by Sue | May 17, 2026 | 2026 News
YES ON: IP26-645
Ballot Measure Summary
This measure would repeal a 9.9% tax on annual individual income over $1,000,000; prohibit state and local governments from imposing taxes on individual income or the receipt of individual income and taxes measured by an individual’s income; and define income as “any gain or benefit measured in money derived from an individual’s capital, labor, property, or other source.” It would also define “individual” as a natural person for purposes of excise taxes.
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by Sue | Feb 18, 2025 | 2025-2026 Bills to Watch - Olympia
Myriads of bills were introduced this first of two sessions of the Washington State Legislature. Many are in committees, and some will die there, others will be passed out to the floor of the House and/or Senate for debate and to possibly become the law of the land. Many are unfavorable (to say the least) to Washington citizens.
The State Legislature, consisting of the House and the Senate, both have a Democrat majority. With the governor also a Democrat, it gives a trifecta to the State Legislature, where there is no stopping the bills without great public input from passing. Many of them are not citizen-friendly.
The easiest way to get your information to your elected representatives is to call the toll free number – 800-562-6000 and tell them which bill numbers you oppose and/or approve. You can give them a whole list of them. They will ask for your name and address, to determine who your representatives are, and will get the information to them from you.
There are several excellent organizations and websites following the bills as they make their way through the Legislature. You can participate with hundreds and sometimes thousands of other concerned citizens in voicing your view to your elected representatives. Here are just a few (bookmark these and check in daily, if you can, and they take action by weighing in on the bills, both bad and good).
Conservative Ladies of Washington – Legislative Action Center
Washington Policy Center (scroll down for good information about current proposed legislation)
Nancy Churchill is following bills closely and writing about them here: https://influencingolympia.substack.com/
If you’d like to participate and help with following bills, and/or learn about how to Influence Olympia, sign up for their excellent short course here: https://influencingolympia.com/
Washington State GOP Olympia Watch
Washington State Senate GOP Caucus– check out the latest bills and read about how they will affect your lives
Washington State House GOP Caucus – check out the latest bills and read about how they will affect your lives
Get actively involved to make a positive difference in your life and in the lives of your family, friends, neighbors, and Washingtonians!
Here are some primary bills making their way through the Legislature, from Conservative Ladies of Washington:
| HB 1052: Clarifying a hate crime offense. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1056: Concerning law enforcement and local corrections agency misconduct through investigations and legal actions. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1095: Incentivizing cities and counties to attract and retain commissioned law enforcement officers. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1125: Providing judicial discretion to modify sentences in the interest of justice. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1132: Enhancing public safety by limiting bulk purchases and transfers of firearms and ammunition. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1163: Enhancing requirements relating to the purchase, transfer, and possession of firearms. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1386: Imposing a new tax on firearms, firearm parts, and ammunition. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1504: Enhancing public safety by requiring financial responsibility to purchase or possess a firearm or operate a firearm range. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1512: Improving traffic safety. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| HB 1811: Enhancing crisis response services through co-response integration and support. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| SB 5022: Concerning law enforcement agency and prosecutor offices hiring. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| SB 5038: Clarifying a hate crime offense. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| SB 5066: Concerning law enforcement and local corrections agency misconduct through investigations and legal actions. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| SB 5068: Concerning agencies, firefighters, prosecutors, and general or limited authority law enforcement, extending eligibility for employment to all United States citizens or persons legally authorized to work in the United States under federal law. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| SB 5098: Restricting the possession of weapons on the premises of state or local public buildings, parks or playground facilities where children are likely to be present, and county fairs and county fair facilities. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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| SB 5101: Expanding access to leave and safety accommodations to include workers who are victims of hate crimes or bias incidents. | 2025-2026 Regular Session |
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by Sue | Apr 28, 2023 | Uncategorized
Important Alert! We have 19 School Board positions open for election in Clallam County, 3 or 4 in every district.. We have 10 City Council positions also open, 3-4 in each City. There are other offices, Fire Districts, Water Districts and more. This is such a chance for influence in our community! Candidates must file by May 19th, filing is only open May 15-19. Is it possible you should consider running? Do you know someone conservative minded and of good character that you could ask?
Could you team up with someone and both run? These are non-partisan positions, but the Clallam Republicans have resources to walk candidates through the process and have a forum for them to speak. Do we dare let any of these positions be filed unopposed? No! The democrats certainly won’t. We want to support good candidates and have some Wins this year! Contact me or clallamrepublicans.org for more info.
Don’t be fooled! Many still say “we just can’t win” “it’s rigged” “we have no money” and such things. Well, part of that is true, I wish we had more money, the “rigged” has not been abandoned as a concern, we are working on fundraising and election integrity, but the “we just can’t win” is not true. In the past month there has been much behind the scenes work to increase our influence in Clallam County.
Community Engagement will be key to our success – even in small ways. Decide where you will pitch in. More to say, but that will come at the Central Committee Meeting: May 11, 6:30, guests are welcome.
I am working diligently and praying for the well-being of our County. I look forward to working with you!
Pam Blakeman, Chair
Clallam County Republicans
pam@clallamrepublicans.org
by Sue | Mar 31, 2023 | 2023 Olympia Bills to Watch
(reposted from the 24th GOP Legislative District Committee)
Public Hearing
- HB 1851 – Implementing the first approach skills training program. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- ESB 5015 – Reestablishing the productivity board. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5048 – Eliminating college in the high school fees. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SB 5084 – Creating a separate fund for the purposes of self-insured pensions and assessments. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- ESSB 5102 – Concerning school library information and technology programs. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5103 – Concerning payment to acute care hospitals for difficult to discharge medicaid patients. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5128 – Concerning jury diversity. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- ESB 5130 – Concerning assisted outpatient treatment. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5134 – Concerning reentry services and supports. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5225 – Increasing access to the working connections child care program. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SSB 5238 – Expanding collective bargaining for employees who are enrolled in academic programs at public institutions of higher education. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5243 – Concerning high school and beyond planning. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5263 – Concerning access to psilocybin services by individuals 21 years of age and older. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5269 – Concerning Washington state manufacturing. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5278 – Implementing audit recommendations to reduce barriers to home care aide certification. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5290 – Concerning consolidating local permit review processes. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5311 – Concerning special education funding formula. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5315 – Concerning nonpublic agencies operating special education programs for students with disabilities. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SB 5316 – Concerning background check and licensing fees for programs administered by the department of children, youth, and families. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SSB 5318 – Limiting estate recovery. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- ESB 5355 – Mandating instruction on sex trafficking prevention and identification for students in grades seven through 12. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SB 5369 – Reassessing standards for polychlorinated biphenyls in consumer products. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SSB 5388 – Concerning improving diversity in clinical trials. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SSB 5415 – Concerning public defense services for persons committed as not guilty by reason of insanity. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5425 – Concerning fire protection sprinkler system contractors. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5438 – Facilitating supportive relationships with family and significant individuals within the behavioral health system. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5440 – Providing timely competency evaluations and restoration services to persons suffering from behavioral health disorders. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5454 – Concerning industrial insurance coverage for posttraumatic stress disorders affecting registered nurses. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SSB 5499 – Concerning the multistate nurse licensure compact. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5502 – Ensuring access to substance use disorder treatment. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- ESSB 5515 – Protecting children from child abuse and neglect. (REVISED FOR ENGROSSED: Protecting children from child abuse and neglect at residential facilities and residential private schools.) (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5518 – Concerning cybersecurity. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SSB 5523 – Addressing the forensic pathologist shortage. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5532 – Providing enhanced payment to low volume, small rural hospitals. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- ESB 5534 – Concerning workforce education investment accountability and oversight board staffing changes. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5536 – Concerning controlled substances, counterfeit substances, and legend drug possession and treatment. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- 2SSB 5555 – Creating the profession of certified peer specialists. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5580 – Improving maternal health outcomes. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- E2SSB 5582 – Reducing barriers and expanding educational opportunities to increase the supply of nurses in Washington. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
- SB 5683 – Concerning child-specific foster care licenses for placement of Indian children. (Remote Testimony Available). – Testify
Possible Executive Session
- 2SSB 5046 – Concerning postconviction access to counsel.
- SB 5066 – Concerning health care benefit managers.
- E2SSB 5080 – Expanding and improving the social equity in cannabis program.
- SB 5131 – Concerning money received by the department of corrections on behalf of inmates from family or other outside sources for the purchase of commissary items.
- SSB 5358 – Expanding veterans’ services and programs.
- SSB 5386 – Reducing administrative complexity by increasing transparency of revenue flows for activities funded by document recording fees.
- ESB 5592 – Requiring semiautomatic external defibrillator at fitness centers.
- SSB 5687 – Creating and supporting postsecondary wrestling grant programs.
by Sue | Mar 20, 2023 | 2023 Olympia Bills to Watch
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The Capital Budget is on today’s list for today at 4pm in the Senate Ways and Means Committee.
You may not be a budget expert, but I believe that the Senators need to hear about three issues as they consider the budgets:
1) Taxpayers are hurting from inflation and we need taxes reduced. We have a record budget surplus projected – reduce taxes!
2) Across the board, our government institutions are failing, and should be de-funded. If they can’t deliver on their primary mission, they should not be rewarded with taxpayer funding.
3) Government regulations are a CAUSE of our problems, not the solution. Any budget funding a regulatory agency should be reduced until regulations are reduced.
What is the Capital Budget?
The capital budget is how your local projects are funded… and your elected representatives will feel that they have a duty to “bring home the bacon” for hurting communities.
Please remind them that you support conservative choices and smaller government.
The most important way to bring home the bacon is to reduce taxation overall for everyone.
FIVE CHANCES TO TESTIFY!
The capital budget has been broken down into five sections, so you’ll have 5 opportunities to speak your mind.
Speak up! Provide your OneClick and Written testimony before 3 pm!
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