QuakerVoice Dear Friends, Legislators have one week to vote bills out of their house of origin. Any bill not voted by March 11th cannot be considered further this legislative session (unless deemed necessary to implement the budget). Before any bill can be voted on the House or Senate floor, it must be “pulled” by the Rules … Read more
2015 Quaker Lobby Day Issues Environmental Stewardship and Peace Support HB 1314 / SB 5283: Implementing a carbon pollution market program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. This legislation — requested by the Governor — would create financial incentives to encourage less energy consumption, to invest in technologies that produce energy with fewer greenhouse gas emissions, … Read more
https://qvwa.org/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/2015.BillTracker.2.DC_.pdf Bill Tracker – Workplan/Status Report updated 1/26/15 Bill/Issue +/- Last Action Current Committee Status Next Step for Quaker Voice Brief Description HB1390/eliminate interest on LFOs owed to gov to support efforts to redeem, rehabilitate, and reintegrate 1/21/15 Heard in Hse Judiciary Hse Judiciary Needs Executive Action Lobby Committee Mbrs and encourage Chair to … Read more
Friends, It’s not too late to participate in Quaker Lobby Day! Quaker Lobby Day is Monday, February 16 (Presidents’ Day), from 8:45 to 3:30, starting in the Olympia Meeting House. Please consider joining with Friends from around the state talking with our legislators. During the morning get up to speed about issues and specific bills … Read more
Tell the two legislators who represent you in the House of Representatives, and your State Senator, that you support the governor’s proposal for a capital gains tax AND his proposed greenhouse gas emissions reduction program as required to provide funding needed to maintain or improve our state’s infrastructure of Social Safety Net programs, schools, and … Read more
Click What can Friends Do? to learn what FCWPP recommends you ask of your legislators. Everyone comes comes to Olympia at the start of each legislative session with high hopes. Progressives hope to finally reverse the regressive nature of our state’s tax system to fully fund needed social safety net programs, protect our environment, and … Read more
Take Action Want to get involved? Make a difference? Here are some steps you can take. Join our Action Alert network– it’s free and it’s easy. Just register here. We’ll send you actions to take on the important issues facing Washington. Communicate directly to your legislators online. Join Quaker Voice as a contributing member. Help … Read more
Toolkit for Activists You can choose your level of activity: from sending a message to your legislator based on our Action Alerts to organizing a delegation to meet with your legislator in your district or at the Capitol in Olympia on Quaker Lobby Day. Step One:Connect. Join the Action Alerts Network Quaker Voice’s Action Alerts … Read more
DATE: Tuesday, February 10 at 9:00 am (registration at 8:30am)LOCATION: Washington State Capitol Pritchard Building, Washington Room 415 15th Ave SE, Olympia, WA 98501 Registration is due by February 3rd! FCWPP is an endorsing organization of Safe & Just Alternatives (SJA), a campaign that seeks to end the death penalty. SJA is organizing teams of … Read more
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