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We've introduced a new way to post comments via Facebook or other social media of your choice. Just go to the comment section of the legislation on which you wish comment, and choose an option. Your comments will still be shared with other WashingtonVotes...
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Check out the Missed Votes feature on the WashingtonVotes.org site to see how your legislators are doing. Let's keep in mind, though, that legislators may be called away while a vote is being called on the floor, or they may be gone that day on other...
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WashingtonVotes Site Ready to Help Citizens Access Their Legislature Contact: Franz Gregory 425-885-4459 franz@wavotes.org OLYMPIA – WashingtonVotes.org will provide complete, gavel-to-gavel coverage of the 2013 regular session of the Washington...
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Prefiled bills will be available for review by January 1, 2013. Be sure to check back often to stay informed and engaged.
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WashingtonVotes.org will provide gavel-to-gavel coverage of the 2012 Regular Session of the Washington State Legislature that convenes today, January 9th. This free website allows interested citizens, media, activists, government affairs professionals...
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WashingtonVotes.org will continue to track legislation during the 2nd Special Legislative Session that began on November 28, 2011. Please check back regularly to see what new bills have been proposed. WashingtonVotes.org will also track legislation during...
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The 2011 Legislative Session is officially over. In the closing hours lawmakers rushed to pass both the state's Operating and Capital budgets, as well as reforms to the worker compensation program and the state's debt limit. Do you think lawmakers...
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Is Special Session about to end? This morning there are several news reports citing several possible deals to bring this year's legislative action to a close. Here is a blog post by Brad Shannon of The Olympian that provides a good overview on the...
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As the 2011 Legislature continues to slog through the closing days of the first special session, some are asking what's next. Here is an Associated Press article highlighting the possibility of a government shutdown: WA preps for July shutdown as...
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What do you think of a Special Session? It's official, the Governor and lawmakers have agreed to the terms that will allow the legislature the extra time they need to finalize the state's budgets. Lawmakers failed to finish their work on time...
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As the final days of the 2011 Regular Session slip away, the House and Senate have yet to agree to a budget deal. This means lawmakers will have to come back to Olympia in for an unscheduled Special Session. During a Special Session should lawmakers only...
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Update: Be sure to follow @WaVotes or @OlympiaWatch on Twitter for ongoing budget discussion and updates. -- Later today the House will make available the details of its proposed operating budget, HB 1087 . The budget will not be released to the public...
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Budget time? More rumors abound that first year House Budget Chair, Rep. Ross Hunter , is poised to release an operating budget as early as this coming Monday. Here is a good blog entry from AWB were Rep. Hunter and Senate Budget Chair Ed Murray discuss...
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Today is the day that lawmakers, at least those with the budget pens, have been waiting for. The state will release the latest revenue forecast, which many expect will add to the current budget deficit. Here is an excellent blog post that discusses what...
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Is Senate Majority Leader, Lisa Brown , looking towards a Special Session and raising taxes? On TVW's Inside Olympia , with Austin Jenkins, Sen. Brown talked about the possibilities of needing a Special Session to solve the state's widening budget...
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