While the MAT clinic and corona virus monopolized the attention of many local residents, below, you will find an example of last week’s Democrat destruction to Washington State, traditional American values, and our Judeo-Christian culture. This is a partial list of over 200 proposed, quite reasonable, but rejected Republican amendments to the Comprehensive Sex Education (CSE) Bill. The Washington Votes websitehttps://www.washingtonvotes.org/ reports Republicans submitted over 200 amendments to this CSE bill that passed on a 56-40 party line vote. (more…)
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 already quite long – you’d be reading into tomorrow, if I covered everything! Also note the next cutoff dates. Friday, the 28th is the cutoff for anything in a policy committee and the fiscal committee cutoff is Monday the 2nd. Both the Senate and the House go back to the floor full time on Tuesday, the 3rd. (more…)
I was involved in filming these homeless/drug addict encampments in Olympia in January, 2020. Shortly after we recorded this, the City of Olympia “swept” these camps (it took them two years of people begging them to clean up this mess). Of course, many of these folk just started putting up their tents, tarps, garbage piles, and used needles elsewhere in the city – usually in greenspaces and along streams and parks.
Caucuses start promptly at 10 a.m. (Doors will be closed at that time)
What is a caucus?
A caucus is a gathering of supporters or members of a political party to voice their opinions. On that day, precincts (neighborhoods divided into political boundaries and political parties) will have the opportunity to advance the issues important to them and select the presidential candidate of their choice.
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 Senate Rules Committee and the house bills have to be moved to House Rules. If you are following any bills, you can look them up to check the status. If they are still in committee, they are probably dead. That goes for all bills except those in the finance or budget committees (Ways & Means, Appropriations, Finance, or Transportation). Those bills have until Tuesday night. On Wednesday, we go to the floor all day every day, and they will start voting on all the bills that are still alive. You can find more information about the bills that are on the floor, ready for a vote here https://app.leg.wa.gov/far/House/Calendar and here – https://app.leg.wa.gov/far/Senate/Calendar
NO bill is truly dead until the last gavel goes down on sine die – March 12. Even though bills that did not make cutoff are not likely to pass, I’ve seen dead bills come back alive in the wee hours of the morning on the last days of session.
Remember that bill I talked about that increases B&O taxes on your doctors, veterinarians, dentists, therapists, etc (SB 6492)? It passed both chambers and the Governor will sign it tomorrow – Monday, the 10th. They couldn’t wait to raise our taxes. It’s number one priority for them – well maybe on par with the firearms bills and sexual education. It’s another brutal year for anyone who doesn’t believe in an expanded government.
