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Spokane Advancing Tenant’s Rights Ordinance

“Is Big Brother Here in the City of Spokane?”

October 27, 2022

By Steve Corker, VP Landlord Association

            In 1949, an English author George Orwell published a novel warning against totalitarianism.  In the novel the all-seeing leader known as “Big Brother,” becomes a universal symbol for intrusive government and oppressive bureaucracy.

Board of Health to Hear Testimony on Changing the Keeping of Animals Rule

 

By Cindy Alia, June 6, 2022
Updated June 13, 2022
 

CAPR Opposes the Board of Health's new rule language in the Keeping of Animals Rule.

The hearing was held on Wednesday, June 8, at 1:30, 12 people registered to comment and were each limited to 2 minutes of comment.  Those who could not wrap up their comments in that time frame were simply cut off and silenced mid sentence.  The board seemed almost automatonic in both the presentation of the rule and the response to comments, and in the end were unmoved by for the most part, negative response to the rule by commentors. 

The board disregarded suggested improvement and moved to procede through the rule making process to update the rule.

CAPR Legislative Update 2/23/22, 3 Bills Weaponize the GMA!

 

We still have to fight 3 bills we fought and won the fight last session, let's make sure legislators hear our objections again!  These bills weaponize the Growth Management Act!

 

Comment links provided, you can also call the legislative hotline!

800 562 6000

 

1099 

Improving the state's climate response through updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework.

 

Comment on this bill!

CAPR Bills of Special Concern 1/31/22 through 2/4/22 legislative week

CAPR is working on opposing these bills this legislative week.  Links provided to the bills to show their status, text, and link to comments.  Please do not think if you missed a hearing date or time that you cannot fight a bill, it is never too late to fight.  You can always call or email any legislature, including your own or bill sponsors, with your opinion, opposition, or support of a bill.  Every voice helps inform our legislators!

1099 Improving the state's climate response through updates to the state's comprehensive planning framework.

Truth and Consequences, the Demise of Reality and Common Sense

By Cindy Alia 1/22/22

Admittedly, butter wouldn’t melt in my mouth.  As a former proponent of civility, I am chilled by the new social awareness within certain enclaves of new thinkers, our far-left, and their inability to recognize reality, use common sense in understanding consequences of their beliefs and actions.  I have come to realize these people clearly lack the wherewithal to understand what civility might be as they further seek to apply their disdain held for all societal norms which has pushed them into an abuse of all civilized methods, even while using the traditions long established in this state.  How contradictory that tradition based on civility is one they still cling to, yet how else to improve the thinking of those accused of employing the old awareness, the wrong think, except by the force of law? 

Vaccine Mandate Litigation Washington State and Federal Cases Increase

By Cindy Alia

December 17, 2021

As noted in this post, there is a court case seeking injunctive relief for the House of Representatives plan to bar or ban unpapered and unvaccinated Representatives and constituents from full participation in person of the legislative process for the 2022 session.  But there is more happening in Washington state related to the unequal treatment of individuals based on COVID mandates.

House Democrats Ban Representatives and Constituents from the Capitol!

By Cindy Alia 12/1/21

By now you have probably heard in the news about unvaccinated Representatives and Constituents being barred or banned from the capitol which threatens the foundational “separate but equal” concept of our three branches of government through direct representation and through directed citizen involvement in person at the public forum of the capitol.  This ban is not law, but has been created as a House Rule by the House Rules Committee.  However, in our current governmental 21 month emergency declarative state little notice is paid attention to the differences between law and policy. 

Washington State Tax Structure Work Group Has Been on the Move - You Are What Will Stand in Their Way!

On Wednesday, September 22, the Washington State Tax Structure Work Group (TSWG) https://taxworkgroup.org/ begins their virtual Tax Town Halls  https://taxworkgroup.org/tax-town-halls across the state, beginning in Eastern Washington with two sessions you can sign up for to listen and Make Your Voice Heard  

East Region | Legislative Districts: 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 16

Wednesday, September 22, 2021

2:30 – 4:00 p.m. | Register here https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZIsf-mrqj8tHtOVK5GHXq4rc-sgcEPcIb6n

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