by Ruth Peterson | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
The legislative session is underway. This is a short session which means there is very little time to stop some very horrible bills. That is because the session is structured with dates that move bills along in the process at an incredible speed and at the same time,...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
Session began last Monday, and there are hundreds of new bills that are being added to the thousands that didn’t get passed last year. It is a short session which means it will move fast. Many bills will go before the House and the Senate without the public being able...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 26, 2020 | Uncategorized
This is the fourth and last in a series of emails entitled how to influence Olympia. All I’ve done so far is to tell you how to get information. But how do you use that information most effectively? Two things – develop a network and communicate with specific action...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 15, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Legislative Website’s bill search engine is https://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/ If you see or hear of a bill number, you can plug in the number here and find out everything about it, including when the hearings are scheduled. Nothing perks up elected officials...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 12, 2020 | Uncategorized
The Legislative Session begins on Monday. There are a host of bills and issues we need to follow closely – regulatory restrictions, income tax, pay-per-mile tax, sex education, $30 car tab issue, gun laws. The list is long. I want to point out a bill that really won’t...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
In Part I of this series on Influencing Olympia, I gave you some resources for finding information, but what do you do when you find a bill number? Or what if you are curious to find out how your legislators vote? In Parts II & III, I’m going to show you how to...
by Ruth Peterson | Jan 5, 2020 | Uncategorized
People naturally want to be involved in the political process, but often, we have no idea an issue is being addressed until after the bill is passed and we read about it in the papers. How do we take action when it counts – when the bill is still going through the...
by Ruth Peterson | Oct 31, 2019 | Uncategorized
Today, the Governor will come to Lewis County and have meetings and a press conference on homelessness. He is very big on doing public press conferences, but he’s quite short on actually doing anything. You hear a lot about homelessness as one issue, but it...
by Ruth Peterson | Aug 11, 2019 | Uncategorized
At a recent Washington State Republican Party meeting, the body approved a Resolution that rejects discrimination and encourages all citizens of the state to vote “REJECTED” on R-88/I-1000 on their ballot in November. The Resolution is posted below:...
by Ruth Peterson | Jun 23, 2019 | Uncategorized
Almost everyone has heard of Initiative 1648. There is a grass-roots campaign to get this initiative on the ballot. But time is running out to get signatures in, so I wanted to send out this reminder to get your signed petitions mailed by the end of this week. If you...
