January 22, 2014

7th District state lawmakers to host telephone town hall February 3

State Sen. Brian Dansel and Reps. Joel Kretz and Shelly Short invite residents of the 7th Legislative District to participate in an hour-long telephone town hall on Monday, Feb. 3, at 7:00 p.m. to discuss state legislative issues. To take part in the call, residents can dial in toll-free 1-877-229-8493...
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January 20, 2014

01-20-14: Capitol Report with Rep. Shelly Short (audio)

Rep. Shelly Short, R-Addy, discusses the state budget and the governor2019s proposed carbon fuel standards.
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January 14, 2014

Lawmaker says any effort to implement low carbon fuel standards should go through legislative process, not executive decree

As the debate surrounding potential costly environment regulations continues in Olympia, some lawmakers want to make sure that any specific efforts to implement so-called low carbon fuel standards originates in the Legislature, not through executive order from Gov. Jay Inslee.
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January 08, 2014

Republican legislators call for continuation of Climate Legislative Executive Workgroup

“Both sides agree that an economic analysis is necessary and we appreciate the governor’s willingness, as of late, to consider the importance of Washington’s economy before introducing costly carbon reduction policies,” said Short, R-Addy
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December 10, 2013

Rep. Shelly Short receives Washington State Farm Bureau’s 2013 Legislator of the Year Award

Rep. Shelly Short receives Washington Farm Bureau's 2013 Legislator of the Year Award
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November 01, 2013

Rep. Shelly Short’s Update from Olympia: Is a gas tax increase needed? Let me know! (11/1/13)

The governor wants to increase the gas tax! Take my quick gas tax/transportation survey!
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October 10, 2013

Rep. Shelly Short’s Update from Olympia (10/10/13): A call to action on climate change meetings!

Dear Friends and Neighbors, I wanted to remind you about the upcoming public meetings of the Climate Legislative Executive Workgroup (CLEW) that will be taking place on October 16th in Spokane and October 23rd in Seattle.  I recently discovered that FUSE has hired a person specifically to get progressive-leaning folks...
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September 26, 2013

Rep. Shelly Short’s Update from Olympia (9/26/13)

Dear Friends and Neighbors, With the kids back in school, the leaves starting to change colors and the crisp autumn air starting to settle in, I thought it would be good to send you a quick update. Talk of a gas tax increase continues… While we were successful in defeating...
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May 14, 2013

Governor signs Short’s veterans bill into law

  FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 14, 2013 CONTACT: Brendon Wold, Deputy Communications Director – (360) 786-7698 Governor signs Short’s veterans bill into law Veterans living outside Washington who’ve been disabled in the line of duty will find it cheaper and easier to hunt and fish in our state thanks to...
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