Shelly Short

Short calls for budget action

As a result of the Senate Republicans’ refusal to extend an emergency proclamation that violated the individual’s right to due process, the proclamation has been scaled back and will be reissued by the governor. The new version of the proclamation no longer suspends statutes that require court hearings to be...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, Since my last newsletter, many of you have shared concerns regarding the governor’s unlimited broad authority and whether it is constitutional. While I share these concerns, to date broad emergency powers such as those found in our state laws, have largely gone unchallenged. To pass a law...

Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s hard to believe that it has been five weeks now since the 2020 session ended and everyday life as we know it continues to be dramatically altered because of the novel coronavirus (COVID-19). Absolutely unprecedented for a free society. While I was driving home from Olympia,...

Residential construction Early release of DOC inmates Firearms Dealers Antibody testing Recreational fishing Health-care provider clarification Reopening Washington’s economy

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Dear Friends and Neighbors, I want to thank you so much for the honor and privilege of serving you in the legislature.  I have appreciated all the phone calls, notes, email messages, and hotline messages you sent me sharing your comments and concerns. This session had many successes for patient...