{"id":2799,"date":"2021-09-17T15:35:42","date_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:35:42","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/?p=2799"},"modified":"2021-09-17T15:35:42","modified_gmt":"2021-09-17T22:35:42","slug":"e-news-two-opportunities-to-make-your-voice-heard","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/2021\/09\/17\/e-news-two-opportunities-to-make-your-voice-heard\/","title":{"rendered":"E-news: Two opportunities to make your voice heard!"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Friends, neighbors \u2013<\/p>\n<p>I have two important invitations for you \u2013 two opportunities to connect with your legislators, share your story, and make yourself heard.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Invite #1:<\/strong> Please mark your calendar and <span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><strong><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/leg-wa-gov.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/tJEtdOmpqz0iEt2ZFh1femM71Ku_yc2GAJbn?fbclid=IwAR1dmAvWft_0J7tQDiEIYCuhsSTb5hwAElbs8-M3UkhDbVNUB3PBvmvULAQ\">REGISTER<\/a><\/strong> <\/span><strong>for my upcoming Virtual Community Coffee Hour<\/strong> on Thursday, Sep. 23, from 5:30pm-6:30pm! These laidback, virtual conversations have been wonderful opportunities to hear what\u2019s on your mind, answer any questions you have, and listen to your ideas for building a better Washington together.<\/p>\n<p>Past conversation topics have included: updates on the progress toward fixing the Gorst bottleneck, making sure our neighbors with disabilities have the educational and employment support they need, finding solutions to soaring prescription med costs, and so much more. <strong>What subject do you want to bring to our next virtual coffee hour?<\/strong><\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_2800\" style=\"width: 780px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-2800\" class=\"wp-image-2800 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/7.22-vcch-4-1024x600.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"770\" height=\"451\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/7.22-vcch-4-1024x600.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/7.22-vcch-4-300x176.jpg 300w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/7.22-vcch-4-768x450.jpg 768w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/7.22-vcch-4.jpg 1425w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 770px) 100vw, 770px\" \/><p id=\"caption-attachment-2800\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">A screenshot from one of our recent virtual community coffee hours!<\/p><\/div>\n<p><strong>Invite #2: <\/strong>Save the date and<strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"> <a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/taxworkgroup.org\/tax-town-halls\">REGISTER<\/a> <\/span>for the Tax Structure Work Group\u2019s (TSWG) next Virtual Town Hall<\/strong>, coming up Oct. 13! There will be two town halls that day to accommodate as many of our neighbors\u2019 schedules as possible: one from 2:30pm-4:00pm, the other from 6:30pm-8:00pm.<\/p>\n<p>Our state\u2019s current tax code taxes working families and rewards the wealthy. That\u2019s why people across the state, Republican and Democrat alike, describe our tax code as \u201c<strong>upside-down<\/strong>\u201d and \u201c<strong>regressive<\/strong>,\u201d and are hard at work \u2013 together \u2013 to fix it.<\/p>\n<p>We took a step to turn our broken tax code right side up by passing a capital gains tax last year \u2013 one that affects only 0.23% of the people in our district \u2013 that reinvests money into programs that help everyday people. But to keep up the good work, <strong>the members of the TSWG need to keep hearing from us<\/strong>, our community \u2013 business leaders, teachers, bankers, union workers, homeowners, renters.<\/p>\n<p>I hope to see you at one or both of these important opportunities to share your thoughts!<\/p>\n<p><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/taxworkgroup.org\/tax-town-halls\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-2801 size-full aligncenter\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/tswg-map.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"900\" height=\"701\" srcset=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/tswg-map.jpg 900w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/tswg-map-300x234.jpg 300w, https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/09\/tswg-map-768x598.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<p><strong>As always,<\/strong>\u00a0I am eager to hear from you about your priorities and to bring your thoughts and concerns with me to Olympia \u2013 your voice is with me in committee, in leadership meetings, on the Senate floor. Easy ways to reach me include\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/senatoremilyrandall\/\"><strong>Facebook<\/strong><\/a><\/span>,\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/senatoremilyrandall\/\"><strong>Instagram<\/strong><\/a><\/span>, and\u00a0<span style=\"color: #00ccff;\"><a style=\"color: #00ccff;\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SenEmilyRandall\"><strong>Twitter<\/strong><\/a>\u00a0<\/span>\u2013 where you can shoot me a message and follow along to see what we\u2019re up to. You can also reach out anytime at\u00a0<strong>360-786-7650<\/strong>\u00a0or\u202f<a href=\"mailto:Emily.Randall@leg.wa.gov\"><strong><span style=\"color: #00ccff;\">Emily.Randall@leg.wa.gov<\/span><\/strong><\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All the best,<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-2651\" src=\"https:\/\/senatedemocrats.wa.gov\/randallarchive\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/45\/2021\/02\/randall-sig.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"158\" height=\"101\" \/><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Friends, neighbors \u2013 I have two important invitations for you \u2013 two opportunities to connect with your legislators, share your story, and make yourself heard. Invite #1: Please mark your calendar and REGISTER for my upcoming Virtual Community Coffee Hour on Thursday, Sep. 23, from 5:30pm-6:30pm! These laidback, virtual conversations have been wonderful opportunities to hear what\u2019s on your mind, answer any questions you have, and listen to your ideas for building a better Washington together. 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