31st Legislative District Reorganization January 7, 2017 Marion Grange Hall, Buckley, WA The meeting was called to order by PCDCC Chair, Gina Bua, who was introduced by outgoing Chairman Mark Boswell. The flag salute was given. Appointments of officers pro-tem were made as follows: Chair Gina Bua; Secretary Linda Wagenblast;…
Pushing ‘right-to-work,’ other attacks ALEC-inspired bills to undermine public employee unions and promote their decertification are being heard Wednesday at 1:30 p.m. in the Senate Commerce and Labor Committee chaired by Sen. Michael Baumgartner (R-Spokane): SB 5226, sponsored by Sen. Randi Becker (R-Eatonville), would create new administrative reporting burdens for…
WHEREAS the release of carbon dioxide and other pollutants is causing devastating and perhaps irreversible harm in our state and around the world, including increasing global temperatures; declining snowpack that reduces water supplies; more frequent and more destructive forest fires; acidification of our waters threatening shellfish populations; and a dangerous…
WHEREAS more than one million students attend public schools in Washington State, comprised of about 80,000 students at each grade level and WHEREAS only 60,000 of theses students graduate from Washington high schools each year, leaving about 20,000 students annually who do not receive the help they need to graduate…
