetings since April 17. The group comprised two legislators from each of the Legislature’s four caucuses. “The sudden demise of the Legislative Task... Read More...

E-Newsletter: A light at the end of the tunnel? Hello Friends and Neighbors, Statistics related to the COVID-19 outbreak in our state are easy to come by from the news media and government websites (our state’s one-stop site is coronavirus.wa.gov), so I won’t focus on them here – except to say that I’m thankful the counts are as low... Read More...

Letter to Governor Inslee, April 17, 2020 — Put priority on testing for COVID-19 antibodies Letter to Governor — Priority on testing for antibodies — April 17, 2020 Read More...

Governor signs Wilson bill to end state tax on menstrual products OLYMPIA… Sen. Lynda Wilson’s bill to end the tax on menstrual products received the governor’s signature today, surviving a round of last-minute vetoes brought on by state government’s response to the coronavirus pandemic. “This tax reduction will save women in Washington more than 3 million dollars per year,” said Wilson,... Read More...

On the Air: Lawmakers, sheriffs push to have gun shops deemed “essential” under stay-home order KOMO-TV, Seattle OLYMPIA, Wash. — Governor Jay Inslee’s office says gun shops and gun ranges are not essential businesses under his ‘Stay Home, Stay Healthy’ order, which was extended Thursday to May. But some gun shops and ranges are still open for business… State Sen. Lynda Wilson is one of... Read More...

Governor signs Tiffany Hill Act Law named for Clark County mother offers high-tech help to domestic-violence victims OLYMPIA… The Tiffany Hill Act was signed this afternoon in a ceremony at the Capitol, capping a three-year effort by Sen. Lynda Wilson to give domestic-violence victims access to technology that can help protect them from further abuse.... Read More...

Firearms dealers are ‘essential’ to public safety, governor told VANCOUVER… It’s a mistake for licensed firearms dealers across Washington to be forcibly closed while the governor’s open-ended March 23 stay-at-home order is in place, Sen. Lynda Wilson says. Today she delivered letters to Gov. Jay Inslee from state lawmakers and law-enforcement leaders explaining why convenient access to firearms and... Read More...

Wilson bill to end state tax on menstrual products passes Legislature OLYMPIA… The largest tax cut of the 2020 legislative session belongs to Sen. Lynda Wilson now that her bill to end the tax on menstrual products is headed to the governor’s desk. Senate Bill 5147 was approved on a 95-2 vote by the House of Representatives this afternoon, following its... Read More...