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...
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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
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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,...
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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...
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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....
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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...
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E-Newsletter: New rule to stop spread of COVID-19: “Stay Home, Stay Healthy”
Hello Friends and Neighbors, Well, it’s come to this: the first part of the “Stay Home, Stay Healthy” proclamation made by the governor late yesterday afternoon immediately required every Washington resident to stay home unless he or she is engaged in an “essential” activity — buying food or medicine, a...
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E-Newsletter: Resources related to COVID-19 outbreak
Hello Friends and Neighbors, You’re likely being reminded of the COVID-19 outbreak at every turn, as I am. Many in our state are mourning the loss of loved ones, including here in Clark County — where, sadly, the four confirmed cases of the virus have led to three deaths. I’m...
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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...
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Tiffany Hill Act wins final approval from Legislature
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...
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