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Senator Tim Sheldon
35th District
Potlatch
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April 19, 2007
Public servants serving as volunteer
firefighters receive governor’s support
OLYMPIA – A bill allowing state employees serving
as firefighters and emergency responders to get to a medical
emergency or fire without employer impediment was signed
into law yesterday. The bill passed unanimously out of both
legislative bodies.
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April 4, 2007
Sheldon successfully
steers licensing bill for veterinary techs through Senate
OLYMPIA – Earlier this year, a group of veterinary
technician students from Pierce College came to Olympia to
testify in favor of a bill that would change their
credentialing from registration to licensure. Sen. Tim
Sheldon, D-Potlatch, sponsor of Senate Bill 5485 helped steer the
House companion bill, 1331, sponsored by Rep. Kathy Haigh, D-Shelton, through the state
Senate.
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March 29, 2007
2007-09 Senate transportation, capital budgets
fund 35th District projects
OLYMPIA –The Senate’s proposed 2007–09 operating, capital
and transportation budgets, released earlier this week, include
money for education, sewer system upgrades and a domestic violence
shelter in Shelton.
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March 13, 2007
State workers who serve as volunteer fire
fighters receive employer support
OLYMPIA – State employees who also serve as volunteer
firefighters received the green light to respond to the call of
duty, thanks to the passage today of Senate Bill 5511,
requiring state agencies to release an employee when called upon to
respond to a medical emergency or a natural disaster.
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Feb. 27, 2007
Volunteer firefighters want to receive an ‘all
clear’ signal from state agencies
OLYMPIA – Like the medical reserve corps, volunteer
firefighters are an integral part of emergency response teams.
Emergencies can range from childbirth to power outages to wildfires.
Many volunteer firefighters are also state employees and want make
sure that employers are supportive of their willingness to serve as
emergency responders.
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Feb. 18, 2007
Kitsap Sun op-ed
Washington’s initiative process shouldn’t be
dismantled
Our initiative and referendum process, enacted in 1912 by
Washington’s voters, was one of the first forms of direct democracy
in America. Even then, voters felt that special interest groups had
the Legislature’s ear, leaving ordinary citizens feeling
disenfranchised from the legislative branch of government.
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Feb. 8, 2007
Kilmer, Rockefeller and Sheldon lead push for
4-year college on Kitsap-Olympic peninsula
OLYMPIA — Residents of the Kitsap peninsula want good
jobs. Area businesses want highly trained employees. Local
legislators think it’s time to link those needs in a four-year
college. more>>>
Feb. 8, 2007
2:10 wrap with Sen. Tim Sheldon of Potlatch on bringing
back the top-two primary.
 Lead: Not a fan of the Washington’s “pick-a-party” primary brought
about by the state’s political parties? One lawmaker has proposed
legislation that sends a message to the political parties that the
voters want their primary back. Jeff Reading reports from Olympia. (Full
script in Word Format)
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Jan. 30, 2007
Veterinary technicians seek licensure status
OLYMPIA – A group of students from Pierce College’s
Veterinary Technology Program came to Olympia in support of
Senate Bill 5485, sponsored by Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch.
The bill would change a veterinary technician’s credentialing from
registration to licensure. It was heard today in the Senate
Agriculture & Rural Economic Development Committee.
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Jan. 16, 2007
1:48 wrap with Sen. Tim Sheldon of Potlatch on a
constitutional Rainy Day Fund.
Lead: State lawmakers in Olympia are deciding what to do with
surplus revenue. To spend or to save – that is the question.
Jeff Reading reports from Olympia. (Full
script in Word Format)
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Jan. 11, 2007
1:17 wrap with Sen. Tim Sheldon of Potlatch on Washington's
pension obligations.
Lead: This week, Gov. Chris Gregoire gave her State of the State
address and outlined her priorities for the 2007 legislative
session. One democratic lawmaker says he didn’t hear her mention an
issue critical to the state’s financial health. Jeff Reading reports
from Olympia. (Full
script in Word Format)
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