Mar 9, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
The short 2020 legislative session ends this Thursday, March 12. With Sine Die only days away, we are thrilled that Don’t Block the Box is on its way to the Governor’s desk and closely following final budget negotiations. Here is the latest as we push...
Mar 2, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
With less than two weeks left of the short 2020 session, we’re focused on passing the Block the Box bill, monitoring the transportation budget, and continuing to protect Sound Transit projects. What happened last week: Block the Box — After passing through the...
Feb 10, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
This week marks the halfway point of the short 2020 session. Last Friday was the first policy cutoff, so bills that did not pass from policy committees in their House of Origin are likely dead. What happened last week: Sound Transit Defense On Tuesday the Senate...
Feb 3, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
Dispatch from Olympia: HB 1793 Passes the House & Sound Transit Defense We’ve been busy attending hearings, testifying and tracking new bills as they drop. The first of many key deadlines to keep bills moving is policy cut off on February 7th. This means bills...
Jan 30, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
Sound Transit Funding is Again at Risk in Olympia Funding for Sound Transit projects is again under attack. Several negative bills are up for hearing on Tuesday, Feb. 4, at 3:30 p.m. in the Senate Transportation Committee, and Transportation Choices Coalition and...