Opinion Editorials:
OPINION: For the sake of Washington’s children, don’t fumble fentanyl bill a fourth time (Sen. John Braun, 20th Legislative District/The Chronicle)
Children’s agency needs oversight now more than ever (Sen. Leonard Christian, 4th Legislative District, Cheney Free Press)
Press Releases:
Sen. Judy Warnick calls for public hearing on women’s sports initiative
Boehnke, Torres advance public safety package to tighten restrictions on sexually violent predator placements
Sen. Nikki Torres introduces bill to exempt baby and adult diapers from sales tax
35th District lawmakers fight job-killing DOH fee hikes that could top 500%, crush local shellfish industry
Senate votes yet again to nickname Washington ‘the Evergreen State’
Social Media Posts:
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Gov. Ferguson Cartoon
WA Democrats refuse to give people’s initiatives a legislative hearing
Legislative Republicans are holding a listening session on the people’s initiatives
Your children DO NOT belong to the government; they belong to you
$1,170,000,000 ($1.17 BILLION) of taxpayer funds still missing
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Another $416 MILLION Unaccounted For?!
Fraud discussion: Sen. Braun appears on Brandi Kruse’s [un]Divided Podcast
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Sen. Braun stands up for educational freedom and homeschoolers
WA Secretary of State certifies the parental rights in public education people’s initiative
Newsletters:
Podcasts:
The Elephant in the Dome Podcast: Is Democracy Under Attack in Washington?
What I Think: The Washington Is Simply Unaffordable Fund with
Audio:
A statewide initiative aimed at clarifying who can compete in girls’ sports is now in the Legislature’s hands
Sen. Judy Warnick calls for public hearing on women’s sports initiative
Legislative Update: Senate Republican Leader John Braun warns against bill limiting citizen initiatives
Is the fourth time a charm? Commonsense child safety bill passes Senate…again
Braun bill aims to protect housing grant program from fraud
7th Legislative District Update: Senator Shelly Short opposes initiative restrictions and pushes wildlife management reform
Bad Bills to Watch:
SB 6173 (Alvarado): Seeks to impose a head tax on employers for each worker enrolled in Medicaid, punishing businesses for hiring lower-wage and entry-level workers. That cost would be passed on through reduced wages, fewer jobs, or higher prices, while doing nothing to address the underlying drivers of Medicaid enrollment or rising health care costs.
SB 5382 (Valdez): Would add more requirements for those who gather signatures for initiatives/referenda and the Secretary of State. Similar changes in Oregon tripled the cost to qualify an initiative – from $150,000 to $500,000.
SB 5973 (Valdez): “Initiative Killer 2.0”: Prohibits initiative organizers from paying signature gatherers per signature, making the work less appealing and disincentivizing them from gathering as many as possible. Also requires organizers to prefile 1,000 signatures in support of the initiative before they can begin collecting the 400,000 required to certify it. (Companion bill: HB 2259)
SB 6045 (Saldaña): Opens all of agriculture and agriculture-related business to collective bargaining. This would be another hit in Democrats’ war on farmers and rural Washington, whose business is dying off under the weight of regulation. It could be the death knell of agriculture in Washington. (Companion bill: HB 2409)
Income tax. Deceptively labeled by the governor as the “Millionaire Tax," this would be an unconstitutional graduated income tax -- a concept Washington voters have rejected 10 times. No bill number yet.
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