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Resolution in opposition to the Trans Pacific Partnership Whereas, passing the TPP would most assuredly increase our balance of trade deficit as past similar agreements have dramatically done, and Whereas, passing the TPP would facilitate even more off-shoring of high-wage jobs, and Whereas, the negotiations on this treaty are dominated by corporate interests (500 corporate…

Washington Health Security Trust, a Single Payer Healthcare Plan for Washington WHEREAS we, the citizens of the United States, pay twice as much for healthcare as the other industrialized countries, yet are less healthy than our peer nations, suffering from more heart disease and chronic conditions, shorter life expectancy and higher infant mortality, and WHEREAS…

Resolution Regarding Washington State Revenue WHEREAS the State of Washington must fulfill its constitutional duty to fully fund basic education by 2018, and the state Supreme Court has ruled that such funding must be accomplished by means of dependable and regular tax sources; and WHEREAS the citizens of the State of Washington have approved Initiative…

  Resolution to Oppose Weakening the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act WHEREAS the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act was signed into law by President Obama in 2010 in an attempt to reduce future threats from the causes determined to be at the root of the 2008 financial crisis; and…

Fair Public Process Needed for Pacific Northwest Electronic Warfare Range Plan WHEREAS the U. S. Navy has submitted an application to the Forest Service for a permit allowing use of Forest Service roads for its proposed Pacific Northwest Electronic Warfare Range (EWR); and WHEREAS the proposed EWR covers large areas of Olympic National Park, Olympic…