Friends, This Monday was the House’s policy committee cutoff day. The legislative session has a series of deadlines that bills must clear to continue in the legislative process. Any non-tax…
Category: GD-TEST
Legislative Update: Step One for COVID Relief, Wealth Tax, and Environmental Bills Snapshot
Step One for COVID Relief: Rent relief, small business grants, schools, and vaccines! Washington state, like the rest of the country, is facing unprecedented challenges in the wake of COVID-19….
Legislative Update: Vaccine Update, Expanding Healthcare Access, and Local Issues Updates
COVID-19 Vaccine Update On Monday, the governor announced changes to how the vaccine is distributed and his plans to speed things up. The first big change is that the current…
Legislative Update: Staying in Touch, COVID Updates, West Seattle Bridge and Police Accountability
Engaging with Joe and Eileen during a remote session Because of the COVID-19 pandemic, it’s not safe to hold a normal session of the Legislature, so the House of Representatives…
Legislative Update: Fireworks Ban, Healthcare Cost Transparency, Childcare Costs
Join us for a Telephone Town Hall! We have a Tele-Town Hall coming up on February 24th at 6pm! You can sign up here to join and ask us questions about issues…
Looking ahead: Environmental bills in 2020
In the 2019 session, some key environmental policies were enacted and critical investments made to act on climate, promote clean energy, and protect orcas and marine life. We’ve celebrated those…
Environmental recap: Breakthrough progress, looking ahead
Those of us who care about protecting the environment have many reasons to be happy about the 2019 legislative session. This was the most productive session in decades for clean…