The Senate Committee on Law and Justice will hear comments on SB 5078 on MONDAY, from 9:30-11:30. This is a bill that bans magazines with more than 10 rounds. The Democrats have enough votes to pass this bill, so the people need to weigh in and be heard. You cannot...

How do Republicans and conservatives in general get their message across? I think this is a conversation we must have. We are a nation that is split ideologically right about down the middle, with half supporting Democrats and half supporting Republicans. In...

Session began last Monday, and there are hundreds of new bills that are being added every day. It is a long session which means there is time to draft, introduce, hear, and pass a lot of damaging policies. While we have a saying that your pocketbook is in danger...

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...

Influencing Olympia Part III - Bill Research Using the Legislative WebsiteAnother in my series of how to influence Olympia! Don’t worry – only one or two more to go after this that will tie everything together and tell you how to use the resources I’m providing. You...

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...

You might ask why I'm writing about that when today is a critical election in Georgia, and the Congress is set to seat a President as a result of an election that I believe was deeply flawed. I could write lots about that. I'm deeply concerned about what will happen...

The Legislative Session began on Monday, and it was a dark day. Yes, it was pouring rain, and that certainly made for a dreary day, but the day was truly dark, because the people were officially locked out of the legislative process by a vote of the Majority Democrats...

Legislative Session 2021 – This is going to be a strange year. Many of us who work at the legislature are being asked to work from home. The buildings have been closed to the public. There will be little face to face access to your elected Representatives. These are...

Over the years, I’ve heard a lot of reasons why people just don’t vote. They feel that everything is rigged, so their vote won’t count. They may be a Republican in a state or district that is primarily Democrat, like Washington State. There is also just a lot of...