QuakerVoice Dear Supporter of Friends Committee on Washington Public Policy (FCWPP), This is a focused Action Alert concerning four bills in the state Legislature intended to help recover the lives of those enmeshed in the criminal justice system. If you live in legislative districts 4, 24, 27, 28, or 39, your State Senator serves on the … Read more
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Friends- Click here for the status, as of February 19, 2014, of all the bills the Friends Committee on Washington Public Policy has been working on this session. Bill numbers, which committees the bill is in, and what needs to happen next is listed for each one, along with a brief summary of what change … Read more
Friends, It’s not too late to participate in Quaker Lobby Day! This is gentle reminder that Quaker Lobby Day is on Monday, February 17 (Presidents’ Day), from 9:00 to 3:00, starting in the Olympia Meeting House. It’s a great opportunity to welcome and gather with Friends from around the state, discuss issues of social … Read more
February 11, 2014 GOVERNOR INSLEE: “If a death penalty case comes to my desk for action, I will issue a reprieve.” THANK YOU, Governor, for the Execution Moratorium in Washington State You can •Thank Governor Inslee at his website or call 1-360-902-4111 or the Legislative Hotline, 1-800-562-6000. • Vote YES in the Seattle Times poll … Read more
Please Click here for an annoucement with links that you can share with friends Friends, Today we CELEBRATE Governor Inslee’s announcement “to impose a moratorium on executions while I’m Governor of the state of Washington.” He added, “If a death penalty case comes to my desk for action, I will issue a reprieve,” not a commutation or pardon. We urge you … Read more
Friends, FCWPP encourages you to contact your Representatives in the Washington State House in support of the Youth Opportunity Act, HB 1651 so that individuals who may have made a mistake in their youth are not forever compromised by public dissemination of documents related to that mistake. HB 1651 would keep juvenile criminal records confidential … Read more
Friends,We urge you to contact your representatives in the Washington State House to: OPPOSE SB 5991. Senate Bill 5991 specifies a study of nuclear power as a replacement for electricity generated from the combustion of fossil fuels. OPPOSE:According to the digest, this bill “Creates a joint select task force on nuclear energy to study how … Read more
Friends, We urge you to contact your representatives in the Washington State House to: SUPPORT HB 2347 House Bill 2347 is intended to enhance the safety of the transportation of oil. SUPPORT:Even though tens of thousands of Washington residents showed up at public hearings last year to protest the trend, the number and length of … Read more
Contact your state senator today to ask him or her to support SB 6344 to protect public safety by reducing criminal recidivism through increased education of people in prison. Click here to view this post as a pdf file suitable for printing or emailing. SB 6344 BACKGROUND The Department of Corrections (DOC) has requested the … Read more