Gig Harbor Chamber of Commerce

Lawmakers Need to Hear From You!
Town Hall Meetings Scheduled for This Weekend

This weekend, lawmakers will head home to talk about what they've been doing in Olympia. In order to balance the current state budget and bridge the $2.8 billion gap, legislators and the governor are planning to suspend I-960 to allow a simple majority vote for new taxes. (It was a two-thirds vote.)

They've proposed increases in unemployment insurance benefits. Raising your UI taxes -- again.

They've also introduced nearly 80 new taxes and fees.

It's critical that employers -- whether they are Main Street businesses, hospitals, major employers or nonprofits struggling to survive -- talk about how they are being affected by the current economy and how additional costs will hurt our recovery efforts. This week, AWB joined the Washington Alliance for a Competitive Economy (WashACE) in an attempt to reinforce that employers are struggling, jobs are being lost and higher costs will only make problems worse.

Your input is critical to this debate!

Tell legislators to rein in spending, make government more efficient and let employers do what they want to do: put people back to work. Contact your legislator and the governor TODAY, toll-free, at 800.562.6000 or send them an e-mail. (Click here if you're not sure who represents you in Olympia.)

The remaining days of the legislative session will determine how quickly Washington emerges from the Great Recession.

Contact your legislator today!