Monique Meissner, Author at WA Community Alliance

July 21, 2023

The Importance of Top-Ticket Election Data by LD

We see state legislature election results on a legislative district level all the time, but we rarely see how other candidates—for instance, candidates running statewide—perform at the state legislative district…

Monique Meissner

Blog

May 22, 2023

3rd Annual Session Awards

Hey team– Session 2023 is officially over! Sorta. A special session has been called by the Governor to resolve the Supreme Court’s Blake decision. We wrote about it last year,…

Monique Meissner

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May 16, 2023

Where Are They Now: Leg Edition

Nuggets – It’s done! Yesterday was Sine Die - that means we’ve reached that light at the end of the legislative session tunnel. Three of our four remaining priority bills…

Monique Meissner

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April 20, 2023

(◕‿◕✿) make LAs ur BFFs (◕‿◕✿)

Kitty cats – We’ve passed the last and final cutoff. That means bills are either dead, headed to the Governor’s desk, or are headed through concurrence—which is where the House…

Monique Meissner

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April 14, 2023

What Data Says About Possible Democracy Reforms In Kent

Andrew Hong, Washington Community Alliance Redistricting Map Plans: Kent City Council Redistricting We assembled six different Kent City Council map proposals—three 5-district maps and three 7-district maps—to measure possible effects…

Monique Meissner

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April 14, 2023

Keeping Up with the NIMBYs

Snickerdoodles – This week was fiscal cutoff week which means bills that cost money had to clear their fiscal committee by Tuesday April 4th to stay alive. In the House,…

Monique Meissner

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April 6, 2023

4 Gems in the Budget

Darlings– *Big Hunger Games Voice* Our Top Six all survived cutoff and moved out of their Senate policy committees. That’s good news. Other good news? The Washington Supreme Court ruled…

Monique Meissner

News

April 6, 2023

Washington’s Working Families Tax Credit Will Exclude Half of Low-Income Children

Turning Washington’s newest tax credit into a universal child benefit would make sure no child falls through the cracks. This is our second blog post in our ongoing research…

Monique Meissner

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April 6, 2023

Washington State’s Parental Leave Program Excludes a Huge Amount of New Parents

Nearly four out of ten women are excluded from Washington's parental leave program. A minimum benefit is the solution. Washington State has an important role to play in providing…

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