Emergency powers reform killed by lawmakers
Hopefully those lawmakers coming to Olympia in 2023 will have a stronger appetite for ensuring checks and balances and separations of power.
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Emergency powers reform isn't a coup
The legislature has just nine days left in session to make clear if it still believes it is relevant to our form of government.
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Public decries fake emergency powers reform bill
State editorial pages also know that SB 5909 isn’t real emergency powers reform.
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Last chance to testify for real emergency powers reform
The Governor should not fear being required to make the case to lawmakers why a particular emergency proposal is appropriate to continue, and the legislature should not hide from its constitutional responsibility to debate and adopt policy.
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Senate adopts emergency powers reform in name only
Our system is not meant to be the arbitrary rule of one behind closed doors
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WPC emergency powers reform testimony
There is no logical reason to treat waiving of statute and restrictive proclamations differently. The same legislative oversight should exist for both and require lawmaker approval after a set period of time.
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