Lynda Wilson

The Columbian, VancouverJuly 27, 2019 A law goes into effect Sunday intended to help address a problem that’s long plagued Southwest Washington: new residents who fail to register their out-of-state vehicles. In Washington, residents are required to obtain a driver’s license and register their vehicle within 30 days of moving...

Clark County legislator says change goes after well-known practice of licensing vehicles in other states VANCOUVER… Sen. Lynda Wilson says nothing irritates people in her Clark County legislative district more than seeing Oregon license plates on vehicles that reside at Washington addresses, and she’s hoping a law that takes effect...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! I appreciate that almost 100 people took 90 minutes out of this past Saturday to attend our town hall at WSU Vancouver. We covered a wide range of issues, and it was clear that some in the audience had very different opinions at times – but...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! My previous newsletter had focused on how this year’s session ended on time (barely) but with a ton of new taxes, most of which were rushed through in the final few days. That was frustrating enough. However, in the few weeks since coming home I’ve had...

Hello, Friends and Neighbors! This year’s legislative session ended late Sunday night, literally a few minutes before it would have gone into overtime. It’s great to be back home but disappointing to look at what happened in the final week of the session. While it had become apparent that tax...

(KPTV) – If you live in Oregon and you shop in Washington, you could see big changes coming to how the state handles sales tax exemptions. As it currently stands, Oregonians can show their drivers license and fill out a form at the point-of-sale to avoid paying the Washington sales...

Fluorescent pink is now an acceptable safety color for hunters to wear in the field. Earlier this month, the state House of Representatives passed a bill expanding orange clothing requirements for hunters to include fluorescent pink, according to a Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife news release. The state Senate...

Fashion choices will expand for Washington hunters this July with a goal of attracting more women. The state’s Mule Deer Foundation Chairwoman, Rachel Voss, said she knows plenty of young women excited about a new law to allow hunters to wear fluorescent pink rather than the traditional orange. Gov. Jay...

OLYMPIA…The Legislature today gave final approval to Sen. Lynda Wilson’s bill targeting unlawful out-of-state licensing of vehicles by Washington residents. Votes in the House of Representatives yesterday and the Senate today completed a remarkable run for Senate Bill 5362 that saw the legislation come off the sidelines and fly through...

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Hunters can now be pretty in pink. Governor Jay Inslee signed ESSB 5148 which expands the clothing requirements for hunters to include fluorescent pink, in addition to traditional orange. Fluorescent pink doesn’t blend in with anything that occurs in nature in a forest or field, so safety...