Friends, Our long sought effort to abolish the Death Penalty in Washington State is now at its final hurdle before passage. It has already passed the Senate, and must pass through the House Rules Committee and be brought to a vote before the House. Please email or phone your Representatives…
Friends, We can all celebrate the passage in both houses of the state legislature of not one but two of the criminal justice bills that we have worked on for at least the past ten years An Independent Corrections Ombuds (HB 1889) passed the Senate last week on a 48…
Friends, Our partners in the Environmental Priorities Coalition and the Washington Environmental Council are encouraging all of us to contact our representatives immediately to support 2SSB 6269. This bill has already passed the Senate 42-7. Please ask your Representative to take action now to bring this bill to a floor…
Friends, We need your help for one final push before the Washington legislative session ends. The legislature is making the final adjustments to their budget proposals right now. We need them to hear from YOU that Washington wants a budget that funds all of the community investments from…
Carbon Tax: Putting a Price on Carbon Pollution In 2017, the Clean Energy Transition Act was developed by the Alliance for Jobs and Clean Energy and submitted as HB 1646 by Representative Joe Fitzgibbon. It would make significant investment in clean energy, healthy forests and water infrastructure and also bolster…
Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy has endorsed the Initiative to the Legislature, I-940, the Law
Quaker Voice on Washington Public Policy has endorsed the Initiative to the Legislature, I-940, the Law Enforcement Training and Community Safety Act, sponsored by De-Escalate Washington. This measure would:
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