Legislators continue to negotiate on our state's operations budget. The Senate Budget proposal described in the attached letter not only forces additional cuts in social services this session, it will force additional cuts in future legislative sessions. We need those who represent us in Olympia to know Friends believe we…
Friends, Please send an email or make a phone call today to ask your representatives in the state legislature to support a state budget that maintains crucial social services and protection of our most vulnerable citizens while making sure the state has the revenue needed to fund these services.…
FCWPP Alert: Three criminal justice bills require action in the Senate Ways & Means Committee If you live in a legislative district whose state Senator is on the Ways & Means Committee, your senator's action is crucial to advancing the following bills. Please call or email themtoday (see list of…
Your voice is desperately needed to retain the comprehensive mental health care coverage insurers are currently required to provide in our state! 2SSB 5540—which FCWPP opposes—will be heard tomorrow, April 4th , in the Appropriations Subcommittee on General Government. 2SSB 5540 supports in-state sales of out-of-state insurance products. This has…
The attached Workplan/Bill Status Report provides information on how to follow-up on the issues discussed in the Legislative Update sent two days ago and, hopefully, informs readers where FCWPP is in our efforts to implement the Workplan the FCWPP Legislative Committee approved prior to the start of session. Thank you…
prepared for FCWPP by Steven Aldrich Two weeks past the cut-off deadline for getting a bill out of the house of origin in the state legislature seems a good time to pause to take stock of what we’ve done, what has been accomplished, what is left to do, and what…
It's been an exceptionally busy week-and-a-half. I hope to have a more detailed report this weekend, but thought I would send this status chart out to Executive Board members, Legislative Committee members, and those of you who I remember being more active. Please feel free to forward to others whom…
March 9, 2013 FCWPP Alert: Key bills still under consideration by the state legislature. Please contact your legislators concerning these bills. Legislative action must be taken by 5:00 p.m. this coming Wednesday, March 13th to move a bill out of its house of origin; otherwise the bill will not be…
FCWPP Alert: Please ask your state legislators in the House of Representatives to support HB 1588 to close one loophole that allows felons and others to purchase guns through gun shows and private sales, even though it is illegal for them to possess firearms. Dear Friends, Legislators who support HB 1588…