HOW I-1464 LIMITS CORPORATE CASH, LOBBYIST ACCESS, AND IES

Posted on October 3, 2016 by Al Bergstein

Wondering whether you should vote for I-1464? Me too. Here’s the scoop, via Sightline.org. If the Supreme Court says (temporarily) that corporations are “people” then they should not be able to contribute anymore than people. You can’t have it both ways.

Very good article.  If you voted for Bernie, you will want to vote For I-1464.

HOW I-1464 LIMITS CORPORATE CASH, LOBBYIST ACCESS, AND IES
And the Washington Government Accountability Act is only getting started.

In 2012, the Spokane-based electric power utility Avista donated $92,000 via its main lobbyist, Collins Sprague, to influence state candidate races in Washington. That year, lobbied by Sprague, the Washington legislature passed anamendment to the state’s Clean Energy Initiativethat loosened definitions of clean energy to include energy produced from older biomass plants, such as Avista’s 1983-vintage Kettle Falls biomass facility…..

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How I-1464 Limits Corporate Cash, Lobbyist Access, and IEs

and the first in the series

Introducing the Washington Government Accountability Act

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Veteran Puget Sound Activist Joins Sound Action

Posted on January 8, 2014 by Al Bergstein

 

 

I’ve worked with Naki Stevens in the past, and can attest that she is a great asset to add to any team. This shows that Sound Action is really serious about becoming a major player in doing the hard work to advocate for the Sound. Hard changes have never been accomplished without someone at the table that is not beholden to one or the other political parties. This adds a lobbyist for the Salish Sea, close to the action in the Capital, where it’s needed. 

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Veteran Puget Sound activist Naki Stevens will join the environmental watchdog group Sound Action as a lobbyist this upcoming Washington state legislative session.

Stevens, former policy director of the original People For Puget Sound organization, will begin her legislative work on January 17 after leaving her position as Executive Policy Advisor on Puget Sound at the Washington Department of Natural Resources Office of the Commissioner of Public Lands.

“After four years of helping Peter Goldmark make good progress on Puget Sound recovery at DNR, I am very excited to get back to the grassroots level and work with Sound Action to push even harder to protect and restore the Sound,” said Stevens. “People in Washington want a clean and healthy Puget Sound, and I am grateful to Sound Action for giving me the chance to work closely once again with people fighting hard every day to save the Sound.”

Sound Action, formerly Preserve Our Islands, is an environmental advocacy watchdog group launched in 2013 dedicated to protecting the health of Puget Sound’s nearshore habitats and species by using sound science, ensuring fair and wise application of the law, and by engaging people in nearshore protection and advocacy.

The organization is currently focused on making sure the state hydraulic code provides appropriate protection for nearshore habitats and that important environmental regulations are applied by the Washington Department of Fish and Wildlife during the permitting process.

Naki Stevens has also served as Executive Director of Restore America’s Estuaries and as Director of the National Wetlands Campaign for the National Audubon Society. She also worked for the Puget Sound Water Quality Authority in developing the first Puget Sound Water Quality Management Plan.

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