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Continuing Opportunities for Advocacy

2024-04-05T14:32:59-07:00

FAN Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang was present when Governor Inslee signed HB 2368 this week, enabling the Office of Refugee and Immigrant Assistance within DSHS to administer funding for immigrants seeking asylum who do not qualify for federal refugee assistance. This will include the $25.25 million budgeted this session.Signing and Implementing BillsNow that the legislative session is over, the Governor has been signing bills into law and will continue to do so in the weeks ahead. We continue to update our Bill Tracker with final actions when bills are signed into law, and we will share photos or news of [...]

Continuing Opportunities for Advocacy2024-04-05T14:32:59-07:00

Important announcement from FAN

2024-03-15T15:45:37-07:00

A message from FAN Executive Director, Elise DeGooyer: Spring has always been a time of opening to change for me, as I watch irises, rhubarb, and LOTS of green break through in my yard. So during this season, it is with mixed emotions that I want to let you know I have decided to leave my role at Faith Action Network at the end of June. After 10 years of committed service, I’m ready to grow into my next chapter of work, and I’m excited for FAN to welcome in a new Executive Director to guide its future. I will [...]

Important announcement from FAN2024-03-15T15:45:37-07:00

Sine Die! End-of-Session Recap

2024-03-08T16:22:07-08:00

We thank you for your thousands of Pro/Con committee sign-ins, letters, testimony, and visits to Olympia that made positive policy change possible! Sine Die! End-of-Session Recap The 60-day 2024 legislative session concluded Thursday March 7. The last day of the legislative session is called Sine Die (pronounced sigh-knee die), Latin for “without a day,” meaning the state legislature adjourned for the last time without setting a day to come back. This past week the Capital was filled with floor action focused primarily on concurring (and sometimes not concurring) changes made to Senate and House bills. A historic number of bills [...]

Sine Die! End-of-Session Recap2024-03-08T16:22:07-08:00

Week 8 Final Push for the Budget

2024-03-09T11:09:55-08:00

FAN staff Blake Alford and UW Social Work intern Sarah Starrett participated in this week’s Balance Our Tax Code rally in Olympia, calling for progressive revenue to meet critical needs in our state. Thanks to coalition partners Statewide Poverty Action Network for the scroll of budget items we need to keep pushing for! Take Action Today March 1 is the last day to consider bills, except initiatives and alternatives to initiatives, budgets and matters necessary to implement budgets, differences between the houses, and matters incident to the interim and closing of the session. Session ends on Thursday, March 7. Our [...]

Week 8 Final Push for the Budget2024-03-09T11:09:55-08:00

IFAD 2024: A Celebration of Our Advocacy and Week 5 Recap

2024-02-19T11:13:03-08:00

Faith Action Network Advocates celebrate the power of advocacy together at IFAD 2024 in Olympia! Thank you for your continued advocacy this legislative session! Photos by @mjwhitephotos. Celebrating IFAD 2024 FAN’s 2024 Interfaith Advocacy Day on February 8 was an energizing, successful day under sunny skies in Olympia! Nearly 200 advocates showed up from across the state, including Spokane, Wenatchee, Yakima, Vancouver, Bellingham, Aberdeen, the Puget Sound region, and many places in between. They heard plenary speakers, attended workshops, caucused with people from their districts, and met with legislators and their staff about the issues on our legislative agenda. Differently [...]

IFAD 2024: A Celebration of Our Advocacy and Week 5 Recap2024-02-19T11:13:03-08:00

Interfaith Harmony Week reflections at Interfaith Advocacy Day 2024

2024-02-10T22:10:42-08:00

Interfaith Harmony Week reflections at Interfaith Advocacy Day 2024 By Dr Jasmit Singh, FAN Board Member, from Khalsa Gurmat Center My friends, brothers and sisters, We gather here today, not bound by the walls of any one faith, but by the shared hope for a better world. We come from different spiritual paths, guided by different traditions, yet we share one common purpose: a yearning for compassion, justice, and peace in this world. Look around you. See all the eyes shining with this shared hope. Hope, that whispers in the face of despair, that ignites the flame of possibility when [...]

Interfaith Harmony Week reflections at Interfaith Advocacy Day 20242024-02-10T22:10:42-08:00

Bills moving forward and Week 4 recap

2024-02-10T11:24:29-08:00

On left, Eastern Washington Regional Organizer Brianna Dilts and Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang attend the Eastern Washington Legislative Conference last weekend in Spokane. At right, ELCA Hunger Advocacy Fellow Tomo Duke attends Anti-Hunger Action Lobby Day in Olympia. Kristin's Policy Update - Week 4 FAN’s advocacy during the fourth week of the 2024 Legislative Session focused on several pivotal bills aimed at addressing poverty, hunger, economic instability, environmental justice, and mental health care for minors. The week was also pivotal due to approaching cutoff dates, critical for the progression of legislation through the session. Policy Committee Cutoff was on [...]

Bills moving forward and Week 4 recap2024-02-10T11:24:29-08:00

Week 3: Policy Committee cut-off nearing

2024-02-03T10:33:09-08:00

On left, Tomo Duke met with UW Lutherans this week to write postcards to their legislators. At right, Kristin Ang testified for FAN in support of the Working Families Tax Credit. Kristin's Policy Updates The third week of the 2024 Legislative Session in Washington was marked by significant progress on several bills championed by Faith Action Network. These bills align with FAN's commitment to social justice, environmental stewardship, and public welfare. The 60-day legislative session has now progressed through its first 19 days. Policy Committee Cutoff is next Wednesday, January 31 — all bills need to pass out of their [...]

Week 3: Policy Committee cut-off nearing2024-02-03T10:33:09-08:00

2024 Legislative Session Moving Quickly – Week 2

2024-01-26T17:54:45-08:00

Take Action for next week hearings We have many hearings next week; be sure to sign in at least one hour before the hearing. Please do not put FAN in the organizational field for committee hearings for now, as it has caused confusion in these early weeks. We do encourage you to highlight your affiliation with FAN in your other letters and communications! NEXT WEEK SIGN IN PRO for FAN-SUPPORTED BILLS HB 1579 Independent Prosecutor, which would create a state office to ensure fair and transparent prosecutions of criminal conduct arising from police use of force, is scheduled for executive [...]

2024 Legislative Session Moving Quickly – Week 22024-01-26T17:54:45-08:00

Legislative Session Week 1

2024-01-20T12:22:34-08:00

Opening ceremonies in Olympia included prayers in the House from Imam Omar Kaddoura from the Islamic Center of Olympia and Rabbi Seth Goldstein of Temple Beth Hatfiloh in Olympia, along with Squaxin tribal members. Policy Engagement Director Kristin Ang represented FAN throughout the week, pictured here with Rep. Brandy Donaghy and Rep. Jamila Taylor. Kristin's Policy Updates The 2024 legislative session, a 60-day "short session," commenced January 8, 2024. As a supplemental budget year, it will focus on updating the operating, transportation, and capital budgets for the period from 2023 to 2025. The Democratic party maintains a majority in both [...]

Legislative Session Week 12024-01-20T12:22:34-08:00
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