Showing posts with label WA State Legislature. Show all posts
Showing posts with label WA State Legislature. Show all posts
Tuesday, May 15, 2012
Friday, February 5, 2010
Update for HB 1614 to be dropped in the Hopper -- Working for Clean Water Bill Solves Water Pollution Problem while creating jobs
New House Bill is shared priority for environmental groups, labor, and local governments
OLYMPIA, Wash. – Today, Rep. Timm Ormsby (Spokane) and Sen. Ed Murray (Seattle) will introduce today an updated version of the Working for Clean Water bill aka the Clean Water Act of 2010. This new legislation provides a balanced solution in tough times for Washington’s families, local communities, and environment. This legislation will create thousands of jobs across the state.
Tuesday, December 8, 2009
Gregoire cuts 17 Boards and orders Agency Reoganization
OLYMPIA – Gov. Chris Gregoire and other state officials today announced a plan to transform how Washington’s natural resources programs are delivered.
Rep. Reuven Carlyle drafts bill to keep Referendum signatures public
"The people of this state do not yield their sovereignty to the agencies that serve them. The people, in delegating authority, do not give their public servants the right to decide what is good for the people to know and what is not good for them to know. The people insist on remaining informed so that they may maintain control over the instruments that they have created. This chapter shall be liberally construed and its exemptions narrowly construed to promote this public policy and to assure that the public interest will be fully protected. In the event of conflict between the provisions of this chapter and any other act, the provisions of this chapter shall govern." RCW 42.56.030 Public Records Act
"A Democratic state lawmaker from Seattle plans to pre-file a bill Monday for the 2010 legislative session that would clarify that signatures, names and addresses of people who sign initiatives and referendums are part of the public record." Says strange bedfellows.
"The issue of releasing names of people who sign referendums and initiatives surfaced earlier this year in the fight over the new "everything but marriage" law that expands rights for gay domestic partners in Washington state."
The entire post can be read here: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/187330.asp
Rep. Reuven Carlyle
Washington State House of Representatives
36th District
visit his blog at: www.reuvencarlyle36.com
"A Democratic state lawmaker from Seattle plans to pre-file a bill Monday for the 2010 legislative session that would clarify that signatures, names and addresses of people who sign initiatives and referendums are part of the public record." Says strange bedfellows.
"The issue of releasing names of people who sign referendums and initiatives surfaced earlier this year in the fight over the new "everything but marriage" law that expands rights for gay domestic partners in Washington state."
The entire post can be read here: http://blog.seattlepi.com/seattlepolitics/archives/187330.asp
Rep. Reuven Carlyle
Washington State House of Representatives
36th District
visit his blog at: www.reuvencarlyle36.com
Saturday, November 21, 2009
Rep. Ericksen to hold tele-conference call on ESHB 1614
Question for Representative Ericksen: If this bill is not adopted -- how do you propose we pay for cleaning up Puget Sound?
Or, is this a way of telling us that, with more than 40 Puget Sound species at risk, shellfish beds shut down, and beaches closed off to swimmers, that inaction is an option?
Erickson email release below:
Or, is this a way of telling us that, with more than 40 Puget Sound species at risk, shellfish beds shut down, and beaches closed off to swimmers, that inaction is an option?
Erickson email release below:
Friday, April 10, 2009
Did the Whatcom County Prosecutor "trick" local taxpayers into paying him a higher salary?
Before we get started on debunking this myth -- what is the definition of gossip?
n.
Local, petty talk
babble, chatter, meddling, small talk, malicious talk, whispering gallery, hearsay, rumor, scandal, news, slander, calumny, defamation, injury, blackening, grapevine*, grapevine telegraph*.
One who indulges in petty talk
snoop, meddler, tattler, newsmonger, gossipmonger, scandalmonger, scandal-bearer, backbiter, magpie, chatterbox, talkative person, babbler, bigmouth, blatherskite, parrot*, long-nose*, sticky-beak*, blabbermouth*, telltale*, old hen*, fuss-budget*, Mrs. Grundy*, gabbler*.
gossip
v.
tattle, prattle, tell tales, talk idly, chat, chatter, rumor, report, tell secrets, blab, babble, repeat, prate, spread a story all over town, dish the dirt*. http://www.yourdictionary.com/gossip
How does malicious talk influence people's perceptions of elected officials? Please see Greg Kirsch's post titled "Draft McShane" on NW Citizen. http://www.nwcitizen.us/entry/draft-mcshane1
Now, here's the real skinny on Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney Dave McEachran's 2008 raise.
It all started with a bill in Olympia...
SSB 6297 (C 309 L 08) as enacted.
Brief Description: Changing elected prosecuting attorney salaries.
Sponsors: Senate Ways and Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Brandland and Sheldon).
Background:
Article 11, Section 5 of the Washington State Constitution specifies that the Legislature must regulate the compensation of elected county officials, including the elected prosecuting attorneys.
The same section allows the Legislature to delegate to county legislative authorities the authority to set the salaries of its own members and other county officers. Since 1971, the Legislature has delegated this responsibility to the county in statute.
Additionally, the same statute also requires the state to pay one-half of the salaries of each elected prosecuting attorney. The Office of the State Treasurer currently remits to state's share to the counties.
In 2008, the salary for the elected county prosecuting attorneys ranged from a maximum of $155,694 in King County to a minimum of $52,588 in Garfield County; the average being $106,764.
Under RCW 2.08.092, the annual salary of a superior court judge is set by the Washington Citizen's Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. For 2008, the superior court judges salary has been set at$140,979.
Summary:
The Legislature finds that the elected county prosecuting attorney functions as both a state officer pursuing criminal cases on behalf of the state and as a county officer acting as counsel for the county, school districts, and lesser taxing districts as provided in statute.
The responsiblities and decisions of the elected prosecuting attorney are the same in every county of Washington, and the same skills and expertise need to be exercised in the least populated county as it is in the most populated county. The Legislature further finds that the salary of the elected prosecuting attorney should be tied to that of the Superior Court judge.
Effective July 1, 2008, the state must contribute an amount equal to one-half of the salary of a Superior Court Judge towards the salary for the county's elected prosecuting attorney. Upon receipt of the state's contribution, each county must continue to contribute an amount equal to or greater than the amount it contributed in 2008 towards the elected county prosecutor's salary. The requirement that the state pay half of the salary of the elected prosecuting attorney is removed.
Available Background Documents
Bill Documents
Bill Digests
Bill Reports
Original Bill
Substitute Bill (WM 08)
Bill as Passed Legislature
Session Law
Bill Digest
Substitute Bill Digest
House Bill Analysis
Senate Bill Report
Substitute Senate Bill Report
Substitute House Bill Report
Final Bill Report
n.
Local, petty talk
babble, chatter, meddling, small talk, malicious talk, whispering gallery, hearsay, rumor, scandal, news, slander, calumny, defamation, injury, blackening, grapevine*, grapevine telegraph*.
One who indulges in petty talk
snoop, meddler, tattler, newsmonger, gossipmonger, scandalmonger, scandal-bearer, backbiter, magpie, chatterbox, talkative person, babbler, bigmouth, blatherskite, parrot*, long-nose*, sticky-beak*, blabbermouth*, telltale*, old hen*, fuss-budget*, Mrs. Grundy*, gabbler*.
gossip
v.
tattle, prattle, tell tales, talk idly, chat, chatter, rumor, report, tell secrets, blab, babble, repeat, prate, spread a story all over town, dish the dirt*. http://www.yourdictionary.com/gossip
How does malicious talk influence people's perceptions of elected officials? Please see Greg Kirsch's post titled "Draft McShane" on NW Citizen. http://www.nwcitizen.us/entry/draft-mcshane1
Now, here's the real skinny on Whatcom County Prosecuting Attorney Dave McEachran's 2008 raise.
It all started with a bill in Olympia...
SSB 6297 (C 309 L 08) as enacted.
Brief Description: Changing elected prosecuting attorney salaries.
Sponsors: Senate Ways and Means (originally sponsored by Senators Prentice, Brandland and Sheldon).
Background:
Article 11, Section 5 of the Washington State Constitution specifies that the Legislature must regulate the compensation of elected county officials, including the elected prosecuting attorneys.
The same section allows the Legislature to delegate to county legislative authorities the authority to set the salaries of its own members and other county officers. Since 1971, the Legislature has delegated this responsibility to the county in statute.
Additionally, the same statute also requires the state to pay one-half of the salaries of each elected prosecuting attorney. The Office of the State Treasurer currently remits to state's share to the counties.
In 2008, the salary for the elected county prosecuting attorneys ranged from a maximum of $155,694 in King County to a minimum of $52,588 in Garfield County; the average being $106,764.
Under RCW 2.08.092, the annual salary of a superior court judge is set by the Washington Citizen's Commission on Salaries for Elected Officials. For 2008, the superior court judges salary has been set at$140,979.
Summary:
The Legislature finds that the elected county prosecuting attorney functions as both a state officer pursuing criminal cases on behalf of the state and as a county officer acting as counsel for the county, school districts, and lesser taxing districts as provided in statute.
The responsiblities and decisions of the elected prosecuting attorney are the same in every county of Washington, and the same skills and expertise need to be exercised in the least populated county as it is in the most populated county. The Legislature further finds that the salary of the elected prosecuting attorney should be tied to that of the Superior Court judge.
Effective July 1, 2008, the state must contribute an amount equal to one-half of the salary of a Superior Court Judge towards the salary for the county's elected prosecuting attorney. Upon receipt of the state's contribution, each county must continue to contribute an amount equal to or greater than the amount it contributed in 2008 towards the elected county prosecutor's salary. The requirement that the state pay half of the salary of the elected prosecuting attorney is removed.
Available Background Documents
Bill Documents
Bill Digests
Bill Reports
Original Bill
Substitute Bill (WM 08)
Bill as Passed Legislature
Session Law
Bill Digest
Substitute Bill Digest
House Bill Analysis
Senate Bill Report
Substitute Senate Bill Report
Substitute House Bill Report
Final Bill Report
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