The agenda for our May 26 Executive Board meeting (7 PM, Renton Carpenters’ Hall) is here and includes: Endorsements (go here for candidate questionnaires) Consideration of a bylaws amendment Consideration of the WAmend Resolution in support of Initiative 735 to the Legislature.
For the past few weeks, the KCDCC Endorsements Committee has been meeting regularly to speak with candidates and deliberate on races that will be contested at the upcoming August and November elections. Ahead of KCDCC’s May 26th executive board meeting, the Endorsements Committee is pleased to announce its first round of recommendations, which will be…
Reminder: the LAC meets this Sunday, April 19, 2 to 4 p.m. at the Delridge Library, 5423 Delridge Way SW. We are looking forward to hearing from Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles (36th), especially about the compromise marijuana bill that passed, and from Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon (34th), Chair of House Environment and on the House Transportation Committee….
Tuesday, April 7th is the deadline for fiscal bills to move out of committee. You will find our Bill Tracker here. Among our bills that died at the policy cutoff are Breakfast after the Bell, Paid Sick Leave, Equity in Contraceptive Care and Small Consumer Installment Loans. The Washington Voting Rights Act survives. After long…
Endorsement questionnaires are now available on the Endorsements page.
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…
The newly formed King County Democrats Committee on Disabilities is seeking interested disabled persons and allies to staff the Committee, which helps people obtain their accommodations within the Democratic Party, educates on ableism, and works on legislation pertinent to disabilities. One does not have to attend the full County meetings to participate. Committee meetings will…
The agenda for our March 24 Executive Board meeting (7pm, Renton Carpenters’ Hall) will include the following items: Adoption of Endorsement Rules for 2015 Adoption of Endorsement Questionnaires for 2015 for state-level positions for county-level positions for local-level positions (city councils and all special districts except for school districts and the Port of Seattle) for…
This Saturday, March 14, 2015 is a great time to meet with your Legislators across King County and urge them to act on our Democratic priority legislation. Most legislative districts are holding town hall meetings. You can attend your own LD or any other you want. Take this opportunity to get updated on the current status of bills….
The draft reprecincting ordinance for this year is now available for public comment. The comment deadline is Friday March 6, after which the ordinance will go to the County Council for approval. The following chart lists the affected precincts — the list of changes for this year is relatively small. Click on the name in…