OLYMPIA – Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy has been re-elected as floor leader for the Senate Republican Caucus, a key leadership position in the Washington State Senate. As floor leader, Short is a “team captain” during floor sessions, a crucial parliamentary role for the Senate Republican Caucus. Short helps coordinate Senate...

  In case you missed it in the mail, I joined my seatmates in the 7th Legislative District in producing this report about our 2024 legislative session. This newsletter covers the biggest issues of the session, including initiatives from the people, proposals for higher taxes and a troubling new law...

The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers March 15, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear friends and neighbors, This was the year the people started taking Olympia back. That’s how I sum up this year’s legislative session. And it certainly was refreshing to see!...

OLYMPIA – A bill from Sen. Shelly Short that boosts individual and community greenhouses was signed into law Wednesday, inspired by shortages of food and produce that occurred during the COVID pandemic. Short’s greenhouse legislation clears up an oversight in state law. When commercial growers put up temporary greenhouses, they...

The following op-ed appeared in the Cheney Free Press and other Eastern Washington weeklies March 8, 2024. By Sen. Shelly Short Eleven years ago, when we started debating the climate agenda in Olympia, I sat on a study committee we called the Climate Legislative Executive Workgroup and asked an unpopular...

The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers March 7, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, Today we adjourn our 2024 legislative session, and this is my last chance to tell you about one of the most interesting votes I have ever...

The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers Feb. 22, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here.   Dear Friends and Neighbors,   We’ve had a big surprise at the statehouse. There will be legislative hearings on three of the six initiatives submitted by the people this...

OLYMPIA – Three bills from state Sen. Shelly Short simplifying state land-use laws have been approved by the Washington State Senate. The measures make state rules more flexible, allowing larger stores and restaurants in rural areas, making it easier to build rural fire stations, and reducing obstacles for small cities...

The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers Feb. 12, 2024. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here. I was proud to stand with the Senate Republican Caucus last week as we sounded the warning about SB 5770. At a time when the state has an affordable housing...