Mar 3, 2018 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
Legislative session is wrapping up! Today is the last day to consider opposite house bills and session ends next week. Here’s what’s happening in Olympia: A win for fair representation! Yesterday, a bill requiring proportional representation by population on transit...
Feb 13, 2018 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
Yesterday, the Trump Administration released its proposed Fiscal Year 2019 Budget. Are you experiencing some Déjà vu? So are we. The proposed 2019 budget, similar to the administration’s 2018 proposed budget, would see deep cuts in the Federal Transit Administration...
Feb 9, 2018 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
The 2018 Legislative Session is moving FAST! This week, deadlines are coming and going, and we are feeling positive about the legislation that is moving forward. Tuesday, February 6, was the last day for bills to pass out of fiscal committees and February 14 will be...
Jan 25, 2018 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
Yesterday, the TCC team testified in Senate Transportation Committee hearings for SB 5955, SB 6601 and SB 6303. Below is our testimony on each bill. SB 5955: Concerning the collection of a motor vehicle excise tax approved by voters of a regional transit authority in...
Jan 12, 2018 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia, Transportation Choices
Posted by Carla Chavez at Jan 12, 2018 06:13 PM | Permalink The 2018 Legislative Session started on Monday – and a 60-day session thus begins. With one party controlling both the House and Senate, a few items on the Democratic wish list are gathering momentum. For...
