Did you see the news yesterday? The Governor says he’s drafting a cuts-only budget — that means more cuts on top of those we’re already suffering from the White House and Congress. For far too many Washington families, groceries, child care, tuition, prescriptions, and doctor’s visits will be even more out of reach.
Lawmakers made progress last year, avoiding drastic cuts by passing or expanding progressive revenue. Tell them to keep going!
Look, we get it. The White House and Congress have put our Governor in a tough spot. But there’s so much wealth in Washington, it doesn’t have to be this way. A new Seattle Times report shows some Washington CEOs are taking home record-breaking compensation packages of over $100 million a year!
A cuts-only approach means even more pressure on the systems we all rely on, — healthcare, childcare, and education — all while this Administration’s “Big Ugly Bill” slashes federal funding to those same services and gives billions in tax cuts to the richest Washingtonians and big corporations.
You can make a difference now while the Governor is writing his budget. Tell the Governor and state lawmakers to make the mega-millionaires and billionaires in our state pay what they owe instead of balancing the state budget on families who can least afford it. Send your email to the Governor now!
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Our Voices United
Right now, paid signature gatherers are circulating petitions for dangerous initiatives that will dehumanize transgender students and put Washington’s youth at risk, especially LGBTQ+, immigrant, neurodiverse, and homeless students. Time is running out and we need your help.
Sign Up HERE to become a volunteer.
From banning trans girls from sports, to forced outing, taking away students’ ability to confide in school counselors, and possible invasive exams of “reproductive organs” for some girls, initiatives IL 26-001 and 26-638 will threaten the safety of every Washington student. Two weeks ago, Washington Families For Freedom held a press conference in Seattle to speak out against these anti-trans initiatives.
“Jorge Torres, the 2024 Washington School Counselor of the Year,” writes KOMO News, “said the proposals undermine the role of school counselors, who work to support all students academically and emotionally. “These initiatives would restrict our ability to create safe, inclusive environments.”
That’s exactly why we need your help to defeat these harmful initiatives. WA Families For Freedom is looking for volunteers to help with canvassing to collect Decline to Sign pledges, rapid response, data entry, and more. The more of us that come together to fight back, the more we can ensure the safety of our state’s most vulnerable students.
Washington Families for Freedom is a group of parents, teachers, students and community members working to stand up for every student’s right to fair, safe, and equal schools. They state these initiatives will:
- Violate students’ privacy and dignity with forced invasive medical exams at the parent’s expense, currently not required by law
- Increase bullying, stigma and division in schools
- Subject schools and districts to lawsuits, costing taxpayers millions of dollars
- Undo Washington’s successful sports inclusion policy that has worked since 2007
- Make it harder for students to see a school counselor and get mental health support
Each measure faces a signature collection deadline of January 2, 2026. Heywood will need to amass 386,000 signatures for each to qualify. Let’s make sure he does not reach his goal.
If you see signature gatherers hawking petitions for IL26-001 and IL26-638, decline to sign, and spread the word!