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May 13, 2019

A chance to bring more broadband access to NE Washington

The following op-ed appeared in the Omak-Okanogan Chronicle and was published May 1, 2019.  To download the article, click on the link: Broadband Op-Ed    By Sen. Shelly Short   Special to the Omak-Okanogan Chronicle Seattle is home to many things that people in our part of the state are happy to...
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May 01, 2019

Sen. Short Weekly KOMW Interview Highlights Apr. 22

Sen. Shelly Short and her fellow district legislators, Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, and Rep. Jacquelin Maycumber, R-Republic, chats with KOMW on the final week of the legislative session.
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May 01, 2019

Sen. Short Weekly KOMW Interview Highlights Apr. 15

Sen. Shelly Short and her fellow district legislator, Rep. Joel Kretz, R-Wauconda, chats with KOMW on Apr. 15.
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April 18, 2019

Anti-Janus Bill Debate Podcast

Sen. Braun, King, and Short each speak on the ills of the passage of the Anti-Janus bill from the floor of the Senate during the Elephant In The Dome podcast.
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April 02, 2019

Parental rights under attack in Olympia

The following op-ed appeared in the Omak-Okagonan Chronicle and was published March 30, 2019. To download the article, click on the below link:     Parental Rights Op-Ed    Parental rights under attack in Olympia By Sen. Shelly Short Special to the Omak-Okanogan Chronicle Parents are a child’s first teacher, guiding them throughout...
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April 02, 2019

Podcast: Senators Short and Rivers discuss new bills which could harm parental rights.

Senators Shelly Short and Ann Rivers discuss new bills in the legislature which could harm parental rights.
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March 28, 2019

Short bill to ensure patients receive benefits they’re owed now in House

OLYMPIA… A proposal by Sen. Shelly Short to ensure access to health-care benefits is being considered by the House after receiving strong Senate approval. Senate Bill 5887 aims to ensure patients receive benefits for which they have already paid through their health plans. The proposal, which addresses concerns about prior...
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March 28, 2019

Short’s whitetail deer population bill passed in the Senate

OLYMPIA… Senate Bill 5525, which would expect the Department of Fish and Wildlife continue the consistent, effective methods it has used to count whitetail deer populations, was passed unanimously by the Senate March 5 and is now in the House of Representatives. Sen. Shelly Short, R-Addy, is the prime sponsor....
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March 23, 2018

Short bills dealing with bone-marrow donors, access to health-care benefits signed into law

OLYMPIA…Gov. Jay Inslee on Thursday signed into law two bills introduced by Sen. Shelly Short – one that  increases awareness of the need for bone-marrow donors, while the other helps patients have access to the health-care benefits for which they have already paid in their health plans.   In February,...
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