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Seattle’s Mayor’s Forum: 4/29/2013 – Photos & Video

In case you missed it, the Seattle Mayor’s forum was held on 4/29/2013 at the South Seattle Community College- Georgetown Campus. The photo gallery is below: A video of the event can be found on the West Seattle blog here: http://westseattleblog.com/2013/04/149756

Bylaws update

The bylaws were changed and approved tonight.  You can view the full bylaws here: Bylaws The following was updated: Article XI: Endorsements Section 5:    Endorsements will normally be given at any time after filing closes. Early endorsements will be considered at the request of the candidate or campaign, for federal, state, and county candidates, and …

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Advertising on our website / Newsletter

Hey everyone!  We are now allowing candidates, campaigns, and local businesses to advertise on our website and in our newsletter.  Would you like to advertise with us?  Details are here:  http://www.11thlddems.org/advertising-guidelines/

Agenda for the 4/16/2013 General Membership Meeting

April 16th Meeting Agenda 6:30 pm                Gab n Grub time Stuffed Strawberries for dessert! 7:00 pm                Call to Order Pledge of Allegiance Approval of Agenda Approval of minutes from March 19, 2013 membership meeting Candidate time – up to two minutes per candidate 7:15                        Unfinished Business: Continued …

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Bylaws Update 3/19/2013

The Bylaws updates that were approved on 3/19/2013 have been posted.  You can view them here:  http://www.11thlddems.org/bylaws/

11th LD Townhall photos & video

On 3/16/2013, Senator Bob Hasegawa, Representative Zack Hudgins, and Representative Steve Bergquist held a town hall meeting at the King County Office of Emergency Management. Below are video and photos of the event / building.

General Membership Meeting Reminder: March 19th, 2013

Just a reminder, our general membership meeting is on Tuesday, 3/19/2013. Show up at 6:45 and get some food.  Chef Marvin will be serving us some delicious food.  We’re suggesting a $6 donation to offset the costs. The raffle is back.  Buy some tickets, try to win a prize, leave happy. The meeting agenda is …

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11th LD Townhall

Steve Bergquist, Zack Hudgins, and Bob Hasegawa had a town hall meeting at King County 911 in Renton on March 16th 2013.

ADVISORY: Seattle’s Community Police Commission appointees are presented to the public

Do you ever wonder what our awesome former Vice Chair, Jay Hollingsworth is up to?  Sure you do. From Bruce Harrell’s office: EVENT DATE March 13, 2013 5:30 p.m. Seattle’s Community Police Commission appointees are presented to the public Seattle – Councilmember Bruce Harrell, chair of the Council’s Public Safety, Civil Rights and Technology Committee, …

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Reorganization & GM Minutes, January 15th 2013

The minutes from the Reorganization & General Meeting on January 15th 2013 have been posted.  You can view them here:  11th LD Democrats Re-Org and GM Minutes, Jan 15, 2013

Top Democrats refuse to schedule votes on Family and Medical Leave, Sick Days

Legislators are dragging their heels on two bills that will help rebuild Washington’s middle class and save tax dollars. What gives? Two top Democrats, chairs of the House Finance and House AppropriationsCommittees, are refusing to schedule votes on the Family and Medical Leave Insurance (HB 1457) and Paid Sick Days (HB 1313) bills in front of their respective …

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Open States: A great tool to track what’s going on in the Legislature

Open States is a great tool for tracking what’s going on in the Legislature: Bills, Meetings, Committees: Finding your Legislators.  There’s even a free app for iPhones and iPads: http://openstates.org/wa/ Thanks Christopher Anderson!  

WA State Legislature: See which bills our Legislators are sponsoring

Finding out which bills our Legislators are sponsoring this session is easy.  Here’s how you do it: Find your legislator on this website:  For House members, click here: http://www.leg.wa.gov/House/Representatives/Pages/default.aspx For Senators, click here: http://www.leg.wa.gov/Senate/Senators/Pages/default.aspx Find your Legislator’s name and click on it Click on the Bill Sponsorship link You will now see the bills this Legislator sponsored.

WA State Legislature: How to comment on a bill

As of this 2013 session, the public can now comment on bills under consideration in the state legislature.  This is incredibly useful, as many of us don’t have the time to venture down to Olympia to give in-person opinions on laws under consideration.  Here’s how you do it: Go to the Legislature’s website: http://www.leg.wa.gov/pages/home.aspx Click on …

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Bylaws Update 2/19/2013

Last night, we voted to update our bylaws.  The update just contains some minor housekeeping (cleaning up a few lines of data that didn’t belong anymore… basically, old dates and page numbers). The updated bylaws are viewable here: http://www.11thlddems.org/bylaws/ Stay tuned for future updates from our rules & bylaws committee.

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