Northwest Harvest Advocates Update: Supermajority Constitutional Amendments

Advocates Update Tuesday, February 12 IN THIS ISSUE UPCOMING EVENTS Supermajority Constitutional Amendments UPCOMING EVENTS      February 20 Interfaith Lobby Day Faith Action Network More information here   February 22 Hunger Action Day Anti-Hunger and Nutrition Coalition More information here  Northwest Harvest PO Box 12272 Seattle, Washington 98102 800-722-6924 Your Weekly Action Alert:  Supermajority Constitutional Amendments  Preserving Our Safety Net:  We've added a new section to our Advocacy Updates where we'll provide you with the latest information from Olympia on proposed bills that affect the Legislature's ability to pass a budget that protects and strengthens nutrition assistance and other programs that help low-income people meet their basic needs. This week, read about proposals to amend the state constitution to require a 2/3 "supermajority" vote on bills that seek to add revenue and about a bill that will increase transparency about spending cuts to balance the budget.READ MORE Hunger Action Day is less than two weeks away! Have you registered yet? We've added a new section to our Advocacy Updates where we'll provide you with the latest information from Olympia on proposed bills that affect the Legislature's ability to pass a budget that protects and strengthens nutrition assistance and other programs that help low-income people meet their basic needs. Register now and join us in Olympia to tell our Legislature that we must protect programs that help hungry and low-income families in our state budget. Visit http://www.wsahnc.org/annual-lobby-day/ to register. Can't join us? Please sign our online petition to show your support for our legislative agenda:  http://www.wsahnc.org/online-lobby-day/   The mission of Northwest Harvest is to provide nutritious food to hungry people statewide in a manner that respects their dignity, while fighting to eliminate hunger.