PRIMARY ELECTION JULY 19 – AUGUST 6 Return your ballot as early as possible!
These candidates show the characteristics, values, and action records most consistent with Indivisible values. Our evaluation results from research and deliberation by the Legislative Action Team over several months.
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https://www.wa-democrats.org/
If you’re the only one to file in your precinct, you won’t appear on the ballot. If someone else also files, you can work together to do voter outreach, but only one of you will be elected PCO. The PCO term starts in December.
If you’d like to get started with voter outreach and education before December, please apply to your LD Democrats to become an appointed PCO. Each organization has its own method for this, so check out their website for details.
Thank you to all who decide to serve!
Get committee updates
https://public.govdelivery.
~Signing in to testify / state your position / submit written testimony
https://app.leg.wa.gov/csi
2023 Session Calendar
January 9 – First day of session
February 17 – Policy committee cutoff – house of origin
February 24 – Fiscal committee cutoff – house of origin
March 8 – Floor cutoff – house of origin
March 29 – Policy committee cutoff – opposite house
April 4 – Fiscal committee cutoff – opposite house
April 12 – Floor cutoff – opposite house
April 23 – Sine Die
In 2020, the Trump Administration launched a new policy “experiment” designed to privatize Traditional Medicare.
Under this model, the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) has moved millions of Traditional Medicare beneficiaries into mostly commercial, for-profit plans called Direct Contracting Entities, without the enrollees’ full understanding or consent.
In ways similar to commercial Medicare Advantage plans, these entities have a financial incentive to interfere with care decisions and waste taxpayer dollars when compared with the efficiency of Traditional Medicare.
The Biden Administration has renamed this program “REACH” and made it even more generous to industry, but privatization by any name threatens the future of Medicare.
ACTIONS YOU CAN TAKE
~Learn more: https://protectmedicare.net
~Contact your representatives: Rep Kilmer 253 272 3515. Rep Strickland 202 225 9740.
Sen. Murray. 253 572 3636 Sen. Cantwell 253 572 2281
~Call Health and Human Services Secretary Xavier Becerra directly at (202) 690-7000 and ask him to cancel the REACH program immediately.
~Sign the petition:
https://pnhp.salsalabs.org/
Start with the Clover Park School Board, Monday, Sept.12, 6PM.
What can you do? Support the staff, administration, parents, and board members who work for honest and equitable education for all students.
~Write notes of encouragement to school personnel.
~Write a letter-to-the-editor celebrating the freedom to learn and the heroic daily work of educators.
~Attend school board meetings to show strength in the face of irrational attacks on public education.
Extremists may bring complaints about:
diversity-equity-inclusion policies, sex education, teaching about systemic race or gender impacts, etc. We have to be clear and strong standing for academic freedom.
Indivisible Tacoma now convenes a small group to work on school issues. If you would like to join, send an email to:
indivisibletacomachapter@gmail
Local school board meetings coming up:
CLOVER PARK SD
Monday, September 12, 6PM
Room 4 of the Student Services Center, 10903 Gravelly Lake Dr. SW, Lakewood
UNIVERSITY PLACE SD
Wednesday, September 14, 6:30PM
Educational Service Center, 3717 Grandview Dr. W, University Place, WA 98466
TACOMA SD
Thursday, September 22, 6PM
4th Floor Auditorium, Central Administration Building, 601 South 8th Street, Tacoma (Public parking and main entrance west side of the building at South G Street.)
FRANKLIN PIERCE SD
Tuesday, October 11, 6PM
Other local districts needing public education advocates:
PUYALLUP SD
BETHEL SD
PENINSULA SD
