Shelly Short

Homelessness took center stage Friday at the State Capital. With little more than a month left in the legislative session, Republican senators emphasized their continued commitment to addressing the crisis, and expressed surprise that solutions they put on the table this past fall still have not been brought before the...

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...

Sen. Shelly Short discusses this week about the passage of two of her bills which now go to the house and the Senate reaching cutoff. From Mar. 18, 2019.

Sen. Shelly Short discusses this week about biochar, bills that attack parental rights, and a recent bill which protects patients when they seek access from a specialty provider. From Mar. 9, 2019.

The following op-ed appeared in the Omak-Okagonan Chronicle and was published Feb. 27, 2019. To download the article, click on the below link: Independent Contractors New bills harm the self-employed By Sen. Shelly Short Special to the Omak-Okanogan County Chronicle Entrepreneurs have been the foundation of our state’s and country’s...

Sen. Shelly Short discusses this week about an affordable housing bill, helping patients and doctors have access to specialty providers, the cutoff deadline for bills, and a visit from the 4-H group Know Your Government. From Feb. 25, 2019.

Sen. Shelly Short talks about her upcoming telephone town hall, expanding broadband in rural Washington, the “Welcome to Washington Baby Act”, and more. From Feb. 19, 2019.

Congratulations! You just had a baby. What’s that knock on the door? It’s a state inspector to make sure your home is suitable. Senator Shelly Short tells us about the “Welcome to Washington Baby Act.” And… Teenagers should not be able to buy cigarettes or other tobacco and vaping products...

Sen. Short talks about the snow storm and how it affected the capital, her recent telephone town hall, new bills on vaccination, and a bill on banning hydraulic fracking. From Feb. 18, 2019.