Last Wednesday was the final day to consider bills in their house of origin. We are now narrowing our focus on remaining priorities. This Friday, February 28th, is policy cutoff to pass bills out of committee from the opposite house. Fiscal bills need to be voted out...
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Dispatch from Olympia: Bills Must Pass out of House of Origin This Week
Last week marked the halfway point for this short 60-day session and the fiscal committee cutoff. Here’s a recap of which bills are moving forward this week. This Wednesday, February 19, is the last day to consider bills in their house of origin. You can check out the...
Transportation for All One Pagers
Did you know most of Washington State's transportation investments are currently decided without any clearly defined goals and metrics? This selection process can lead to unfair and inequitable outcomes, such as increased air pollution and induced demand that creates...
Dispatch from Olympia: We’re Halfway through Session!
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...
Dispatch from Olympia: HB 1793 Passes the House & Sound Transit Defense
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...
Sound Transit Funding is Again at Risk in Olympia
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...
Dispatch from Olympia: Block the Box up for hearing & new bills on road usage charge and a parking cash out program
Legislative session is in full swing! Many of our priority bills are up for hearings this week, and we’re ready to bring out support for the Transportation for All bill, block the box bill, and parking cash out bill. What happened last week: The House Transportation...
Dispatch from Olympia: Transportation for All Bill Gains Momentum
Budget discussions dominated the transportation space in Olympia this week, and our top priority, Transportation for All, gained momentum with great sponsors from both chambers. What happened last week Governor Inslee’s proposal, to limit cuts and delays of I-976 by...
Dispatch From Olympia: Kicking off the 2020 Legislative Session: Funding Defense, Funding Reform, and “Block the Box” Is Back!
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 HB 1793, the “block the box”...
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