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Are You Ready for an Income Tax?
by Ruth Peterson It looks like we will likely have an income tax this year. Whether it makes it through a court challenge or not remains to be seen. But SB 5096 is scheduled to have an executive session on Tuesday in Ways & Means, a hearing that will start at 1:30...
Bills to limit the governor’s emergency powers, to speed up business re-openings, and to re-open schools are likely dead for this year
Through much of 2020, state legislative leaders urged Governor Inslee to call a special session so the legislature could pass measures to deal with the ongoing COVID pandemic. Instead, the governor issued repeated emergency orders on his own for nearly a year, without...
Good Bills – Bad Bills – We need to pay attention!
Here are several more good bills and bad bills making their way through the halls of Olympia. (Or should I say, through the "Zoom" meetings, where citizens have very limited access to their legislators. Forwarded by Ruth Peterson. Good Bills --> ...
Why the Majority in the Legislature is Important!
by Ruth Peterson | Feb 1, 2021 I’m a Second Amendment supporter and this morning I saw a question posed to those of us are 2A supporters. Why are we always on defense when it comes to protecting our rights?!? (warning: long post, but if you want the important stuff,...
Clallam County GOP passes resolution to Re-Open Washington, Defends County Autonomy
February 6, 2021 At its regular meeting of the Clallam County Republican Party, the Central Committee unanimously passed the following resolution: Resolution Calling for Re-Opening Clallam County and Defending County Autonomy Whereas, the forced shutdown in response...
Weigh in on bills in Olympia
Here are a number of bills that require attention. Information about how to contact your representatives and get involved are included: In support of our police: One of the worst ones is HB 1310. It mainly concerns permissible use of force by law enforcement. It...
State House passes bill to spend $2.2 billion in federal COVID relief. Unemployment tax relief measure first bill to head to governor’s desk for signing
State lawmakers hit a milestone this week, as the first bill to pass both houses in this year’s legislative session heads to the governor’s desk for his signature. The measure, SB 5061, would prevent $1.7 billion in automatic unemployment insurance tax increases from...
Bill Watch from Olympia, Jan. 31, 2021
Update from Olympia 1-31 by Ruth Peterson There are over 800 bills that have been introduced this year. Many of them are terrible bills that will fundamentally change things in this state - our economy, our business atmosphere, where we can build a house, what our...
State legislature starts passing bills, including SB 5044, forcing public schools to teach “systemic racism”
WashingtonVotes NEWS: Friday, January 29, 2021 State lawmakers debate and take first full votes on passing bills online in mostly empty House and Senate chambers The House and Senate went into full floor sessions this past week to debate and vote on a dozen bills...
Bills being considered in Olympia. The good, the bad, & the very, very ugly.
Bills are making their way through the legislature in Olympia at high speed. Ruth Peterson of Lewis County (PCO, State Committeewoman, who works at the Capitol in the State Senate), shares a few of the ones that need attention. The following is from her...
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