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E-Newsletter: A light at the end of the tunnel?
May 05, 2020
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...
Governor signs Wilson bill to end state tax on menstrual products
April 03, 2020
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...
Governor signs Tiffany Hill Act
April 02, 2020
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
March 27, 2020
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...
Tiffany Hill Act wins final approval from Legislature
March 09, 2020
OLYMPIA… Another unanimous vote by the state Senate this afternoon brought the final approval of the Tiffany Hill Act. Named for the 35-year-old mother of three who was murdered by her estranged husband Nov. 26 in Clark County, the law created by Senate Bill 5149 will promote the real-time electronic... Read More...
In the News: Washington House unanimously approves Tiffany Hill Act
March 05, 2020
The Columbian, Vancouver A bill to provide electronic monitoring and real-time victim notification is close to becoming state law, three months after a Vancouver woman was killed by her estranged husband. The Washington House voted 96-0 Wednesday to approve Senate Bill 5149, named “The Tiffany Hill Act.” The former Marine sergeant... Read More...