Feb 20-24, 2023 During the seventh week of session, nearly every legislator in Olympia spent long, arduous days in a fiscal committee, hearing and voting… Continue Reading Week 7 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
NACD RELEASES 2023 FARM BILL RECOMMENDATIONS Washington, D.C. – Today, the National Association of Conservation Districts (NACD) released policy recommendations for the 2023 Farm Bill. Over… Continue Reading NACD Releases 2023 Farm Bill RecommendationsContinue Reading
Plant Materials Center Update: February 24, 2023 Here are 5 things that you should know about the PMC for February 23, 2023: It Has Been… Continue Reading Plant Materials Center update: February 24, 2023Continue Reading
Feb 13-17, 2023 The legislative session is now more than one third complete and this week marked the first culling of bills, the house of… Continue Reading Week 6 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
Substitute House Bill 1720 changes House Bill 1720 in some significant ways. One of the most significant is that instead of a single program created… Continue Reading SHB 1720 Creates Two Parallel Riparian Grant ProgramsContinue Reading
February 6-10, 2023 With the February 17 cutoff for bills to be voted out of policy committees in their house of origin approaching, much of… Continue Reading Week 5 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
WACD Testimony on HB 1567 on Conservation District Elections On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, WACD Executive Director Tom Salzer testified OTHER on House Bill 1567… Continue Reading WACD Testimony on HB 1567 on Conservation District ElectionsContinue Reading
WACD Testimony on HB 1720 on Riparian Areas On Tuesday, February 7, 2023, WACD Executive Director Tom Salzer testified in favor of House Bill 1720… Continue Reading WACD Testimony on HB 1720 on Riparian AreasContinue Reading
January 30 – February 3 The fourth week of the 2023 Legislative Session saw hearings on quite a few bills designed to put more workers… Continue Reading Week 4 General Legislative ReviewContinue Reading
WACD’s Director of Member and Legislative Services, Ryan Baye, offers some helpful insights on communicating in person with legislators. Meeting legislators can be terrifying. After… Continue Reading Legislators Don’t Have FangsContinue Reading
