The King Conservation District would be able to elect supervisors in November while other districts could stick with lower-profile and cheaper elections under a bill… Continue Reading Washington House panel endorses moderate election reform for conservation districts | Rural Life | capitalpress.comContinue Reading
Selected excerpts from WAWG’s post: Governor’s Riparian Buffer Bill Appears Dead for Now There has been a lot of drama involving the Governor’s salmon recovery… Continue Reading State legislative report 01/31: First legislative deadline approaching | WAWGContinue Reading
Legislative Strategy Come 5:00 PM on Thursday, February 3rd, the nature of the legislative session will change. This is inevitable as the collective attention of… Continue Reading WACD Legislative Strategy & the Remainder of SessionContinue Reading
Week of January 24-28, 2022 As the third week of the 2022 legislative session ends, one-third of the frenetic 60-day session has now passed. This… Continue Reading Week 3 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
Gov. Jay Inslee said Thursday his mandatory buffer bill probably won’t pass, blaming opposition on a lack of support for cooling streams to save salmon.… Continue Reading Inslee’s mandatory buffer bill failing to move | Rural Life | capitalpress.comContinue Reading
During the Legislative session, proposals must reach specific checkmarks at certain times in order to continue along the process to becoming a law. The first… Continue Reading First Legislative Cut-Off Next WeekContinue Reading
January 27, 2022 — With several people signing up to testify, Representative Valdez (Chair of the House State Government and Tribal Relations Committee) allowed speakers… Continue Reading WACD’s testimony on HB 1910Continue Reading
WACD opposes HB 1910 which would require all conservation district elections to be held under the provisions of RCW 29A general election laws with election… Continue Reading WACD opposition to HB 1910Continue Reading
This summary is intended to be a more accessible listing of the 2022 bills that WACD supports and opposes, and a brief explanation of WACD’s… Continue Reading Summary of WACD positions on 2022 legislationContinue Reading
Week of January 17-21, 2022 Legislature busy on Martin Luther King Jr. Day Martin Luther King Jr. Day is annually one of the busiest days… Continue Reading Week 2 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
