by Ruth Peterson | Feb 24, 2020 | Uncategorized
Last Wednesday was a very important cutoff date that killed a lot of bills. Many were very good bills, but some that were terrible were killed as well. There are also some of both still alive. I mainly focus on the bad bills in my newsletters, because my emails are...
by Ruth Peterson | Feb 16, 2020 | Uncategorized
Before I get started on the update on my previous list of bills, there are a few new bills I’ve added to the list along with a new heading Usurping Parental Authority. There is time to stop some of these bills. You can find more info about how to influence Olympia...
by Ruth Peterson | Feb 10, 2020 | Uncategorized
Before I get started on the list of bills, there are three things you need to know up front. Friday was the cutoff for all policy bills to get out of committee in their “house of origin”. That means that senate bills had to have executive action to be moved to the...
by Ruth Peterson | Feb 8, 2020 | Uncategorized
Saturday, February 29, is the Republican Caucus. So what is a caucus and why should you care?To find the location of your caucus, click here –> Caucus LocatorWhen you attend your caucus, you must bring a valid government ID and your voter registration to save...
by Ruth Peterson | Feb 3, 2020 | Uncategorized
Legislation to follow for the week of 2-3-2020 that might interest you. The voters of this state overwhelmingly approved I-976 last November. It has been held up in court, but the Legislature is working to address the issue. There are three bills sponsored by Senate...
by Ruth Peterson | Feb 2, 2020 | Uncategorized
This was an action-packed week in Olympia, but I want to touch on a couple things specifically. I will try to get another newsletter out sometime later today or early Monday to give you some info about bills and what to look for next week. (I have switched to...
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...
