Call the legislative hotline!
1-800-562-600
Open Monday-Friday, 8am-8pm during legislative session
The 2017 legislative session has begun and our lawmakers have returned to Olympia to do some very important work.
During the first days of the legislative session, lawmakers are drafting bills and making plans. The messages they hear from constituents this week will help shape those plans. Please take just a moment to call the legislative hotline and leave a message asking your lawmakers to clean up our state's tax code so that Washington can have the resources to fully fund basic education, ensure access to safe, healthy, and affordable homes, and create and protect thriving communities.
Call the legislative hotline today: 1-800-562-6000
Sample message:
Washington's tax code is the most upside down in the nation. It's time to clean up our tax code so we can free up resources to create more affordable homes, and fund critical programs that prevent homelessness. Our community members shouldn't have to choose between paying the rent and addressing other basic needs.
Washington has the most upside down tax code in the nation. Low wage workers pay a tax rate of up to 7 times higher than the wealthiest households. By cleaning up our state's tax code and getting rid of unnecessary tax breaks, we can free up resources to solve homelessness and prevent families from having to make impossible choices between paying for a home, and paying for food, medicine, and other necessities.
The Governor has already proposed a budget that gets the ball rolling - including a tax on capital gains and carbon emissions, and eliminating some tax breaks. This bold budget would enable us to invest in the foundations of a thriving community - safe, healthy, affordable homes, excellent schools, good roads and parks, and healthcare.
With everything that is at stake, your advocacy is more important now than ever - tell your lawmakers to follow Governor Inslee's lead and clean up our tax code.
Follow our advocacy this session on social media using the hashtag #WAhomes
Find our legislative agenda here