2008 Legislative Priorities
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Click on the "Policy Criteria" link above to read about how LPPO determines its legislative priorities.
Reducing Hunger and Poverty
• Full Elimination of School Lunch Co-Pay ($4.3M)
• Support the Anti-Poverty Package (Adding a Housing Stipend to GAU and TANF and Removing Certain Asset Limits for Public Assistance)
• Establish a Living Wage Standard Pilot
• Mortgage Lending Reform
Increasing the Availability of Affordable and Accessible Housing and Healthcare
• Increase Housing Trust Fund ($100M)
• Increase Transitional Housing, Operating, and Rent (THOR) ($10M)
• Reauthorize Washington Families Fund ($6M)
• Pass Health Care Connector Bill for Low-Income Workers
• Support Medicaid Funding Request for Nursing Home Workers ($15M)
Reforming the Criminal Justice System
• Establish a Dept. of Corrections Ombudsman
• Prohibit Transfers Away from Children
Caring for the Environment and Promoting Sustainable Agriculture
• Support Local Farms/Healthy Kids package ($5M) including increasing the WIC/Sr. Farmer’s Market Nutrition Program ($1M)
• Establish Global Warming/Cap and Trade CO2 Emissions Standards
• Eliminate Mixed Radioactive Waste Disposal
Advocating for Civil and Human Rights
• Support Bill to Restrict Handcuff Usage in Public Schools
• Firearm possession restrictions for the mentally ill
Reforming the Tax Structure
• Support Working Families Credit Bill (State EITC)
Supporting Immigration Reform
• Support the New Americans Initiative ($2M)
Advocating for Accessible, Quality Public Education
• Take the Lead Campaign
• Support quality benefits for early childhood center directors and workers