March 23, 2015

03-23-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short

Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks about the Equal Pay bill and how it will mostly benefit attorneys while being punitive to employers.
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March 16, 2015

03-16-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short

Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks about how greater numbers of Republicans in the House have changed the dynamics of passing bills and has given Republicans a stronger voice in negotiations.
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March 13, 2015

Rep. Short’s bill to study wolf impacts on ungulate populations passes state House

"A very specific part of the recovery plan states that the local ungulate population must be adequate to support the number of wolves in the plan, yet we don't know the impacts wolves have had to date. We have circumstantial and anecdotal evidence, but not hard scientific data. This bill...
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March 09, 2015

03-09-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short

Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks about her concerns with several bills that would impact local employers, including one that would raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $12, and a proposal to raise the gas tax by nearly 12 cents a gallon.
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March 02, 2015

03-02-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short

Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, discusses concerns with the governor’s low-carbon fuel standards proposal and legislation that would add a fee to local hospitals.
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February 27, 2015

Rep. Shelly Short’s Update from Olympia (2/27/15): Take my online survey, watch a video!

Take my online survey - watch a video! Learn more about what's happening in your state government!
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February 19, 2015

02-19-15: Rep. Shelly Short talks with KXLY’s Rick Rydell about cap and trade (audio)

Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks with KXLY's Rick Rydell about GOP opposition to a favored bill of Gov. Jay Inslee that would raise the cost of manufacturing and potentially send business to other states.
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February 16, 2015

02-16-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short

Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, discusses wolf bills in the Legislature and her concerns with Gov. Inslee’s proposed low carbon fuel standards.
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February 11, 2015

House unanimously approves Rep. Short’s bill to help keep local construction costs down

Currently, there are two designated climate zones in Washington, delineated between the Western and Eastern parts of the state. Short's bill would keep Northeast Washington from being designated its own climate zone.
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