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Karl de Jong, chair of the King County Democrats, sent out this notice: State Senator Rodney Tom claimed he wanted certain bills to pass (both the DREAM Act and the Reproductive Parity Act). However, this afternoon he voted against bringing those bills to the floor. Time to activate! This Saturday, we’re teaming up with our […]
48th LD Town Hall: Ross Hunter, Rodney Tom, and Cyrus Habib discuss education, budgets, and tax loopholes
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Saturday morning I attended the Town Hall meeting of the 48th LD, at Redmond City Hall. Representatives Ross Hunter and Cyrus Habib, and Senator Rodney Tom gave short presentations. For most of the meeting they answered questions. Most of the questions concerned education funding and tax incentives. Hunter said that higher ed sorts and finds […]
Senate approves potential repeal of Paid Family Leave, bill moves to House
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It hasn’t been a good week for working families in the Washington State Legislature. On Monday, the Senate passed an amended version of SB 5903, which will repeal the Family Leave Insurance system if a funding mechanism is not identified in 2014. The bill will create a taskforce of eight legislators to fund the system. If no […]