Get Ready for 2024’s Very Important Elections!
Upcoming meetings and events in 2024:
February 27 (Tues), 12:30 – 1:30 pm: Joint Public Hearing on Initiative I-2111.
Initiative 2111 would ban the adoption of a personal income tax in Washington State.
This tax requires the super-wealthy to pay a tiny portion of extensive profits they may derive from the sales of stocks, bonds, and other assets, in taxes, as a means of spreading the tax burden more evenly among all income levels, so that the the super-wealthy pay an amount of tax more comparable in proportion to the taxes paid by middle and lower income citizens.
Sign in to comment or testify on I-2111.
February 27 (Tues), 7 pm: 35th LD Dems’ Special Meeting about Becoming a Delegate to the Washington State Democratic Convention being held on June 22nd.
February 28 (Wed), 8am – 9am: Joint public hearing on Initiative I-2081, which establishes a parent’s bill of rights in the public education system. A confusing mishmash of existing laws designed to entice parents into signing the other initiatives while doing nothing for kids and schools.
Sign in to comment or testify on I-2081.
February 28 (Wed), 9am – 10am: Joint Public hearing on Initiative I-2113, which restores the reasonable suspicion standard for police pursuits, but repeals best practice safety standards for dangerous high speed chases.
Sign in to comment or testify on I-2113.
March 2, (Sat), 3:30-5:00 pm: “Music to get Elected by”, Meet & Greet for James DeHart, running for WA State Rep.
Location: Mason County Dems’ Office
222 N. First Street, Shelton 98584
With James DeHart on the cello, and Ann Edge on the Viola. There will be Bach, Beetles, DeHart,
and Blue Wave Ice Cream and Cake.
Donation of Your Choice: Cash accepted. Checks made out to DeHart for legislature.
RSVP: marciahamilton@msn.com
March 21, 7pm: 35th LD Dems’ Executive Board meeting
March 26, 7pm: 35th LD Dems’ Central Committee (General Membership) meeting
Dear Democrats,
Washington’s wealthiest MAGA donors have teamed up with the state Republican Party and Tim Eyman to launch an insidious slate of six regressive initiatives, three of which have hearings this week.
Each hearing is an opportunity to share your opinion regarding the respective initiative. There are multiple options to do this: you can sign up to testify in person, remotely, or offer written testimony, or indicate your position without testimony. A link for each initiative will be provided when the hearing is scheduled.
I encourage each of our members to submit testimony at these public hearings, either in person or in writing, that registers your own personal views on these initiatives. For the reasons stated above, I sincerely hope you will vigorously oppose all 3 of the initiatives that are currently on the docket, as well as the other 3 initiatives if and when they are given public hearings.
Dusty Rhodes, Chair, 35th LD Dems
The other 3 detrimental initiatives that may have public hearings during the current session:
I-2109: Repeals Washington’s capital gains tax on the top 0.2%, defunding early learning and education programs.
I-117: Ends Washington’s program to fund clean energy and fight climate change by making polluters pay and repeals the Climate Commitment Act.
I-2124: Repeals long-term care coverage for working Washingtonians.