QV Webspinner The mission of the Friends Committee on Washington Public Policy is to express Quaker testimony and values in Washington State public affairs. Most frequently, this has meant that FCWPP has lobbied in Olympia for state legislation related to those concerns. But there are times when it is necessary to step into the national arena in … Read more
Jefferson County Democrats on Tuesday night June 28, 2011) adopted the attached resolution calling for cuts in military spending and specifically opposing the Bangor wharf expansion. CUT MILITARY SPENDING: DO NOT FUND THE EXPANSION OF THE EXPLOSIVES HANDLING WHARF AT NAVAL BASE KITSAP/BANGOR WHEREAS, unprecedented budget deficits and national debt threaten the stability of our … Read more
FCWPP Alert: Governor Gregoire is hesitating to sign the bill to regulate medical marijuana (SB 5073), which has passed both the House and the Senate, objecting that state employees might be prosecuted by the federal government for implementing the law. Can you let the Governor know that you support a regulatory system for producing and … Read more
HB 2078 would restore cuts in early education by eliminating certain tax exemptions In prticular, HB 2078 would: 1. Eliminate certain tax breaks for first-mortgage interest earnings of large banks. 2. Eliminate tax breaks for out-of-state shoppers. 3. The funds retrieved under these provisions would go to the education legacy trust account and be … Read more
E2SSB 5073 would: 1. Establish a regulatory system for producing, processing, and dispensing cannabis (marijuana) intended for medical use. 2. Establish protections from criminal liability and arrest for qualifying patients, designated providers, health care professionals, licensed producers, licensed processors, and licensed dispensers. 3. Establish a voluntary registry in which qualifying patients and designated providers may … Read more
The effort to establish the Washington Investment Trust — discontinued earlier in this session — is experiencing some degree of rejuvenation. A new budget-related bill, HB 2040, has been introduced and has already had a hearing. Like the original bill, HB 2040 creates a task force to develop a means to use the state’s operating … Read more
FCWPP joins Earth Ministry in the following alert. April 5, 2011 | Earth Ministry Home | Washington Interfaith Power & Light | Contact Us | Donate Now | Blog Dear Friends of Faith in Washington: In a grace-filled moment, we recently reached a landmark agreement with the TransAlta Corporation and Governor Gregoire … Read more
Friends- Although we currently tax physical fitness services, tanning salon services, and tattoo parlor services, we do not tax elective cosmetic surgery. We also provide funding assistance for Washington seniors who lack the means to pay for prescription drugs necessary for their health and well-being. Most of the seniors in this group require financial assistance … Read more
HB 1847 repeals tax expenditures that shield those who own private aircraft from excise taxes, block taxes on elective cosmetic surgery, shelter bank profits on home mortgages and out-of-state coal used to produce electricity. The revenue raised by terminating these tax shelters or tax expenditures is dedicated to funding Basic Health to low-income state residents. … Read more
Basic Health, Disability Lifeline, and Apple Health for Kids: We need to talk to our neighbors who are doing well about the value of providing for our neighbors who are struggling. The value of our health care safety net (even after accounting for all its holes) is well recognized. (See: http://blog.senatedemocrats.wa.gov/brown/major-reform-health-care/) Keeping that net from … Read more