Dear friends and neighbors, Things are already moving quickly here in the Legislature, and soon bills will need to either make it out of committee or be “dead”. There are some exceptions, but most bills will need to make it ...
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Reding and key Democrats in the Legislature prefer Senate Bill 5533, co-sponsored by Sen. Shewmake. Her bill calls for the state’s law enforcement training agency to come up with model vehicle pursuit policy by October 2024. SB 5533 got a hearing ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, Traffic fatalities and accidents are on the rise, with 745 people in Washington killed in crashes in 2022[1], the most we’ve had since 1990. That’s about a 20% increase over 2021 – a trend we can’t ...
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“Housing affordability requires an all-of-the-above strategy,” said Sen. Sharon Shewmake, D-Bellingham, who counts affordable housing as one of her key issues, in an email to The Center Square. “Delays and additional costs from permitting drive up the price of homes ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, It’s the second week of the legislative session and things are already moving quickly! We’ve got bills going through the committee process and I’ll be testifying on many of my bills later this week. Yesterday was ...
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Dear friends and neighbors, I’m excited to start off the 2023 session as your new state senator. Folks keep asking me “so how different is the Senate?” and while there are half as many members – so we all get ...
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WA State Legislature Letter Regarding Canadian Border
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Several farm groups back increasing support for the Washington Beef Commission by raising a per-head fee on cattle sales, though one cattlemen’s organization remains unalterably opposed. State Sen. Sharon Shewmake, D-Bellingham, introduced a bill Jan. 4 that would increase the ...
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Another piece that might help solve the complicated homelessness puzzle is affordable housing, and it’s also a high priority for the governor and legislators in northwest Washington. “It’s a supply problem,” Shewmake said. “We have to build more housing.” Read ...
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