2015 Session: Bills to Watch For
On Monday, a newly elected Washington State legislature will begin the new legislative session. The Washington State Senate continues to be controlled by a 26-23 Majority Coalition Caucus (MCC)...
View Article8 Things to Know About the Legislature
Today is the first day of a new 105 day session. Those we elected will begin legislative hearings and ultimately will make hundreds of decisions that will affect our lives. During the next 105 days, we...
View ArticleSenators Seek to Overturn Hobby Lobby Decision
Last year, one of the biggest developments in the national debate over conscience rights was the Supreme Court’s decision in Burwell v. Hobby Lobby. The Affordable Care Act (ACA) contained a mandate...
View ArticleConscience Rights Debates in Olympia
The debate over conscience rights is one of the mostly hotly debated issues in America today. Stories about fire chiefs being fired because of their beliefs about homosexuality and efforts to force...
View ArticleTherapy Ban Resurfaces in the Legislature
In the on-going quest to ban choices they disagree with, a handful of legislators in Olympia have re-introduced bills to prohibit Sexual Orientation Change Effort (SOCE) therapy. These bills (HB 1972...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2015 Legislative Update Conference Call
Hosted by: Joseph Backholm Topics: Abortion Insurance Mandate, Sexual Orientation Change Therapy Ban, Immunizations Exemptions, Parental Notification, Telemedicine & webcam abortions, Employer...
View ArticleFebruary 27, 2015 Legislative Update Conference Call
Hosted by: Joseph Backholm Topics: Olympia 101, Abortion Insurance Mandate, Sexual Orientation Change Therapy, Immunizations Exemptions, Parental Notification, Telemedicine, Employer Contraceptive...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2015 Legislative Update Conference Call
Hosted by: Joseph Backholm Topics: Olympia 101, Parental Notification, Immunizations Exemptions, Abortion Insurance Mandate, Sexual Orientation Change Therapy, Telemedicine....
View ArticleWho Doesn’t Oppose Child Abuse?
“It’s child abuse,” they told us. “It must be stopped.” It was the 2014 legislative session and we heard about kids being subjected to shock treatments or being put in ice baths and made to watch gay...
View ArticleSession Summary: What You Accomplished
On Monday, the Washington State Legislature passed a budget and the Governor signed it last night. This will be the end of the Legislature’s third special session. We want to thank you for all your...
View ArticleFebruary 13, 2015 Legislative Update Conference Call
Hosted by: Joseph Backholm Topics: Abortion Insurance Mandate, Sexual Orientation Change Therapy Ban, Immunizations Exemptions, Parental Notification, Telemedicine & webcam abortions, Employer...
View ArticleFebruary 27, 2015 Legislative Update Conference Call
Hosted by: Joseph Backholm Topics: Olympia 101, Abortion Insurance Mandate, Sexual Orientation Change Therapy, Immunizations Exemptions, Parental Notification, Telemedicine, Employer Contraceptive...
View ArticleMarch 6, 2015 Legislative Update Conference Call
Hosted by: Joseph Backholm Topics: Olympia 101, Parental Notification, Immunizations Exemptions, Abortion Insurance Mandate, Sexual Orientation Change Therapy, Telemedicine. The post March 6, 2015...
View ArticleWho Doesn’t Oppose Child Abuse?
“It’s child abuse,” they told us. “It must be stopped.” It was the 2014 legislative session and we heard about kids being subjected to shock treatments or being put in ice baths and made to watch gay...
View ArticleSession Summary: What You Accomplished
On Monday, the Washington State Legislature passed a budget and the Governor signed it last night. This will be the end of the Legislature's third special session. We want to thank you for all your...
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