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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…

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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…

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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,…

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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…

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March 30, 2023

The Budgets Are Coming!

Darlings– The sun is shining. Birds are chirping. Our seeds are in the ground, and the legislature is laying the seeds for the next couple years of spending in the…

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March 28, 2023

Abolish the Senate?

Snickerdoodles— We’re halfway through the long session, yet the drama is just beginning. It’s the first week in the opposite chamber for bills that cleared the first House of Origin…

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March 28, 2023

Who Rules the Rules Committee?

Friends– Yesterday marked the final day to pass bills out of the chamber, House or Senate, they originated in. We’re happy to say that many of our Top Nine made…

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March 13, 2023

Who Killed Bill

Beloveds– With fiscal cutoff behind us this week, we’re mourning some of our top nine. House of Origin cutoff looms and we’re in the frenzy of trying to get first…

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March 2, 2023

3 Ways to Move a Legislator

Mon cherie — Welcome to week seven! If you’re new here, here’s a quick legislative session refresher. If you’ve been around the Tally block, let’s dive in: Last Friday was…

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