Megan, Gloria, and WSPHA Board member, Anthony Maldonado, record the first ever live taping of the Public Health is Essential Podcast! We debrief WA Legislative session as well as talk about how to stay engaged in the interim.
Apr 7
31 min
It's one week after the Washington State Legislative session has ended and we wrap up some items that we couldn't talk about last week. It's the last episode of season 5! Join us at www.wspha.org.
Mar 19
13 min
It's the last day of the 2026 Legislative Session! And we have a very special guest joining us for this episode: our very own Gloria Rogers. We catch Gloria up on the last 60 days and talk about our interim plans to protect public health. Resources: Send thank you emails to these legislators for supporting public health funding: Senators Braun & Robinson, Representatives Ormsby & Macri
Mar 12
19 min
It's the 8th week of the WA State legislative process and Megan talks about all the loose ends that need to get tied before the end of the legislative session on March 12th at 5pm. Are we going to have a special session?Resources:Budget Universe. Where does our budget go to?SB 6346 - The Millionaire's TaxWatch House or Senate Floor Debate
Mar 5
14 min
We're back for week seven of the WA State Legislative Process after taking two weeks off. Megan talks about all the steps we have missed and goes into detail about the budget writing process. Resources: Legislator EmailsHouse Budget proposalSenate Budget proposal
Feb 25
16 min
It's week 4 of the 2026 WA State Legislative Process! We talk about Fiscal cutoff, bills noted as NTIB, and the very controversial Millionaire's Tax. Resources: Session Cutoff CalendarOverview of the Process
Feb 5
13 min
It's week 3 of the 2026 WA legislative session! Megan goes to Olympia and gets a boost of hopoe just from the energy there. We talk about priority bills and where what actions need to happen before the next two cutoffs. Resources: Public Health Legislative Education Day - Feb 18thHouse Finance Committee members
Jan 28
13 min
It's week two of the 2026 WA legislative process and Megan defines all the terms that you will need to know throughout session. Resources: Definitions of Legislative TermsFree recorded classes about the WA Legislative ProcessSign up for WSPHA Newsletter for action alertsSign in PRO to SB 6129 before 3pm 1/22Sign in PRO to SB 6116 before 3pm 1/22
Jan 22
16 min
Welcome back to season 5 of the Public Health is Essential Podcast, hosted by the Washington State Public Health Association. It's the first week of the 2026 WA Legislative Session, but things feel remarkably like deja-vu. We hear a message from our friend, Gloria! Resources: TVW.orgwww.leg.wa.govRegister for Public Health Legislative Education Day Feb 18th!
Jan 14
13 min
The 2025 Washington State Legislative Session is officially over! Megan and Gloria talk about what happened over the last week to wrap things up and talk about what's next! We're going to take a break for a while. Subscribe to our newsletter to stay involved!
Apr 30, 2025
16 min
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