Senator Tim Sheldon

No pay for striking teachers, Sheldon declares OLYMPIA… When teachers go on strike, Washington taxpayers shouldn’t have to pay them for it, says state Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch – and he is introducing a bill requiring school districts to dock their paychecks. “I don’t think people realize teachers get paid when they go on strike,” Sheldon said.... Read More...

Senate capital budget funds critical local projects in Shelton, Belfair and Bremerton OLYMPIA… A capital budget proposal released April 8 by the Washington state Senate provides funding for critical projects in the 35th Legislative District, said state Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch. The projects include a $400,000 renovation of the Shelton Senior Center, $1.5 million for sewer rehabilitation in the city of Shelton,... Read More...

Senate budget avoids new taxes, slashes tuition, boosts Mason County, Sheldon says OLYMPIA… A $38 billion budget proposal approved by the state Senate Monday avoids tax increases and offers an enormous middle-class tax cut, in the form of reduced tuition at the state’s colleges and universities, said Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch. “This is a proposal I think the tough-minded people of rural... Read More...

By avoiding new taxes, Sheldon says Senate offers a budget for ‘the rest of the state’ OLYMPIA… A no-new-tax Senate budget proposal addresses the state’s most fundamental needs, said state Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch – fully funding K-12 education, cutting tuition and offering a flat-rate cost-of-living increase that boosts the state’s lowest-paid workers. The Senate’s $38 billion budget proposal is a stark contrast to the spending... Read More...

Senate approves Sheldon orange-paint trespass bill OLYMPIA… A bill giving landowners a new way to mark their property against trespassing has cleared the state Senate, and its sponsor, state Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, said he hopes it fares better than last year. Senate Bill 5233 gives property owners the right to dispense with the traditional no-trespassing... Read More...

Sheldon bill lets motorcyclists cross the line OLYMPIA… The Washington Senate voted March 5 to let motorcyclists cross the line – in the passing lane, anyway. Senate Bill 5623, sponsored by state Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, cleared the Senate on a 35-14 vote. After major amendments on the Senate floor, it would allow motorcyclists to pass slow-moving... Read More...

Sheldon bills require agencies to “show their work,” protect privacy for process servers OLYMPIA… The Washington state Senate has approved a pair of bills sponsored by state Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, requiring state agencies to provide more information about the science they use in land-use decisions, and protecting privacy for process servers. Sheldon’s “empirical science” measure cleared the Senate March 3 on a... Read More...

Senate transportation plan funds Belfair bypass, provides needed reforms, Sheldon says OLYMPIA… State Sen. Tim Sheldon, D-Potlatch, said March 2 his vote in favor of a transportation package in the state Senate was not an easy choice, but a necessary one. “It was a tough decision,” he said. “But for our state to move forward we need improvements to our whole... Read More...