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Feb. 09, 2018

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Calls needed on key bills

Call Legislature’s toll-free message center on three key bills

Today, we focus on three key bills that need floor votes by Feb. 14. Here goes:

Calls needed on key bills

Feb. 08, 2018

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CA Lobby Day brings message to lawmakers

Latest Children’s Lobby Day brings Spokane members’ message to their legislators; make plans now for Presidents' Day Lobby Day

PHOTO (left to right): Maria Tart-Van Blaricum. Lonnie Lloyd, Sandra Hilzendeger, Norm LeBlanc and Amanda Plumb.

CA Lobby Day brings message to lawmakers

Feb. 06, 2018

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Crisis point on encampment cleanup protections

“CRISIS POINT”: SEATTLE’S SPOKANE STREET DOT MEMBERS CALL FOR ACTION ON ENCAMPMENT CLEANUP PROTECTIONS

Protecting DOT members cleaning up homeless encampments is at a “crisis point” and the union and Seattle Local 378 members are pushing the agency to amp up action.

Crisis point on encampment cleanup protections

Feb. 04, 2018

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Bulls-eye on outsourcing transparency bill (1851)

Business community gangs up our priority outsourcing transparency bill

Our priority bill to bring transparency and accountability when a state agency wants to contract out state employee work has a bull’s-eye on its back as the business community lined up to try to kill it at a rare House

Bulls-eye on outsourcing transparency bill (1851)

Feb. 04, 2018

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Part-timers bill urged forward

Part-timers bill lauded at Appropriations Committee

Also Saturday (Feb. 3), Federation Lobbyist Matt Zuvich urged the House Appropriations Committee to keep the ball rolling on the bill to add all part-time state employees to state civil service.

Part-timers bill urged forward