August 17 LAC Meeting

The April KCDCC Legislative Action Committee Meeting will take place Sunday 4/20 2:00-4:00 at Covington Library 27100 164th Ave SE Covington 98042 This is at the crossing of Highway 18 and the Kent-Kangley Road. Special guest is Shari Song, candidate for 30th District State Senate running against former Democrat Mark Miloscia!

printable version Revenue & Tax Reform: Pass a capital gains tax on the wealthy to raise additional revenue to fund Basic Education and meet McCleary obligations Close corporate tax exemptions that lack accountable performance objectives and results in terms of living-wage jobs and other measurable community benefits Require the Legislature to adopt a Tax Expenditure…

Revenue & Tax Reform: Pass a capital gains tax on the wealthy to raise additional revenue to fund Basic Education and meet McCleary obligations (Budget—No bill #) Close corporate tax exemptions that lack accountable performance objectives and results in terms of living-wage jobs and other measurable community benefits Require the Legislature to adopt a Tax…

The September LAC Meeting takes place Sunday 9/21, 2:00-4:00 at the Kirkland Library, 308 Kirkland Ave, Kirkland, 98033. Our special guest will be Peggy Maze Johnson of Heart of America Northwest, the Hanford watchdog group.

No bills died this week. With appreciation to our friends and colleagues at Washington State Budget & Policy Center, the State League of Women Voters, and the State Low-Income Housing Alliance, here is a compendium of their budget analyses, which reflect our priorities, particularly for education and human services which are by far the largest…