May 05, 2025

Brace yourself for the largest tax increase in state history

Note: The following op-ed appeared in the Stevens County Times, May 2025 edition. By Sen. Shelly Short, Rep. Hunter Abell and Rep. Andrew Engell After 105 days in Olympia, our 2025 legislative session ended right on schedule on April 27. That may be the best thing we can say about...
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May 05, 2025

State budget makes you the villain

The following op-ed appeared in the Cheney Free Press and other newspapers the week of April 27, 2025. Sen. Shelly Short, Cheney Free Press When the state Legislature began its 2025 legislative session, a Senate Democrat mistakenly e-mailed a strategy memo to the entire membership, outlining her pitch for the...
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April 28, 2025

Legislature passes Short bills addressing wolf predation, DNR appeals

OLYMPIA – Three bills introduced by Sen. Shelly Short in Washington’s just-finished 2025 legislative session have been approved by lawmakers and have been sent to the governor’s desk to be signed into law. The bills address problems related to the exponential growth of wolf populations in Short’s 7th Legislative District and...
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April 10, 2025

Washington says no to biggest tax hike in state history – will Olympia listen?

See speech by clicking here or on video above. When the budget came up for a vote on the Senate floor March 29, I pointed out that it lacked balance. It might address the needs of government and fulfill the wish-lists of our majority colleagues, but what about the people...
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April 04, 2025

7th District lawmakers acclaim telephone town hall with widespread constituent involvement and support

7th District lawmakers join in telephone town hall meeting from Olympia: Rep. Andrew Engell, right, Rep, Hunter Abell, center, Sen. Shelly Short, right.  Legislators from the 7th Legislative District recently held their annual telephone town hall, and they say it was was once again a wild success. “We had terrific...
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March 29, 2025

Help us fight a bill would send property taxes soaring

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers March 29, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here.    Dear Friends and Neighbors, One of the worst tax bills of the year gets a hearing Monday in the state Senate – a bill that would unleash...
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March 26, 2025

Reckless overspending in Olympia makes for an outrageous budget debate

Note: The following op-ed was published in the Stevens County Times, April 2025 edition. By Sen. Shelly Short, Rep. Hunter Abell and Rep. Andrew Engell In Olympia, a $7 billion shortfall has become an excuse for a tax increase of more than $17 billion. You heard that right. Majority Democrats...
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March 25, 2025

You’re invited! Telephone town hall meeting set for Thursday

Note: The following e-newsletter was sent to Sen. Shelly Short’s subscribers March 25, 2025. To subscribe to Sen. Short’s e-newsletters, click here. Dear Friends and Neighbors, You’re invited to a telephone town hall meeting Thursday with your 7th District lawmakers. I’ll be joining my seatmates, Reps. Hunter Abell and Andrew Engell, for...
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March 18, 2025

7th District lawmakers to host telephone town hall meeting March 27

Rep. Andrew Engell, Sen. Shelly Short, and Rep. Hunter Abell. / Credit: Washington State Legislature OLYMPIA – Lawmakers from the 7th Legislative District will host a telephone town hall meeting March 27, giving residents of North-Central and Northeastern Washington a convenient way to speak to their elected officials about the...
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