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35th District
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Senator Tim Sheldon
35th District
Potlatch
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March 12, 2008
Kitsap Caucus secures funding for
higher education on peninsula
OLYMPIA — The 2008 Conference Committee Operating
Budget, expected to be passed by the Legislature on
Thursday, includes $212,000 for the Higher Education
Coordinating Board to develop a program and
operating plan for a university center in the Kitsap County
area that will expand higher education opportunities for
residents of the Kitsap and Olympic peninsulas.
more>>>
Feb. 26, 2008
Sheldon supports local projects in
Transportation Budget
OLYMPIA – In the new budget released by the Senate
Transportation Committee Monday, local 35th district projects will
continue to be funded, said Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch.
Under the nearly $7.5 billion proposal, large projects like the
Belfair bypass would remain funded, as well as the US 101 and
Highway 3 interchange south of Shelton.
more>>>
Feb. 17, 2008
Kitsap Sun op-ed
Legislators Committed
to Fixing Ferries Mess
There are very serious problems at Washington State
Ferries and, as your legislators, it is our job to do
everything we can to fix them.
more>>>
Feb. 15, 2008
Senators praise Weyerhaeuser Cosmopolis mill
decision
OLYMPIA — In a huge victory for the citizens of Grays
Harbor County and the entire Washington coastal region, Sen. Jim
Hargrove, D-Hoquiam, Sen. Brian Hatfield, D-Raymond, and
Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, expressed their unanimous
support for the purchase of the Cosmopolis Pulp Mill by Evergreen
Pulp of California and the Grays Harbor PUD. The announcement by
Weyerhaeuser comes after more than a year of meetings and
negotiations involving state lawmakers, community leaders and other
potential buyers. more>>>
Feb. 15, 2008
 2:00 wrap with Sen. Jim Hargrove of Puyallup,
Sen. Brian Hatfield of Raymond and Sen. Tim
Sheldon of Potlatch
on the purchase of the Weyerhaeuser paper mill in Cosmopolis. Chase
Gallagher reports from
Olympia.
Full script (in Word
Format)
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WAV File
Feb. 6, 2008
Search and rescue pilots find liability help in
Senate
OLYMPIA – While performing airborne search and rescue
missions, volunteer pilots will soon share the same immunity as
their terrestrial counterparts with a new bill from Sen. Tim
Sheldon, D-Potlatch.
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Jan. 28, 2008
Sheldon water quality bill gains local
support
OLYMPIA – A new proposal to boost resources to
support water quality programs from Sen. Tim Sheldon,
D-Potlatch, garnered support from local County
Commissioners in a public hearing this week in Olympia. The
proposal, Senate Bill 6203, would return a small percentage of
state sales tax revenue to individual counties across the
state for the purpose of implementing water quality
projects.
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Jan. 28, 2008
Hood Canal planning to
unite under Sheldon proposal
OLYMPIA – With a new proposal from Sen. Tim
Sheldon, D-Potlatch, the path to recovery for Hood Canal
will be plotted by a united Water Resource Inventory Area (WRIA)
group, instead of spreading the responsibility across two
WRIA groups.
more>>>
Jan. 16, 2008
Candidates’ license to lie revoked with
Sheldon’s bill
OLYMPIA – After a recent Washington State Supreme
Court ruling declared that lying in a campaign is free
speech, political candidates will be forced to stick to the
truth under Senate Bill 6202, proposed by Sen. Tim Sheldon,
D-Potlatch.
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Jan. 14, 2008
Sheldon starts session with water
quality bill
OLYMPIA – Local governments would receive added
resources to help protect Washington’s waters with new
legislation from Sen. Tim Shelton, D-Potlatch.
Sheldon’s proposal, Senate Bill 6203, would return a small percentage of
state sales tax revenue to individual counties across the
state for the purpose of implementing water quality
projects. more>>>
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