Jan 13, 2020 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
TCC 2020 Legislative Agenda Legislative session 2020 kicks off today, January 13, and Transportation Choices Coalition is ready to defend against cuts, strengthen State transportation goals and performance metrics, and push forward on legislation from 2019 including...
May 1, 2019 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
Legislative Agenda The Washington State Legislature meets every year starting on the second Monday of January to create and pass laws. The Legislature has two bodies of government: the House (98 members, elected for two-year terms) and the Senate (49 members, elected...
Apr 30, 2019 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
On Sunday, April 28, the most diverse group of lawmakers in Washington State history adjourned on the scheduled last day of legislative session without requiring a special session. TCC spent every day this session working with representatives, coalition members, and...
Apr 17, 2019 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
There are two weeks remaining in the legislative session, with a potential special session happening afterwards. We are working to pass HB 1793 and adopting 2019-2021 biennium budgets before the April 28 session cutoff. This KNKX article highlights the work that still...
Apr 9, 2019 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
What happened last week: Budget season. It’s budget season in Olympia and the House and Senate passed their 2019-2021 biennium transportation budget proposals out of their respective chambers last week and started negotiations on Friday. The two budget proposals are...
Apr 2, 2019 | Advocacy, Dispatch From Olympia
What happened last week: We’re working hard to bring the Block the Box legislation back. After HB 1793 didn’t make it out of its house of origin, we worked hard this week to pass the legislation through a budget proviso supported by Senator Nguyen and Senate Saldana....
