LEGISLATIVE UPDATES 

 

Legislative News
 

For the Merit Shop . . .

 

January 25, 2010 

 

Important Events This Week . . .

ABC Day In Olympia -- Tuesday, January 26, 2010

Join your fellow ABC members from across Washington to receive the latest updates and share your thoughts about issues of the day with Legislators. Click Here for more information . . .  


ABC Idaho Government Affairs Committee Meeting
 

Get the latest update from ABC Idaho Lobbyist Jane Wittmeyer and

discuss ABC bills of interest

Thursday, January 28, 2010 -- 11:30 AM - 12:30 PM

Offices of Contractors Northwest, Inc. - Coeur d'Alene, Idaho

Lunch Provided -- Please RSVP to the ABC office by Wednesday, January 27th

Conference call-in available, contact the ABC office, 509-534-0826.

 

 

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From Wash D.C.

 

 

 

New Stats On Unions Out Now  

In 2009, union membership in the U.S. private construction workforce decreased to 14.5 percent according to the new U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS) report released January 22, 2010Click here to read more.


Massachusetts Special Election Update

Republican Scott Brown's extraordinary victory in the Massachusetts Senate race last week has already been heavily dissected and the reverberations from this huge upset will be felt for weeks and months.   

Click here to read more

 

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Idaho News

 

 

 

News From ABC Idaho Lobbyist Jane Wittmeyer

ABC was well represented this week at dinner meetings with Speaker of the House Denney and Assistant Majority Leader Bedke. The meetings accomplished two missions, to introduce ABC and to brief legislative leadership on ABC's legislative agenda. Click to read more . . .

 

Bill Would Change Inspections

The Idaho Association of Counties (IACo) is floating a draft bill that would allow a "county option"  to allow counties to conduct electrical and plumbing inspections. Click here to read more . . .  

 

Other Items of Interest

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State Budget Gets Crazy 

Parks, Rec May Go Off State General Fund 

Washington News

 

 

 

Washington Lawmakers

Ramp Up Activity 

With the session now two weeks old Washington Legislators are picking up the pace, introducing scores of bills and holding hearings.  ABC lobbyists and staffers continue a frenetic pace, keeping track of all bills introduced and making certain ABC's positions are heard. Click here for the ABC's list of bills and their status.

 

 

 


Quote of the Week:

 

"No government ever voluntarily reduces itself in size. Government programs, once launched, never disappear. Actually, a government bureau is the nearest thing to eternal life we'll ever see on this earth!"

 

Ronald  Reagan



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