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FAN staff collaborated in Olympia this week with our partners to get important bills and budget items across the finish line. Elizabeth Dickinson and Kristin Ang joined the NAMI advocacy day. Trevor Sandison worked with the Sikh community who brought youth down for two days of advocacy. And Tomo Duke joined the WAISN rally to call for immigrant justice in the budget. Join FAN this week for a progressive revenue rally on Tuesday—info below. Week 7 Budget Summary and Recap This week the Washington state House and Senate lawmakers presented their supplemental operating, capital, and transportation budget proposals. Here's a [...]

We’re keeping our eyes on the Legislature this week as conversations shift to budget proposals and negotiations. See below what’s at stake and we invite you to take action. Week 6 Recap We are currently 40 days into a 60-day legislative session. The deadline for passing bills in their house of origin was this past Tuesday. We are nearing the next critical cutoff dates: February 21, for moving bills out of policy committees in the opposite house; and February 26, for House fiscal committees and Senate Ways & Means and Transportation committees to report bills from the opposite house. The highlight [...]

More information will be shared in the months ahead. We are planning for a hybrid celebration, with in-person opportunities as well as options to view remotely. Email us at fan@fanwa.org if you’d like to volunteer your skills to make this a grand reunion! Stay tuned! Candidate Forums in South King County FAN is honored to co-sponsor with the Coalition of Immigrants, Refugees, & Communities of Color (CIRCC) and Seattle-King County NAACP three pre-primary candidate forums next week. If you vote in the 30th, 37th, or 47th districts, please plan to attend to hear candidates in your district speak to the justice issues that [...]