Hey June, Don’t Make It Bad
January 23, 2024
Hey June, Don’t Make It Bad
Friends– Welcome to Week 2 of 2024 leg session. Remember when your inbox was empty? Us too. Let’s pop some Tums for that anxiety gut rot and get into it.…
Welcome Back to Olympia
January 23, 2024
Welcome Back to Olympia
Hey Capitol Barbies, Welcome to week one of the 2024 Legislative Session! Nothing says Barbie Dreamhouse like those grand marble steps and our Community Whip Count & Tally in hand.…
Are You Ready? Our Top Ten is Here!
January 17, 2024
Are You Ready? Our Top Ten is Here!
Hey snowpals – As the year comes to an end we wanted to get you all prepped for a fast-paced, fully-packed, questionably-calendared short legislative session beginning on Monday, January 8th.…
An analysis of rising poverty in Washington State
October 12, 2023
An analysis of rising poverty in Washington State
In recent weeks, you may have seen troubling national headlines such as “Child poverty more than doubles — a year after hitting record low, Census data shows” and “Poverty Rate…
The Importance of Top-Ticket Election Data by LD
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…
3rd Annual Session Awards
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,…
Where Are They Now: Leg Edition
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…
(◕‿◕✿) make LAs ur BFFs (◕‿◕✿)
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…
What Data Says About Possible Democracy Reforms In Kent
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…
