February 9th 2010
Join Us on
Legislative Day!
January 19, 2010 at 9:00 a.m.
Meet inside the main entrance of the O'Brien Building at the Capitol in Olympia
RSVP to LEOFF I Coalition office at (877) 553-6631 or mwcurtiscraft@comcast.net
LEOFF I Pension Notice - 1/4/2010
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News in Olympia
Governor Gregoire Press Conference
Washington State Public Affairs TV Network
December 9, 2009
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Seattle gun owner tries to halt ban on guns in parks.
Locals may very well be watching what happens with this, as Bellingham City Council members have expressed interest in working with the state Legislature to change state laws that, city attorneys say, don’t allow local jurisdictions to ban guns in parks (because it’s not in the state law, and state law on this matter supercedes/pre-empts city law). SAM TAYLOR in the Bellingham Herald’s Politics blog – 12.16.09
Law enforcement to look at policies after Lakewood shootings.
Gov. Chris Gregoire will convene a summit of key law-enforcement groups later this month to hear about "lessons learned" from the assassination of four Lakewood Police officers. JONATHAN MARTIN with Seattle Times -- 12.16.09
Lawmakers break along party lines on tax need.
Republican Rep. Gary Alexander of Thurston County said in an interview he is not ready for tax increases, and he believes Democratic Gov. Chris Gregoire needs to look closer at reforming how state services are delivered before trying to raise new revenues. BRAD SHANNON’s Politics Blog in the Olympian. Also by SHANNON: Advocacy coalition forming around tax hikes – 12.10.09
Live on TVW: Pension funding report
The Capitol Record
Washington State Public Affairs TV Network
December 3, 2009
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The LEOFF 1 Coalition website contains some files that come in a "pdf" format which requires Adobe's Acrobat Reader in order to view and search through the documents. If you don't already have it, you can download it here. It's free from Adobe.
Please Donate to the Family of Deputy Kent Mundell
Pierce County Sheriff's Office Independent Guild
Mountain Detachment
P.O.Box 1489
Eatonville, WA 98328-1489
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Thousands gather for memorial honoring Deputy Mundell
Lakewood Fallen Officers Donation
A fund for the families of the four fallen Lakewood Police Officers has been established by the (Lakewood Police Independent Guild) - donations may be mailed to:
LPIG Benevolent Fund
P O Box 99579
Lakewood, WA 98499
The Other Bad News?
Capital Budget
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Thursday Q&A:
Reps. DeBolt and Kessler on taxes, budget and parolees
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A Moses Lake suit about the authority of the local disability board is not quite resolved, regardless of what has been written recently on another web site. More time must be allocated for at least another hearing by a Judge.
President Bob Monize
Raises in sight for some. Pay: More money for state workers a touchy subject in time of budget cuts.
More than 21,000 state employees could get pay raises of up to 5 percent in the next year, despite Gov. Chris Gregoire’s proposal to cut $1.7 billion from public schools, health care and other programs to solve a budget shortfall. BRAD SHANNON with Olympian -- 12.16.09
Gregoire wants tax increases to maintain state programs, services.
Making her case for tax increases, Gov. Chris Gregoire today presented a bleak plan to balance the state budget by wiping out spending for health care, welfare, and education programs that reach every corner of Washington. CURT WOODWARD with the AP in PDN, Seattle Times, Bellingham Herald and TNT – 12.10.09