Agriculture & Water

Senate Republicans continue to call for a special session
September 16, 2020
Senate Republicans in the state Legislature are again asking the governor to call the legislature back into session due to the recent catastrophic outbreak of wildfires spreading across our state. Sen. Shelly Short, Senate Republican floor leader, R-Addy, issued the following statement regarding a letter sent to the governor concerning... Read More...
Legislative Update: Mar. 25, 2019
March 26, 2019
Dear Friends and Neighbors, There has been so much legislative activity since my last update! We finished nonstop floor action in the Senate. As floor leader, I was intensely busy communicating with my Democratic colleagues and member requests on the floor, advocating for bills to be brought up for a vote... Read More...
Sen. Short in committee.
Short supports Hirst-fix bill approved by Legislature
January 22, 2018
After several days and nights of hours-long talks, Senate and House negotiators reached a compromise this week on legislation to fix the situation caused by the Supreme Court’s Hirst ruling, and again offer rural landowners a path for drilling household wells. The Senate voted 35-14 Thursday night to pass Senate... Read More...
Wolf attacks on domestic animals subject of public hearing in state House
March 20, 2013
Senate Bill 5187, a measure which would give people the right to protect their property and their pets from a gray wolf attack, received a public hearing before the House Agriculture and Natural Resources Committee. County commissioners and their representative from Pend Oreille, Ferry, Stevens and Okanogan counties, or the... Read More...