03-23-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short
Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks about the Equal Pay bill and how it will mostly benefit attorneys while being punitive to employers.
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03-16-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short
Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks about how greater numbers of Republicans in the House have changed the dynamics of passing bills and has given Republicans a stronger voice in negotiations.
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Rep. Short’s bill to study wolf impacts on ungulate populations passes state House
"A very specific part of the recovery plan states that the local ungulate population must be adequate to support the number of wolves in the plan, yet we don't know the impacts wolves have had to date. We have circumstantial and anecdotal evidence, but not hard scientific data. This bill...
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03-09-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short
Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks about her concerns with several bills that would impact local employers, including one that would raise the state’s hourly minimum wage to $12, and a proposal to raise the gas tax by nearly 12 cents a gallon.
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03-02-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short
Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, discusses concerns with the governor’s low-carbon fuel standards proposal and legislation that would add a fee to local hospitals.
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Rep. Shelly Short’s Update from Olympia (2/27/15): Take my online survey, watch a video!
Take my online survey - watch a video! Learn more about what's happening in your state government!
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02-19-15: Rep. Shelly Short talks with KXLY’s Rick Rydell about cap and trade (audio)
Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, talks with KXLY's Rick Rydell about GOP opposition to a favored bill of Gov. Jay Inslee that would raise the cost of manufacturing and potentially send business to other states.
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02-16-2015: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short
Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, discusses wolf bills in the Legislature and her concerns with Gov. Inslee’s proposed low carbon fuel standards.
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House unanimously approves Rep. Short’s bill to help keep local construction costs down
Currently, there are two designated climate zones in Washington, delineated between the Western and Eastern parts of the state. Short's bill would keep Northeast Washington from being designated its own climate zone.
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