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Jan 29

Olympia Update: Week 3

By Kirsten Smith advocacy, News No Comments

We have now completed week three of a 60-day legislative session and are fast approaching the first cutoff on February 2. Bills that are to continue through the process must be passed out of committee and read on the House or Senate floor by the end of the day on Friday. With…

Jan 21

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Legislators Reach Deal on Capital Budget & Hirst

By Kirsten Smith News No Comments

The State Legislature finally approved Washington’s 2017-18 capital budget Thursday night, sending the $4.2 billion construction spending plan for major projects to the governor. The impasse was broken when Democrat and Republican negotiators reached an agreement on a Hirst “fix” to address the 2016 state Supreme Court ruling on rural…

Jan 21

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Olympia Update: Week 2

By Kirsten Smith News No Comments

Week 2 was another busy one in Olympia: over 1,000 new bills have been added to the hundreds still alive from 2017 and committee and floor votes are happening quickly. This year is a short session, which means that we are already halfway to the first calendar cutoff where a…

Dec 21

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AIA National’s Statement on the Final Tax Reform Bill

By Kirsten Smith advocacy, News No Comments

On Dec. 15 the U.S. House and Senate Conference Committee released their version of the tax reform legislation. We are encouraged by the changes made as the bill moved through the legislative process. This legislation moved through both chambers at lightning speed, but thanks to the rapid response of AIA’s…

Dec 05

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Federal Tax Reform Bills Pass House and Senate

By Kirsten Smith News No Comments

The House and Senate have each passed the Republicans' tax reform bill. Because the Senate bill differs substantially from the House version on key provisions, leaders of both chambers have assigned conferees to a House-Senate conference committee to reconcile the differences and develop a final version of the bill. A…

Nov 28

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Capital Budget Update: light at the end of the tunnel

By Kirsten Smith News No Comments

Senator-elect Manka Dhingra’s election victory in the 45th District (Woodinville, Duvall, and parts of Kirkland, Redmond, and Sammamish) means that the Washington State Senate will switch to Democratic control beginning Nov. 28, when the election results are certified. Sen.-elect Dhingra will take office that day because her seat is technically…

Nov 05

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Federal Tax Reform Legislation Introduced in Congress

By Kirsten Smith News No Comments

On Nov. 1, congressional leaders unveiled the Tax Credits and Jobs Act (H.R. 1) to rewrite our nation’s tax code. Based on our preliminary assessment of the proposal, this bill could do real damage to thousands of architecture firms and would eliminate incentives for good design. The bill excludes professional…

Oct 09

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Rep. Dave Reichert Bows Out

By Communications Coordinator News No Comments

U.S. Rep. Dave Reichert, a Republican, announced that he will retire from Congress at the end of his current term (December 2018). Reichert is serving his seventh term in Congress representing the 8th Congressional District, which includes Auburn, Enumclaw, Ellensburg and Wenatchee. A moderate Republican, Reichert faced a difficult political…

Sep 29

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Carbon Tax Continues to Percolate in Washington

By Communications Coordinator News No Comments

This year marked the third year in a row that policies to reduce greenhouse gas emissions were considered by the Washington State Legislature. In 2017, several bills called for putting a price on carbon emissions via the imposition of a carbon tax with revenues used to support programs related to…

Sep 29

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Congressional Meetings

By Communications Coordinator News No Comments

During the August Congressional recess, AIA|WA members met with members of Washington’s Congressional delegation to relay asks from AIA National and discuss other issues of interest. Members met with Rep. Dave Reichert (R-8), Rep. Rick Larsen (D-2), Rep. Derek Kilmer (D-6), and staff from the offices of Rep. Jaime Herrera…

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Olympia Update: Week 3

Legislators Reach Deal on Capital Budget & Hirst

Olympia Update: Week 2

AIA National’s Statement on the Final Tax Reform Bill

Federal Tax Reform Bills Pass House and Senate

Capital Budget Update: light at the end of the tunnel

Federal Tax Reform Legislation Introduced in Congress

Rep. Dave Reichert Bows Out

Carbon Tax Continues to Percolate in Washington

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