Gear Up for the 2023 Legislative Session
Learn about what's expected in the upcoming legislative session on the League's key issues from our lobbyist, legislators, and Advocacy Team. On the agenda:
- Legislative forecast from LWVWA's contract lobbyist
- Panel discussion with elected state legislators
- Attend breakout groups focused on the League's key issues: Democracy, Natural Resources, Housing and Homelessness (including Growth Management), Redistricting, Climate Change, Children's Issues and Education, Criminal Justice, Health and Behavior Health Care, and Revenue
- Learn from the LWVWA Lobby Team how to effectively work with your state legislators
- Training session on tracking the legislative process
Agenda
| Time |
Description |
| 9:30 - 10:50 |
Welcome
- Opening remarks
- Legislative Panel
- Introduction to the LWVWA Lobby Team
|
| 10:50 - 11:30 |
Breakout Session 1 (your choice):
- Natural Resources/Solid Waste Management
- Housing & Homelessness
- Redistricting
|
| 11:30 - 12:00 |
Break |
| 12:00 - 12:40 |
Breakout Session 2 (your choice):
- Climate Change
- Education & Children
- Criminal Justice
|
| 12:40 - 1:20 |
Breakout Session 3 (your choice):
- Health & Behavioral Healthcare
- Democracy
- Revenue
|
| 1:30 - 2:00 |
How to be involved
|
| 2:00 - 2:15 |
Wrap Up |
| 2:15 - 3:00 |
OPTIONAL How-To Session
- Orientation to Legislative processes and tools
|
Open to the public.
Register
