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Statement from Sen. Tim Sheldon on the pending release of Gary Cherry 8/7/2009
OLYMPIA – “Today I’m calling on Gov. Gregoire to intervene in the case of Gary Cherry. After being convicted of rape in three separate cases, he admitted to raping 18 other women, and is now under some of the strictest supervision the state can place on someone.
“Now the state says that Cherry has completed his treatment, and they’re planning to release him unconditionally – no GPS monitoring, no chaperone when outside his home, no polygraphs, no phone logs. This guy can’t even be trusted to use to a public restroom by himself, and now we’re going to turn a blind eye to him? It’s unthinkable, and a direct threat to public safety.
Sen. Sheldon on the budget and revenue forecast 3/19/2009
Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlach, discusses the state budget and revenue forecast here.
Sheldon’s truth-in-campaigns bill passes Senate 3/6/2009
OLYMPIA – Candidates for public office will have their licenses to lie revoked under Senate Bill 5211, sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, which passed the Senate yesterday. Passed on a 44 to 1 vote, SB 5211 will prohibit political candidates from maliciously sponsoring any false defamatory political speech.
Sheldon touts new biomass energy plans for local utilities 3/2/2009
OLYMPIA – Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, praised the recent announcement of an agreement between Energy Northwest, a consortium of public utilities in Washington, and ADAGE, a joint venture between AREVA and Duke Energy, to develop new biomass power plants in Washington.
“Together, these entities will be using resources from the forest products industry – wood debris, and slash that might otherwise be left on the forest floor – and turn them into renewable bio-energy,” said Sheldon, who has served on the 11-member Executive Board of Energy Northwest since 2003.
Sheldon’s good-government bills pass Senate, go to House 3/2/2009
OLYMPIA – The Senate today passed bills sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Shelton, would simplify administrative processes for investor-owned utilities and public utility districts.
“As a society we need government, but we don’t need any more government than is necessary,” Sheldon said. “Both of these bills simplify the administration of utilities.”
Senate Democrats now on Twitter 3/2/2009
For the latest news updates from the Senate Democrats, The Hopper is the place to find them. But for smaller news bits, we've launched the Senate Democrats twitter feed, which is available at http://twitter.com/SenateDemocrats.
Follow the SenateDemocrats throughout the 2009 Session, and look for the Senate Democrats Twitter badge on the Blog and on the homepage:
Sheldon liquor legislation would create jobs 1/30/2009
OLYMPIA – A new bill introduced by Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, would allow the privatization of the 161 state-run liquor stores, creating hundreds of private-sector jobs in this time of economic uncertainty.
“Privatizing liquor just makes sense in today’s economic times,” Sheldon said. “People are used to shopping in other states and going into a regular retail store for their alcohol. It doesn’t cause any more consumption or abuse of alcohol.”
Audio: Sen. Sheldon on his liquor privatization bill 1/29/2009
Video: Sen. Sheldon on his liquor privatization bill 1/28/2009
Sen. Tim Sheldon, talks about his bill, (SB 5729) that would allow for the privatization of liquor sales in Washington.
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Welcome to my new Website! 12/31/2008
This site will be updated throughout the 2009 Legislative Session to provide you with important information on what is happening here in the Senate, as well as useful links to federal, state and local government sites.
On this page you'll find news, videos, photos, audio clips, and important documents designed to keep you informed throughout the year.