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Bellevue Chamber Weekly Legislative Report: Week 11
General Update
Last week was filled of policy hearings and executive sessions as we worked towards the opposite house policy cutoff on March 26th. We also started seeing some bills start to be heard by the fiscal committees given there is a quick turnaround of just one week between opposite house policy cutoff and opposite house fiscal cutoff on April 2nd.
This week was also budget week where we saw the releasee of all six proposed budgets (House and Senate operating, capital, and transportation budgets). Usually there is a little break between each chambers budget proposals being released, but this year is of course different. Given everything takes a bit longer with virtual session and the last minute influx of federal dollars under the American Rescue Plan, the release of the budgets was a little delayed, which in turn made the timeline very compressed. The House and Senate operating, and capital budgets were all released within less than 48 hours of each other. This means the normal flurry around each budget coming out was even more chaotic as lobbyists and advocates digested the documents to see whether their priority issues were funded.
Both chambers met on Saturday for fiscal committees – the House to hold a public hearing on their proposed operating budget and the Senate to vote on their capital budget along with some other bills. The House also convened on Sunday for floor action.
This upcoming week we will see both chambers take action on the floor on their respective budgets. Once that happens, budget writers start the long process of budget negotiations where they work to true up the differences between the budgets and hopefully pass a final budget by the last day of session, April 25th. This week we will also see long fiscal hearings in both chambers as they work to quickly hear and pass bills by
Friday's fiscal cutoff. Both chambers are scheduled to be on the floor next Saturday and the House is scheduled for possible floor session next Sunday.
Click here to watch this week's TVW Week in Review, which provides a good wrap-up of the past week in Olympia.
The House and Senate each released their proposed operating, transportation, and capital budgets this week. High level summaries of the budgets are provided below along with links to additional documents where you can find more detail.
The Senate proposed operating budget was released on March 25th. It would appropriate $59.2 billion in 2021–23 from funds subject to the outlook (NGF-O). Policy level changes are a net increase of $3.23 billion. The budget was heard by the Senate Ways & Means committee on March 26th and is scheduled for executive session on March 29th.
The House proposed operating budget was released on March 26th. It would appropriate $58.3 billion in 2021- 23 from funds subject to the outlook (NGF-O). Policy level changes are a net increase of $2.3 billion. The budget was heard by the House Appropriations committee on March 27th and is scheduled for executive session on March 29th.
Both budget proposals leverage some of the additional $4 billion in one-time federal funds from the American Rescue Plan to the state aimed to bring relief to struggling households and help the state emerge from the pandemic with a stronger safety net and a more resilient public health system. Both also would account for a new capital gains tax (SB 5096) and utilize dollars from the rainy-day fund (aka the budget stabilization account, or BSA). Both budgets would balance over four years, leaving unrestricted ending balances of $199 million in the House and $179 million in the Senate.
Senate Proposed Operating Budget Documents:
Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 5092
Statewide Summary & Agency Detail
House Proposed Operating Budget Documents:
Proposed Substitute House Bill 1094
Agency Detail
Budget Outlook
Transportation Budget
The House proposed transportation budget was released on March 22nd. It would provide spending authority of $10.933 billion for the 2021-23 biennium. The budget was heard by the House Transportation committee on March 23rd and amended and passed out of committee on March 25th. Links to amendments adopted can be found here. It has been referred to House Rules for further consideration.
The Senate proposed transportation budget was released on March 22nd. It would provide spending authority of just over $11.7 billion for the 2021-23 biennium. The budget was heard by the Senate Transportation committee on March 23rd and amended and passed out of committee on March 25th. Links to amendments adopted can be found here. It has been placed on second reading and awaits further action by the Senate.
House Proposed Transportation Budget Documents:
Narrative Summary
Agency and Program Appropriation Totals
Agency by Agency Detail Report
Budget Bill – PSHB 1135
Senate Proposed Transportation Budget Documents:
Appropriation Summary
Appropriation Detail
Budget Bill - PSSB 5165
The House proposed capital budget was released on March 24th. It would appropriate a total of $5.68 billion for the 2021-23 biennium. The bill is scheduled for a hearing in the House Capital Budget committee on March 29th and executive session on March 31st.
The Senate proposed capital budget was released on March 25th. It would appropriate a total of $6.234 billion for the 2021-23 biennium. The bill had a hearing in the Senate Ways & Means committee on March 25th and was amended and passed out of committee on March 27th. Links to the adopted amendments can be found here.
House Proposed Capital Budget Documents:
Proposed Substitute House Bill 1080 - Budget Bill
Senate Proposed Capital Budget Documents:
Proposed Substitute Senate Bill 5083 - Budget Bill
Business Impacts
Rep. Berry introduced E2SHB 1073, which provides temporary alternate eligibility for Paid Family Medical Leave claims through June 30, 2022. One of the key changes that has been made to the bill is that it now utilizes federal funding from the America Rescue Plan act to provide financial assistance to access state paid family and medical leave benefits. It has been scheduled for a hearing on March 30th in the Senate Ways & Means committee.
Sen Robinson introduced ESSB 5097, which expands the definition of family member in the Paid Family and Medical Leave (PFML) program. It requires the Employment Security Department to collect and analyze data and submit reports to the Legislature with certain information relating to the PFML program and requires the general fund to cover additional leave expenses under certain circumstances. The bill has been scheduled for a hearing on March 30th in the House Appropriations committee.
Climate Commitment Act
Sen Carlyle sponsored 2SSB 5126 on behalf of the Governor and it requires the Governor to establish a comprehensive program to implement the state's commitment and convene a Climate Commitment task force. It established a cap and invest program for greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions to be implemented by the Department of Ecology and directs distribution of auction revenues to clean transportation, natural climate resiliency, clean energy transition and assistance, and energy efficiency projects. This bill is a critical component in Sen. Hobbs' transportation package and will be changing and in play till the end of session. The bill was amended and passed by the Senate Ways & Means committee on March 22nd. There were five amendments adopted in committee and a summary of the adopted amendments can be found here. It has been referred to Senate Rules for further consideration.
Rep. Fitzgibbon introduced E3SHB 1091 on behalf of the Governor, which directs the Department of Ecology to establish a Clean Fuels program to limit the aggregate, overall greenhouse gas emissions per unit of transportation fuel energy to 10% below 2017 levels by 2028, and 20% below 2017 levels by 2035. The bill was heard on March 27th and is scheduled for executive session on March 29th in the Senate Ways & Means committee.
Condominium construction
Sen. Padden introduced ESSB 5024, which exempts condominiums with 10 or fewer units and no more than two stories from the requirement to submit building enclosure design documents and obtain periodic inspections throughout the course of construction. It also allows deposit funds for purchase of a unit to be used for construction costs. The bill was amended and passed by the House Civil Rights & Judiciary committee on March 26th. A summary of the changes made to the bill can be found here, here, and here. It has been referred to House Rules for further consideration.
Just cause evictions
Rep Macri introduced ESHB 1236, which specifies exclusive causes for eviction, refusal to renew a tenancy, and termination of tenancy under the Residential Landlord-Tenant Act (RLTA) and clarifies penalties for inclusion of unlawful provisions in rental agreements. The bill has been placed on second reading and is awaiting further action by the Senate.
Landlord-tenant relations
Sen Kuderer introduced E2SSB 5160, and requires landlords to offer tenants a reasonable schedule for repayment of any unpaid rent accrued during the public health emergency that does not exceed monthly payments equal to one-third of the monthly rental charges during the accrued debt. It expands eligibility for claim reimbursement under the landlord mitigation program to include unpaid rent accrued during the eviction moratorium and public health emergency periods and the tenant vacated or abandoned the tenancy and any remaining unpaid rent after the tenant defaults on a repayment plan. Additionally, it requires the Department of Commerce to authorize landlord an opportunity to apply to certain state rental assistance programs. The bill was amended and passed by the House Housing, Human Services & Veterans committee on March 25th. A summary of the changes made to the bill can be found here. It has been referred to House Appropriations for further consideration.
Multifamily tax exemption
Sen Das sponsored E2SSB 5287 and authorize a 12-year extension of existing 8-year and 12-year Multifamily Property Tax Exemptions (MFTEs) that are set to expire if they meet certain affordability requirements. It establishes a new 20-year property tax exemption for the creation of permanently affordable homes.
Additionally, it temporarily expands the definition of a city not otherwise eligible for the 12-year MFTE and the 20-year exemption for permanently affordable homes to include all cities until December 31, 2031. The bill was heard on March 16th in the House Finance committee.
Revenue source for eviction prevention
Rep Ormsby introduced SHB 1277, which creates an additional $100 surcharge on recorded documents to fund an eviction prevention rental assistance program, landlord mitigation program, and for the operations, maintenance, and service costs for permanent supportive housing. It creates the eviction prevention rental assistance program in the Department of Commerce. It was passed by the House on March 28th with a 57-40 vote count. The bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar.
Transit-oriented development
Sen Mullet sponsored SB 5312 and it provides that appropriations to the Growth Management Planning and Environmental Review Fund for the purpose of grants to cities to facilitate transit-oriented development may be used to pay for the costs associated with the preparation of SEPA environmental impact statements, planned action ordinances, subarea plans, costs associated with the utilization of other tools under SEPA, and the costs of local code adoption and implementation of such efforts. It requires the Department of Commerce to prioritize applications for grants to facilitate transit-oriented development that maximize density and transit access related policy objectives. The bill has been scheduled for a hearing in the House Appropriations committee on March 30th.
Climate response through updates to the comprehensive plans
Rep Duerr sponsored E2SHB 1099 and was amended and passed by the House on March 5th with a 56-41 vote count. The bill adds a goal of climate change mitigation to the listed goals of the Growth Management Act. It adds a climate change and resiliency element to the list of elements that certain counties and cities must adopt under the GMA. Additionally, the Department of Commerce in consultation with other state agencies to publish guidelines that specify a set of actions counties and cities have available to them to take related to greenhouse gas emissions reductions and vehicle miles traveled reductions. The bill was amended and passed by the Senate Housing & Local Government committee on March 24th. A summary of the changes made to the bill can be found here. It was heard on March 27th and is scheduled for executive session on March 29th in the Senate Ways & Means committee.
Emergency shelters and housing through local planning and development regulations
Rep Peterson sponsored E2SHB 1220 and it updates the housing goals of the GMA to include planning for and accommodating affordable housing. It requires jurisdiction to address moderate, low, very low, and extremely low-income housing, and racially disparate impacts in the housing element of the comprehensive plan.
Additionally, it requires the Department of Commerce to provide the inventory and analysis of existing and projected housing needs required in the housing element of the comprehensive plan. The bill was amended and passed by the Senate Housing & Local Government committee on March 25th. A summary of the changes made to be bill can be found here and here. It is scheduled for a hearing on March 31st in the Senate Ways & Means committee.
Planning under the GMA
Rep Duerr sponsored ESHB 1241 and it was amended and passed by the House on March 8th with a 54-43 vote count. The bill increased the review and revision cycle for comprehensive plans and Shoreline Master Plan from 8 to 10 years. It requires counties and cities to submit an implementation progress report with certain required information to the Department of Commerce 5 years after reviewing and revising a comprehensive plan. Additionally, it requires counites, cities, and other local governments to consult with federally recognized tribes during the planning process under the GMA upon receipt of notice from the tribes. It was passed by the Senate Housing & Local Government committee on March 24th. The bill is scheduled for a hearing on March 31st in the Senate Ways & Means committee.
Salmon recovery through revisions to the comprehensive plans
Rep Lekanoff introduced E2SHB 1117, and it adds a goal of salmon recovery to the listed goals of the of the Growth Management Act. It requires the land use element of the comprehensive plan to include a strategy that achieves net ecological gain of salmon habitat and stipulates that compliance by local governments is contingent on state funding and takes effect two years after the state funding has been appropriated.
Additionally, capital facilities element and transportation element of comprehensive plan must include a schedule for the elimination of all identified fish passage barriers. The Department of Fish and Wildlife must also adopt rules to establish criteria for net ecological gain and consistency with applicable regional salmon recovery plans. The bill was passed by the Senate Housing & Local Government committee on March 24th. It is scheduled for a hearing on March 31st in the Senate Ways & Means committee.
Sen. Robinson introduced SSB 5096, which applies a 7% tax to profits from the sale of stocks and bonds, personal property and the sale of a business but only if those profits are in excess of $250,000 for both individuals and those who file jointly. The bill exempts all real estate, retirement assets, assets condemned by the government, livestock, timber, timberlands, goodwill received from the sale of an auto dealership, and certain depreciable property used in a trade or business. The proceeds from the tax must be distributed as follows, the first $350 million each year going into the Education Legacy Trust Account, the next $100 million into the general fund, and the remainder into a newly created taxpayer fairness account. The bill was heard on March 15th in the House Finance committee. Revenue from the proposal was accounted for into both the House and Senate operating budget proposals.
Rep Senn sponsored a similar bill, HB 1496, and it imposes a 7% capital gains tax on the sale of real property and 9.9% rate on the sale of corporate stocks, bonds, and other high-end financial assets to fund the expansion and affordability of childcare. The bill exempts the first $200,000 in profit for single taxpayers and $400,000 for joint filers. It also exempts primary residences sold for $5 million or less; retirement accounts, including IRA and 401K retirement plans; livestock; and the sale of agricultural land and timber. Qualifying family-owned businesses grossing under $10 million annually are also exempt. The capital gains tax proposal also includes a credit for taxes paid through the Real Estate Excise Tax. For the first two years, 50% of the revenue is directed to the Fair Start for Kids Account created under HB 1213 and the balance goes to the State General Fund. After two years, the amount going to the Fair Start for Kids Account increases to 60%. The bill was heard on February 11th in the House Finance committee. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Covered Lives
Sen. Robinson introduced SB 5149, which would impose a tax on health insurance plans in Washington. Revenue collected under this proposal is deposited in the foundational public health services account. The bill is at the request of the Governor. SB 5149 was heard on January 27th, amended and passed by the Senate Health & Long-Term Care committee on February 12th. A summary of the changes to the amended bill can be found here. Among the changes made, the amendment set a maximum per member per month rate and total assessment to be collected for each fiscal year starting at $1.54 in fiscal year 2022 and increasing each year to $3.07 for fiscal year 2026 and beyond. It also removes limited health care services plans from the definition of covered lives. The bill has been referred to the Senate Ways & Means committee for further consideration.
This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Rep Orwall sponsored HB 1465 and it changes the Washington estate tax, including increasing the exclusion amount, changing deductions, and making changes to the rates and rate structure. It creates the Equity in Housing Account to be funded by 10% of the estate tax revenues and can only be used to address homelessness, including foreclosure prevention, rental assistance, outreach engagement services, housing services, and behavioral health. The bill was heard on February 9th in the House Finance committee. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Sugary Beverage Tax
Sen Robinson introduced SB 5371, which provides funding for public health services and health equity initiatives through a statewide sweetened beverage tax. The bill imposes a tax on sugar sweetened beverages of $0.175 per fluid ounce, and then annually is adjusted to reflect the yearly increase of the consumer price index. Of the revenue collected, 60% must be deposited into a health equity account, and the remaining 40% must be deposited into the foundational public health services account. The bill establishes a community advisory board to make recommendations on the disbursement of funds in the health equity account. It is scheduled for a public hearing on February 22nd in the Senate Ways & Means committee. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
Rep Frame and Sen Hunt introduced HB 1406/SB 5426, which improves the equity of Washington state's tax code by creating the Washington state wealth tax and taxing extraordinary financial intangible assets. The bill creates a state wealth tax by narrowing the existing tax preference that exempts all intangible property and assesses a modest one percent tax only on financial intangible assets, such as publicly traded options, futures contracts, and stocks and bonds. The first $1,000,000,000 of assessed value is exempt from the Washington state wealth tax. The bill uses revenue generated by the state wealth tax to offer credits against taxes paid disproportionately by low-income and middle-income families and small start-up and low-margin businesses. In addition, the bill invests the revenues generated by the tax to fund other critical services, such as education, childcare, public health, housing, and public safety. HB 1406 bill was heard on February 2nd in the House Finance committee. SB 5426 has not yet been scheduled for a hearing. Both bills are considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar. This proposed new revenue source was not accounted for in either proposed budget.
The House and Senate released their 2021-2023 biennium and 2019-2021 supplemental transportation budgets on Monday. The pandemic continues to negatively impact transportation revenues and challenge infrastructure funding.
The House proposals for the second supplemental transportation budget for the 2019-21 biennium and the new transportation budget for the 2021-23 fiscal biennium provide spending authority of $9.447 billion and $10.933 billion. The recent enactment of the federal American Rescue Plan, along with earlier federal relief packages, will provide over $1 billion to the state for transportation purposes. A portion of the funds will be used to backfill accounts that supported services affected by COVID-19 pandemic-related revenue losses, a portion will be used to address ferry operating needs, and a portion of the funding will be used to address fish passage barrier removals
The 2021-23 biennial transportation budget focuses on a couple of new and emerging areas of emphasis.
Diversity and equity: WSDOT office of equal opportunity is provided $6 million for efforts to increase diversity in the transportation construction workforce through the pre-apprenticeship support services The Joint Transportation Committee is directed to conduct a study on the impacts of current and historical city transportation investments on communities of color, low-income households, vulnerable populations, and displaced communities.
Electrification and green transportation: $152.5 million is provided to continue work on the state's first hybrid electric Olympic Class vessel, with construction in spring 2022. It also expands previous electric vehicle charging infrastructure and green transportation
The Senate proposals for the second supplemental transportation budget for the 2019-21 biennium and the new transportation budget for the 2021-23 fiscal biennium provide spending authority of $9 billion and $11.7 billion. Federal recovery and relief bills recently passed provide new resources to the transportation budget to help offset some of the impacts of the Covid-19 pandemic. These include:
$1.0billion from the American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, of which $600 million is being used to partially backfill revenue losses from the pandemic and $400 million is being used for water infrastructure investments to remove fish
$142.9 million in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funds are used to help fund the removal of fish barriers in order to make progress on complying with the court injunction by 2030.
$124 million in Coronavirus Response and Relief Supplemental Appropriations Act funds are deposited into the Puget Sound Ferry Operations account to offset a shortfall of ferry fare revenue, eliminating the need to transfer funds from other state accounts to support this
Both transportation budgets were passed on March 25th by their respective committees and were referred to the Rules committee for further consideration.
Extending the issuance period of driver licenses and identicards
Rep Ramel sponsored SHB 1207 and it extends the renewal cycle for standard and enhanced driver's licenses, standard and enhanced identicards, commercial driver's licenses, and motorcycle endorsements from 6 years to 8 years and adjusts the associated fees to reflect the new terms while allowing an option for a 6-year renewal term. It allows online issuance and renewal of non-photo driver's instruction permits and requires remote photo capture at driver's license and identicard online renewal beginning January 2023. The bill was heard on March 16th and is scheduled for executive session on March 30th in the Senate Transportation committee.
Rep Fitzgibbon introduced SHB 1301 and was amended by the House Transportation committee to allow Sound Transit to establish an alternative fare enforcement system, which allows for the issuance of notices of violation, the resolution of notices of violation, and appeals. It also limits the fines associated with notices of violation to the same maximum amount allowed for civil infractions. The bill was heard on March 16th and is scheduled for executive session on March 30th in the Senate Transportation committee.
Limiting bonding toll revenues on certain state highway facilities
Sen King sponsored SB 5232 and it repeals toll bond authorizations for I-405/SR 167 express toll lanes and the Puget Sound Gateway facility. It also requires toll facility proposals to consider a policy guideline to pledge toll revenue for debt financing only when the revenue is generated from toll bridges. The bill was placed on second reading by the Senate Rules committee on March 5th and awaits further action. This bill is considered necessary to implement the budget (NTIB) so is not subject to the cutoff calendar.
Transportation Revenue
More details about Sen Hobbs' proposal are here:
Balance Sheet: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/stHobbsBalancSheet012821.pdf
Revenue Summary: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/stHobbsNewLawRevenueSummary012821.pdf
Project List: http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/stHobbsNewLawProjectList012821.pdf
Details about the Rep Fey's proposal are here:
http://leap.leg.wa.gov/leap/Budget/Detail/2021/htRevenueAndSpendingFramework1_19.pdf
Sen King unveiled an 8-year $10.1 billion revenue proposal on February 19th. It includes a $0.03 cent gas tax increase, increase in vehicle weight fees, transit and light rail surcharge, 2% increase in the bicycle sales and use tax, and shifting the motor vehicle sales and use tax from the operating budget to the transportation budget. His proposal predominately funds highway maintenance and preservation, culverts, and major highway projects such as the US 2 Trestle, Hood River Bridge, and I-5 Columbia River Bridge. Details about Sen King's proposal can be found here.
The focus will quickly shift to fiscal committees as both chambers work to pass bills from the opposite chamber out of fiscal committee by the April 2nd opposite house fiscal cutoff. We will also see the House and Senate vote on their budgets in their respective fiscal committees.
April 2nd - Opposite House Fiscal Cutoff
April 11th - Opposite House Floor Cutoff
April 25th - Sine Die
Bellevue Chamber Bill Status Report
Bill # Abbrev. Title Short Description Status Sponsor
E2SHB 1073 Paid leave coverage Expanding coverage of the paid family and medical leave program. S Ways & Means Berry
E3SHB 1091 (SB
5231) Transportation fuel/carbon Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.
S Ways & Means
Fitzgibbon
(SB 5091) Operating budget, 2nd
supp. Making 2019-2021 fiscal biennium second
supplemental operating appropriations. H Approps Ormsby
HB 1094 (SB 5092) Operating budget 2021-
2023 Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations. H Approps Ormsby
SHB 1095
Emergency assistance/tax Concerning the taxation of governmental financial assistance programs addressing the impacts of conditions giving rise to a gubernatorial or presidential emergency proclamation by creating state business and occupation tax and state public utility tax exemptions, a sales and use tax exemption for the receipt of such financial assistance, and clarifying the sales and use tax obligations for goods and services purchased by recipients of such financial
C 4 L 21
ESHB 1097 (SB
Increasing worker protections.
S 2nd Reading
HB 1098 (ESSB
5061) Unemployment insurance
Concerning unemployment insurance.
H Labor & Workpl
(SSB 5165) Transp. budget 2021-
2023 Making transportation appropriations for the
2021-2023 fiscal biennium. H Rules R Fey
(SB 5166) Supp. transportation
budget Making 2019-2021 supplemental transportation
appropriations. H Transportation Fey
(SB 5465) Road
maintenance/planning Elevating road maintenance and preservation in
transportation planning. S Transportation McCaslin
SHB 1151 Public assistance Bolstering economic recovery. H Spkr Signed Leavitt
2SHB 1157 (SSB 5390)
Housing supply Increasing housing supply through the growth management act and housing density tax
incentives for local governments.
H 2nd Reading
HB 1188 B&O tax payment deferral Providing a business and occupation tax payment
deferral to address the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on businesses in the state.
H Finance
MacEwen
ESHB 1189 Tax increment financing Authorizing tax increment financing for local governments. S 2nd Reading Duerr
(2SSB
(SB 5256) Transp. electrification Concerning the electrification of transportation. H Rules R Macri
HB 1228 Landlord- tenant/COVID-19 Addressing residential landlord-tenant
requirements in response to the COVID-19 public health emergency.
H Hous, Human Sv
Barkis
ESHB 1232 GMA/affordable housing plans Planning for affordable housing under the growth management act. S Ways & Means Barkis
ESHB 1241 Growth management act plans Planning under the growth management act. S Ways & Means Duerr
HB 1243 Local infra. project areas Addressing local infrastructure project areas. H Finance Wicks
Transp. project tax revenues Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation projects being used for transportation purposes with at least 70 percent being deposited into the
motor vehicle fund.
H Approps
Housing/revenue source Providing for an additional revenue source for
eviction prevention and housing stability services.
H 3rd Reading
Ormsby
HB 1300 Landlord damage claims Addressing documentation and processes governing landlords' claims for damage to residential premises.
H Rules R
HB 1319 Washington recovery rebate Creating a Washington recovery rebate by temporarily expanding the working families' tax exemption.
HB 1321 (SB 5114) Reopening/public health Concerning safely reopening Washington. H HC/Wellness MacEwen
5402) Property tax deferral/COVID Concerning property tax deferral during the COVID-19 pandemic.
HB 1334 Appropriations/COVID-
19 Making appropriations to revive our economy
and accelerate a lasting recovery for Washington. H Approps Stokesbary
Unemployment ins./employers Providing employer relief in unemployment insurance by relieving COVID-19-related benefit charges, providing contribution relief, making appropriations to rebuild the unemployment trust
fund and making clarifying changes.
HB 1350 Limited equity coop.
housing Providing a property tax exemption for limited
equity cooperative housing. H Finance Bateman
State school levies Providing property tax relief by reducing both parts of the state school levies based on an amount that approximates the fiscal impact of extraordinary growth in property values that exceeded the valuation growth assumptions of
budget writers when part two of the state school levy was enacted.
HB 1367 (SB 5343)
Medicaid appropriations Revising 2019-2021 fiscal biennium appropriations of state and federal funding for previously implemented medicaid rates and other medicaid expenditures in the developmental disabilities and long-term care programs in
response to the COVID-19 pandemic.
5344) Federal funding/COVID-19 Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding.
HB 1371 State property tax levies Eliminating the state property tax levies over four years. H Finance Sutherland
HB 1388 Motor vehicle sales Concerning motor vehicle sales. H ConsPro&Bus Kloba
HB 1389 Peer-to-peer vehicle
sharing Concerning transportation. H ConsPro&Bus Corry
Wealth tax Improving the equity of Washington state's tax code by creating the Washington state wealth tax
and taxing extraordinary financial intangible assets.
HB 1433 Personal data rights charter Creating a charter of people's personal data rights. H Civil R & Judi Kloba
HB 1436 Regulations/health crises Encouraging economic recovery by reducing regulatory burdens during declared public health
crises.
H State Govt & T
HB 1441 Prospective tenants/COVID-19 Prohibiting discrimination against prospective
tenants for unpaid rent or eviction during the COVID-19 pandemic.
H Rules C
2SHB 1460
Telecommunications access Closing the digital divide by establishing excise taxes on telecommunications services to fund the expansion of the universal service programs in Washington.
Gregerson
Estate tax Making the estate tax more progressive by exempting small estates, reducing estate taxes on medium estates, increasing the estate tax on larger estates, and addressing equity in
homeownership and homelessness.
Orwall
EHB 1482 Common interest/foreclosure Addressing foreclosure protections for homeowners in common interest communities. S Rules 2 Walsh
SHB 1492 (SSB 5425) Unempl. extended benefits Concerning extended benefits in the unemployment insurance system. S Labor, Comm & T Sells
HB 1494 Antidisplacement/prop. tax Providing housing safety, security, and protection for Washington families by creating the
antidisplacement property tax exemption.
H Finance Harris- Talley
High valued assets tax Creating a more progressive tax system in
Washington by enacting an excise tax on sales and extraordinary profits of high valued assets.
Senn
Alt. fuel vehicle tax ex. Establishing an alternative fuel vehicle retail sales and use tax exemption for lower-income individuals.
H Transportation
HB 1511 Surplus property/housing Defining affordable housing for purposes of using surplus public property for public benefit. H Hous, Human Sv Bergquist
Carbon emissions Improving environmental health by reducing carbon emissions through increasing climate resilience and mitigating the effects of climate change by levying a carbon pollution tax,
authorizing a climate finance bond program, and investing in clean economic growth.
H Env & Energy
Lekanoff
ESHB 1515 Security deposit waiver fees Concerning security deposit waiver fees. S Housing & Local Peterson
5446) Warehousing & manuf. jobs Supporting warehousing and manufacturing job centers.
Entenman
HB 1522 Engineering services/B&O tax Lowering the cost of state-funded transportation projects by eliminating business and occupation tax pyramiding on engineering services.
HB 1523 Transp. benefit district tax Concerning renewal of the sales and use tax for transportation benefit districts. H Rules C Wylie
ESHB 1529 Toll revenues/debt service Modifying requirements in order to pay for debt service obligations when toll revenues are not
sufficient to cover legal obligations.
S Transportation
Carbon pollution tax Establishing a carbon pollution tax that
recognizes the nature of energy-intensive, trade- exposed industries.
Shewmake
HB 1535 Necessities/sales & use tax Exempting family and household necessities from the sales and use tax. H Finance Stokesbary
HB 1546 Multiuse roadway safety acct Concerning allowable uses for the multiuse roadway safety account. H Rules R Eslick
HB 1553 (SB 5473) "Open safe, open now" plan Implementing the "open safe, open now" plan for reopening Washington. H State Govt & T MacEwen
HJR 4204
Residential ex./property tax Concerning a constitutional amendment providing for a residential real property exemption from property taxes levied for state purposes.
Harris- Talley
ESSB 5061 (HB 1098) Unemployment insurance Concerning unemployment insurance. C 2 L 21 Keiser
2SSB 5062 Data Concerning the management, oversight, and use of data. H Approps Carlyle
SB 5090 (ESHB
S Labor, Comm &
(HB 1093) Operating budget, 2nd
supplemental operating appropriations. S Ways & Means Rolfes
(HB 1094) Operating budget 2021-
2023 Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating
appropriations. S Ways & Means Rolfes
ESSB 5096 Capital gains tax Concerning an excise tax on gains from the sale
or exchange of certain capital assets. H Finance Robinson
ESSB 5097 Paid leave coverage Expanding coverage of the paid family and
medical leave program. H Approps Robinson
(HB 1321) Reopening/public health Concerning safely reopening Washington. S State Govt & E Braun
ESSB 5115 Health emergency/labor Establishing health emergency labor standards. H Rules R Keiser
2SSB 5126 Climate commitment act Concerning the Washington climate commitment act. S Rules 2 Carlyle
SSB 5130 Personnel files & discipline Concerning employee's rights concerning personnel files and disciplinary actions. S Rules X Kuderer
SB 5138 Financial instit./B&O tax Eliminating a business and occupation tax deduction for financial institutions to fund
affordable housing.
S Business, Fina
Kuderer
SB 5139 Rent increases, limiting Limiting rent increases after expiration of the
governor's eviction moratorium. S Housing & Loca Das
E2SSB
5141 Env. justice task force
recs Implementing the recommendations of the
environmental justice task force. H Approps Saldaña
SSB 5152 Vehicle and driver data Enhancing data stewardship and privacy
protections for vehicle and driver data. H Transportation Nguyen
Budget stabilization approps Making expenditures from the budget stabilization account to address issues of homelessness, home security, and economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic on small
businesses.
Rolfes
E2SSB 5160
Landlord-tenant relations Addressing landlord-tenant relations by providing certain tenant protections during and after public health emergencies, providing for legal representation in eviction cases, and authorizing landlord access to state rental
assistance programs.
SB 5162 Unanticipated revenue Concerning unanticipated revenue. S Ways & Means Rolfes
SSB 5165 (SHB
1135) Transp. budget 2021-
2023 Making transportation appropriations for the 2021-2023 fiscal biennium.
(HB 1136) Supp. transportation
appropriations. S Transportation Hobbs
SB 5171 Unemployment
insurance Providing unemployment insurance relief. S Ways & Means Wilson
2SSB 5214 Economic assistance
programs Concerning economic assistance programs. H Approps Nguyen
SB 5223 Motor vehicles sales tax
use Dedicating the sales tax on motor vehicles to
highway uses. S Ways & Means Fortunato
(E3SHB 1091) Transportation fuel/carbon Reducing greenhouse gas emissions by reducing the carbon intensity of transportation fuel.
S Environment, E
SB 5232 Toll revenue bonding Limiting bonding toll revenues on certain state highway facilities. S 2nd Reading King
ESSB 5235 Housing options & limits Increasing housing unit inventory by removing arbitrary limits on housing options. H 2nd Reading Liias
SB 5238 Creative economy work group Creating a Washington state creative economy work group. S Business, Fina Hasegawa
SB 5243 Engineered plan approval Creating efficiency in housing by streamlining approval of engineered plans. S Housing & Loca Gildon
ESSB 5251
Tax and revenue laws Modifying tax and revenue laws in a manner that is not estimated to affect state or local tax collections, by easing compliance burdens for taxpayers, clarifying ambiguities, making technical corrections, and providing
administrative efficiencies.
Schoesler
SB 5256 (SHB 1204)
Transp. electrification
Concerning the electrification of transportation.
Liias
SSB 5269 Increased building capacity Including the value of increased residential building capacity in the property tax levy limit
(E2SHB 1277)
S Housing & Loca
SB 5282 Property value/emergency Concerning reduction in value of property as a
result of government restrictions imposed in response to a public health emergency.
Dhingra
E2SSB 5287 Afford. housing incentives Concerning affordable housing incentives. H Finance Das
SB 5314 GMA/standing & science Concerning standing and science under the growth management act. S Housing & Local Short
SSB 5333
Public works contracts/COVID Concerning void and unenforceable clauses in construction contracts related to delays caused by the COVID-19 pandemic emergency
proclamations.
S Rules X
SB 5341 Local sales tax uses Increasing permissible uses of existing local sales
tax authority. H Finance Wilson
SB 5343 (HB 1367)
(ESHB 1368) Federal funding/COVID-19 Responding to the COVID-19 pandemic through state actions supported by federal funding.
SB 5351 Business interruption claims Concerning business interruption insurance claims. S Business, Fina Frockt
SB 5359 Motor vehicle sales tax Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles to transportation improvements. S Ways & Means Braun
Sweetened beverage tax Funding public health services and health equity initiatives through a statewide sweetened beverage tax.
S Health & Long
SSB 5381 Fish passage project permits Addressing fish passage project permit streamlining. H Rules R Hobbs
1297) Working families tax exempt.
Concerning working families tax exemption.
S Human Svcs, Re
(2SHB 1157)
Housing supply Increasing housing supply through the growth
management act and housing density tax incentives for local governments.
SB 5398 Small businesses/excise tax Providing small business excise tax relief to address the financial hardship caused by COVID-
SB 5402 (ESHB 1332) Property tax deferral/COVID Concerning property tax deferral during the COVID-19 pandemic.
SB 5422 Excise tax/aerospace, etc. Concerning excise tax reform to preserve aerospace and other manufacturing jobs in
Washington.
(SHB 1492) Unempl. extended benefits Concerning extended benefits in the unemployment insurance system.
Wealth tax Improving the equity of Washington state's tax code by creating the Washington state wealth tax and taxing extraordinary financial intangible
SSB 5444 Electric vehicles/per
mile Implementing a per mile charge on electric and
hybrid vehicles. S Rules 2 Saldaña
(ESHB 1521) Warehousing & manuf. jobs Supporting warehousing and manufacturing job centers.
SB 5448 Vehicle fee/tax payment plan Concerning payment plans for certain vehicle fees and taxes. S Rules X Nobles
SB 5449 Motor vehicle sales tax Dedicating the state sales tax on motor vehicles to transportation improvements. S Ways & Means King
Operating budget Making 2021-2023 fiscal biennium operating appropriations and 2019-2021 fiscal biennium second supplemental operating appropriations.
SSB 5460 Autonomous vehicles Implementing recommendations of the autonomous vehicle work group. H Transportation Nguyen
SB 5463 Residential prop valuation Exempting a portion of the valuation of residential property from property taxation. S Ways & Means Wilson
SB 5465 (SHB
1137) Road maintenance/planning Elevating road maintenance and preservation in transportation planning.
Padden
SB 5466 Sales tax/transp.
projects Concerning sales tax revenues of transportation
projects being used for transportation purposes. S Ways & Means Fortunato
SB 5467 Highway projects/tax exempt. Concerning sales tax exemptions on highway
projects supported by moneys from the motor vehicle fund.
SB 5473 (HB 1553) "Open safe, open now" plan Implementing the "open safe, open now" plan for reopening Washington. S State Govt & E Brown
Revenue for highway purposes Amending the state Constitution so that state revenue collected from a road usage charge, vehicle miles traveled fee, or other similar type of comparable charge, must be used exclusively for
highway purposes.
Car purchase taxes Amending the state Constitution so that certain sales and use tax revenue collected from new and used car purchases are used for highway
SCR 8402 Emergency orders extension Extending certain gubernatorial orders issued in response to the COVID-19 state of emergency. H Spkr Signed Liias


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PM Orbán's Travel Costs
FOI case
Defendant: Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Trade
At stake: The ministry has not responded at all to our FOI request asking about the costs of Prime Minister Viktor Orbán's and his entourage's official conference visit to Rome in the summer of 2021.
The Budapest Court of Appeal ordered the Ministry to release all the data. The judgment is final.
State Assets to Public Interest Trusts
Defendant: Hungarian National Asset Management Inc. (in Hungarian: MNV Zrt.)
At stake: We have requested MNV Zrt. to send us the contracts of the public interest trusts that were newly established last year after the Hungarian state transferred its assets for free to the public interest trusts run by MPs and members of the Government.
The lawsuit was settled and MNV Zrt. handed over the contracts.
Ministry of Finance's project funds
Defendant: Ministry of Finance
At stake: K-Monitor filed a FOI request to get the contracts concluded by the Ministry of Finance with a project company named PM-TÉR6 Ltd. By these contracts the Ministry granted funds for a building reconstruction that are worth more than HUF 86 billion. The Ministry invoking COVID law extended the deadline for response twice, but in the end, it did not send us the contracts.
The Budapest Court of Appeal ordered the Ministry to provide the data, as it could not provide a legitimate reason for refusing to comply with the request. The judgment is final.
National Order of Judicial Officers' Contracts
Defendant: National Order of Judicial Officers (NOJO)
At stake: Following high profile corruption cases in the justice system, we filed a FOI request for a list of the NOJO's contracts of HUF 5 million or more that were concluded in the last five years for public duties. The NOJO first extended the deadline to reply and then informed us that it did not have a list of its contracts at all.
The first instance court ordered the NOJO to disclose the data. The judgment is not final.
Government Meeting Summaries
Defendant: Government Office of the Prime Minister
At stake: We requested the dates and summaries of government meetings held by the Bajnai administration in October 2009, but the PM Orbán' Office refused to provide the documents.
The Budapest Court of Appeal ordered the Government Office to release the data. The judgment is final.
Cadastral Data Used for Farm Subsidies
Defendant: Hungarian State Treasury
At stake: The Hungarian State Treasury has refused to provide us with the cadastral of the City Galgahévíz.
The Metropolitan Court of Budapest, as the court of first instance, ordered the MÁK to release the data. The judgment is not final.
BCG's Study on the Hungarian
Defendant: Ministry of Interior
At stake: We requested the release of a study commissioned by the Ministry of the Interior from the Boston Consulting Group, but the Ministry refused to release the data on the health care reform, claiming that the study was used to back up further decisions of the Govermnent. We filed a lawsuit with the help of the Hungarian Civil Liberties Union. The Budapest Court of Appeal as the court of second instance, overturned the judgment of the court of first instance and dismissed our action.
We challanged the court decision before the Constitutional Court.
The case factsheet is available on the website of the Constitutional Court.
Efficiency Studies on the Mobile
Defendant: Prime Minister's Office
At stake: The former Ministry of Innovation and Technology (ITM) drafted Act CXLV of 2020 on the Unified Electronic Sales of Certain Public Services. According to its explanatory memorandum, 'the operation of the unified sales system introduced by Act CC of 2011 on the National Mobile Payment System has produced results, both in terms of economies of scale and customer experience, that support the maintenance of a unified platform.' In order to know the underlying results, a data request was made to ITM. ITM refused to release the data, so we turned to the National Authority for Data Protection and Freedom of Information. The Authority asked the Ministry to release the data, but the Ministry did not do so. We therefore filed a lawsuit against the successor to the ITM.
The action is currently being examined by the court.
Grant Contracts of the Ministry
of Finance
At stake: Although the Ministry of Finance has published the main details of the contracts on its website, it has refused to disclose the grant contracts it has concluded with L.A.C. Holding Zrt. and VIVIENVÍZ Kft.
The Metropolitan Court of Budapest ordered the Ministry to release the data. The judgment is not final.
Contracts of the Government
Company for Tourism
Defendant: Visit Hungary Zrt.
At stake: The state-owned company dedicated for tourism not only failed to comply with proactive disclosure obligations under the Information Act, but also refused to comply with our FOI request for contracts concluded by the company.
The case is currently being heard on the merits.
Appointment of Hospital Leaders
Defendant: National General Directorate for Hospitals (OKFŐ)
At stake: Despite our requests for detailed information on the circumstances of the appointment of Hungarian hospital leaders, the OKFŐ sent us only a general information in response, stating that all appointments were made in accordance with the law. We received the same reply from all the hospitals to which we also sent a request for data. As we believe that it is in the public interest to know the the details of the procedure by which the heads of the health service are selected and appointed, we turned to court.
As the OKFŐ failed to respond to the application, the court issued an injunction and ordered the defendant to disclose the information.
Infection and Mortality Data
Related to COVID-19
Defendant: National Centre for Public Health (NNK)
At stake: Despite the fact that the NNC had previously provided us with data on the incidence and mortality associated with the coronavirus epidemic, in 2021 they only sent us a short website post in response to our data request, asking for data broken down by municipality.
Procurements Exempted from
Public Procurement Procedures
At stake: During the pandemic, the public procurement procedures were allowed to be bypassed with a ministerial permission. This meant that many procurements were made without following normal procedures set by law. The Ministry of the Interior did not respond to the data request, so we filed a lawsuit.
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Hello all, I am a new member here and have just had an MRI scan 2 days ago of my cervical spine. The scan was asked for by my GP because of the following symptons... I started having tingling/numbness in my pinkie/ring/middle fingers in my left hand 4 weeks ago and slowly getting worse. About 1 week ago my right hand's same fingers started feeling the same as well. I have no pain at the moment nor any other symptons, but the report below has me quite concerned.
I am not asking for an interpretation/treatment explanation, just a translation for a non-medical person to understand and have little more insight into before I see my GP and physio.
normal and no focal osseous lesion is present. The craniocervical junction outlines normally.
C2/3: The disc contour, signal and height are normal. No foraminal or canal stenosis is present.
deformity or intra-axial signal change.
right and mild to moderate left C6 neural exit narrowing.
C6/7: There is desiccation of the disc with bilateral uncovertebral disc-osteophyte complexes, larger and wider on the right causing moderate right and mild left C7 neural exit narrowing.
C7/T1: No abnormality is present.
1. Moderate canal narrowing at C5/6 with less severe spinal canal narrowing at C4/5 and C3/4.
2. Severe right C5, moderate right C6 and right C7 and mild to moderate left C6 neural exit narrowing.
Welcome to the board. I think I will explain some terms that will help you understand why your fingers are numb. As you can imagine, there is not a lot of extra space within the cervical spine. When anything extra develops or forms, or enlarges, it can create issues that put pressure on a spinal nerve or on the spinal canal itself. The "narrowing" you see referred to in the report is called stenosis...and it primarily occurs in two places: the central canal (where spinal cord is located) and the neural foramen. The foramina is an opening located at each vertebral segment where the spinal nerve exits the spine and goes out to innervate a specific part of the body. If the nerve is pressured or irritated due to this opening getting clogged up or narrowed, the result is pain, tingling or numbness. This can be felt right at the site of "pinching," or, it can be felt anywhere along the path of the spinal nerve that is being pinched.
When the narrowing occurs in a foramina, it will affect a single nerve. When there is pressure on the spinal canal or spinal cord itself, it can cause pain anywhere below the level of the narrowing. If this compression is severe and not relieved, it can damage the cord itself which can have disastrous results including paralysis and development of myelomalacia, which is a softening of the cord.
It is also helpful to know that radiologists use specific adjectives to help rate just "how bad" a particular finding is: minimal, mild, moderate and severe. Of course the spine specialist will pay no attention to the written report, but will look at the MRI and make his/her own assessments. Since the MRI is just one piece of the puzzle, the doctor will correlate the findings to what is found upon physical exam and a basic neurological exam.
So, even though there are different issues causing the stenosis, all of which could be lumped into the category of degenerative disc disease, they all produce the same result (narrowing or stenosis.).
#2 describes the amount of stenosis that was found in the foramen at C5, C6 and C7.
I am still wary though, as the large disc extrusion at C5/6 seems like the most important issue and should be followed closely as per what the radiologist doctor who did the MRI told me. I will need to seek more professional medical opinions.
Can you (or anyone else ) please clarify a bit more on this particular part?
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Of course the doctor is correct regarding the dermatomes. However our bodies are not all divided up as accurately as a diagram in a textbook and symptoms are not always 100% direct indicators of what and where something is going on.
An extruded disc is one where disc material has come out of the disc. Follows is the measurement of this blob...8mm up and down by 6mm forward and backward? In this case it is pushing into the central canal with sufficient force that it is almost completely affecting the CSF ( cerebrospinal fluid--the liquid that surrounds and cushions the spinal cord in the central canal).
The purpose of CSF is to protect and cushion the brain and spinal cord from trauma. It also carries nutrients to the nervous system tissue, brain and spine, and carries waste away from the brain.
The danger is that without sufficient CSF, the nerves of the spinal cord cannot function optimally...which could have a deleterious effect on the central nervous system. It can result in a compression of the spinal cord at the affected level.
Since to me this is a more serious possibility than a compressed ulnar nerve, I would make an appointment with a spine specialist for a proper evaluation and diagnosis. In the US this would be an orthopedic spine surgeon or neurosurgeon who limit their practice to the neck and back.
Remember that when the spinal cord is compressed, symptoms can show up anywhere below the level of compression. From a C5-6 cord compression it is possible to have numb feet. The fact that you don't have pain, etc. as well isn't all that significant.
I developed numbness in my toes years before I got around to developing symptoms that clearly indicated a lower lumbar spine issue. Doctors just thought I had a bit of neuropathy of unknown cause.
I would get it checked out!
I will be seeing another doctor next week for a second opinion and also will see a physiotherapist to see if some conservative treatment may help with the extruded disc, as this is what the radiography doctor who did the MRI suggested.
I agree with you on the importance of this C5/6 extrusion issue and the likely future complications on the spine. I will seek out a neurologist/neurosurgeon in the next few weeks also!
I guess the strange thing is my limited symptoms which seems to be why both doctors so far cannot definitively pin point the cause of the numbness in my fingers. I have no issues of the lower body. The only we found additional is that these cervical disc issues and narrowing of the foramens are what probably has caused my stiff neck occurences over the past few years... I get stiff necks 3-4 times a year from exercise/sports and never really thought anything about it, thinking it was just a tweaked muscle from too much strain or a sudden sharp neck movement etc.


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What's Wrong with Sports is What's Right with Crossfit. –Coach Chris
In football it's the scream-filled, helmet-slap-laden sack dance on a second down play when the team trails by four touchdowns.
In baseball it's the bat-flipping, chest-beating homerun celebration the lands in seats already emptied by a lopsided score
In basketball it's the Jordan-esque jump and fist pump after a last second shot that ends the first quarter drawing your team within 8.
Sports are emotional and with that emotion there comes a time and a place for the sack dance, homerun salute, and buzzer-beating celebration. But too often in mainstream sports the celebration trumps the play, the act usurps the game, the individual overshadows the team. Unfortunately our Sports Center attention span reinforces athletes' shameless acts of self-promotion at the expense of what makes sports great: the games.
But fortunately for us, fans of the Crossfit Games, our athletes are not ruled by egocentrism. Instead they are driven by one of the foundational values of Crossfit: community.
The second event of the 2014 Crossfit Games, the men's 1 rep max overhead squat, illustrated all that is right with Crossfit. Little known Emmanuel Maldonado earned some of the biggest cheers of the night. The reason? After failing on his first two attempts, Maldonado was able to grit out his final lift of 295… good for 39th place. They weren't cheering for his weight; they were cheering for his perseverance.
During the second heat, Tommy Hackenbruck and Matt Fraser were going back and forth, each pushing the other to higher weights overhead. After Hackenbruck set the bar with a successful 376-pound overhead, Matt Fraser successfully lifted 377 pounds to win the event. Hackenbruck's response? An authentic smile and some applause for his opponent.
But maybe the highlight of the event was seeing what happens when an athletes comes face-to-face with failure. After winning the first event, Jordan Troyan failed on all three of his overhead squat attempts. As a result he was the only athlete not to post a score in the event. Once the heat was complete his fellow competitors came over to console him. Why? Because they've all been there before…
The cynics will say Crossfit is too new, too young, that it's still in its infancy. Its athletes haven't had time to be tainted by greed and shameless self-promotion.
Others will claim that Crossfit's media machine dupes us; it shields us from what athletes really think and how they really feel.
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Eva Caldera is the Associate Secretary/Chief Operating Officer of the Phi Beta Kappa Society. She oversees the Society's operations and collaborates with staff, leaders, and members to shape programs, member engagement, advocacy and outreach that advance the organization's mission: to champion education in the liberal arts and sciences, foster freedom of thought, and recognize academic excellence.
Immediately before joining Phi Beta Kappa in 2017, she served in the Obama Administration at the National Endowment for the Humanities, as Assistant Chairman for Partnership and Strategic Initiatives. She was a core member of the NEH senior leadership team for nearly eight years, and she was responsible for the agency's signature initiatives promoting the public humanities, including Bridging Cultures and The Common Good: Humanities in the Public Square. She also launched Standing Together, NEH's special initiative focused on the experience of veterans.
Caldera is originally from Winnetka, Illinois. Her career has taken her across the country and back. She earned her bachelor's degree in philosophy from Harvard College, then earned a JD degree from Harvard Law School. She practiced law in Washington, DC, and Los Angeles, then went on to become a Research Professor of Law at the University of New Mexico School of Law, where she combined teaching, research, and practice focused on medical ethics.
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I'm subscribed to the youtube channel so will know as soon as it drops.
Going by the silence on the forum I'm going to assume we are all watching the new episode?
Man how much is this car costing. I estimate the hvac system is $20,000 plus. I suppose all the supporters are paying for it.
a whole episode on a HVAC box.
interesting. but a bit overrated.
i think there may be some disappointed fans. though i did find the fabrication fascinating.


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UIC & CCTT regional cooperation
UIC Director General Jean-Pierre Loubinoux was represented at the XXV Plenary Session of the Coordinating Council on Trans-Siberian Transportation (CCTT) by UIC Coordinator for East/West relations Mr Vytautas Kinderis, following a personal invitation of CCTT Chairman & President of Russian Railways Mr Oleg Belozerov.
The session was held in the Mongolian capital Ulan-Bator on 14-15 September 2016 and was attended by 180 representatives from 18 countries, including the heads and plenipotentiary representatives of the Ministry of Transport of Russia, CIS, Baltic, European and Asian railways, sea ports of Germany, Latvia and Estonia, sea shipping companies, international transport organisations: the Organization for Railways Cooperation (OSJD), the International Union of Railways (UIC), the International Rail Transport Committee (CIT), the International Federation of Freight Forwarders Associations (FIATA), the European Commission, the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe, Transport Division of ESCAP, the International Union for Road-Rail Combined Transport (UIRR), national and international associations of freight forwarders, leading transport and logistics companies.
The plenary session addressed matters related to the operation of the Trans-Siberian Transport Corridor, and discussed the prospects of further harmonisation of legal regulation for international freight transport and feasible measures to improve the efficiency of container transport between Europe, the Baltic States, Central Asia and the Asia-Pacific Region using the Trans-Siberian Mainline amid global competition.
"Thanks to the active work of the CCTT's members, the Trans-Siberian's competitiveness as a transit bridge linking the Asia-Pacific region and Europe is increasing. Particularly pleasing is that many of those present, including our foreign colleagues and partners, consider the CCTT as one of the key areas for strengthening business relations," said Oleg Belozerov RZD President & UIC Chairman in his welcoming speech to the session.
"UIC is progressively developing its activities within Asia-Pacific region which includes sub-regions having different technical regulations like EU, EAEU, CCTT, CAREC bridged by Trans-Siberian Corridor. Therefore UIC is always looking for any opportunity to support members of UIC & CCTT by providing the efficient technical tools (like permanently improved Leaflets, newly developed International Railway Standards, Feasibility studies and high priority projects) to be used in day-to-day activities for strategic goals to be achieved by railways in sound cooperation with strong international organisations like CCTT and OSJD," on behalf of Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, said Mr Kinderis.
Heads of CCTT members and leading forwarding and operator companies presented the results of their work on intermodal transport services on the Trans-Siberian Route and shared information on the development trends of integrated Euro-Asian logistic chains as well as prospects for integrated logistics development.
A wide range of highly competent experts allowed a thorough analysis of the key issues of Trans-Siberian freight transport, including those related to rail and sea transport interaction, integration of the Trans-Siberian Corridor into the Euro-Asian transport network and development of Trans-Siberian services in the present economic situation.
CCTT Secretary general Gennady Bessonov underlined, that decisions taken at the XXV CCTT Plenary Session will provide the basis for further improvement of Trans-Siberian transport services and TSR development.
For further information please contact Vytautas Kinderis: kinderis@uic.org
Mr Vytautas Kinderis, UIC Coordinator for East/West Relations, taking the floor
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Go to original pattern for design DROPS Baby 18-9.
DROPS CIRCULAR Needle size 4.5 mm [US 7] (60 cm [24''] for all sizes + 40 cm [16''] for the 2 smaller sizes) – or size needed to get 20 sts x 26 rows in stockinette st = 10 x 10 cm [4'' x 4''].
DROPS DOUBLE POINTED Needles size 4 mm [US 6] – or size needed to get 21 sts x 42 rows in garter s = 10 x 10 cm [4'' x 4''].
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BUTTONHOLES: Make buttonholes on right front piece. 1 buttonhole = K tog 2nd and 3rd st from mid front and make 1 YO. Make buttonholes when piece measures 29-32-37 (40-45) cm [11 3/8"-12½"-14½" (15¾"-17¾")] and 32-36-41 (45-50) cm [12½"-14¼"-16 1/8" (17¾"-19¾")].
Cast on 144-160-176 (196-208) sts on circular needle size 4.5 mm [US 7] with Merino Extra Fine. Insert 1 marker each side (= 72-80-88 (98-104) sts between markers on front and back piece). K 1 round, P 1 round and continue in stockinette st.
When piece measures 5 cm [2''] dec 1st on each side of both markers – SEE DECREASING TIP – and repeat the dec on every 5-6-7 (8-9) round a total of 10 times = 104-120-136 (156-168) sts. When piece measures 25-28-33 (36-41) cm [9¾"-11"-13" (14¼"-16 1/8")] dec 12-16-20 (28-28) sts evenly on round (dec an equal amount of sts on front and back piece) = 92-104-116 (128-140) sts. P 1 round and now continue in moss st – SEE ABOVE. When piece measures 27-30-35 (38-43) cm [10 5/8"-11¾"-13¾" (15"-17")] bind off 6 sts each side (= 3 sts on each side of both markers), and complete front and back pieces separately.
BACK PIECE: = 40-46-52 (58-64) sts. Continue in moss st, AT THE SAME TIME bind off to shape the armhole each side at the beg of every row: 1 st 3 times = 34-40-46 (52-58) sts. When piece measures 34-38-44 (48-54) cm [13 3/8"-15"-17¼" (19"-21¼")] bind off the middle 16-18-20 (20-22) sts for neck and complete each side separately. Bind off 1 st on neckline on next row = 8-10-12 (15-17) sts left on shoulder. Bind off when piece measures 36-40-46 (50-56) cm [14¼"-15 ¾"-18" (19 ¾"-22")].
FRONT PIECE: = 40-46-52 (58-64) sts. Insert a marker between the 2 middle sts. Continue in moss st and bind off for armholes each side as described for back piece. AT THE SAME TIME when piece measures 28-31-36 (39-44) cm [11"-12¼"-14¼" (15¼"-17¼")] divide piece in two from RS as follows: Slip sts from the side and up to 2 sts before marker mid front on a stitch holder, and continue on remaining sts for right front piece.
RIGHT FRONT PIECE: = sts on left side of piece as seen from RS + 2 sts to the right of marker mid front. Continue in moss st and continue dec for armhole. When dec for armhole are complete there are 19-22-25 (28-31) sts on row. When piece measures 29-32-37 (40-45) cm [11 3/8"-12½"-14½" (15¾"-17¾")] make buttonhole – SEE ABOVE.
When piece measures 33-37-42 (46-51) cm [13"-14½"-16½" (18"-20")] bind off to shape the neckline at the beg of every row from mid front as follows: 5-6-7 (7-8) sts 1 time, 2 sts 2 times and 1 st 2 times = 8-10-12 (15-17) sts left on shoulder. Bind off when piece measures 36-40-46 (50-56) cm [14¼"-15 ¾"-18" (19 ¾"-22")].
LEFT FRONT PIECE: Slip sts from stitch holder back on needle and pick up 4 sts on the back of the first 4 sts towards mid front on right front piece. Continue as described for right front piece, but without the buttonholes.
ASSEMBLY: Sew shoulder seams and sew on buttons to fit buttonholes.
CROCHET BORDER: Crochet a border round neckline, armholes and along bottom edge with crochet hook size 3.5 mm [US E/4] as follows: * 1 sc, 3 ch, 1 dc in the first of these 3 ch, skip 1 cm [½''] *, repeat from *-*, and finish with 1 sl st in first sc from beg of round.
Worked in garter st. Beg with the sole as follows: Cast on 14-17-19 (23-27) sts on double pointed needles size 4 mm [US 6] with Merino Extra Fine and work garter st back and forth on needle – SEE ABOVE – for 4-4-4½ (5-5) cm [1½"-1½"-1¾" (2"-2")]. Now pick up sts round the sole as follows: 6-8-9 (10-11) sts along each short side and 14-17-19 (23-27) sts along cast on row = 40-50-56 (66-76) sts. Round begins at the beg of cast on row. Work garter st in the round – SEE ABOVE – for 2-2-2 (3-3) cm [3/4"-3/4"-3/4" (1 1/8"-1 1/8")]. Work next round as follows: bind off the first 10-12-13 (15-16) sts, work the next 14-18-21 (26-33) sts and then slip them on a stitch holder (= heel), bind off the next 10-12-13 (15-16) sts and keep the last 6-8-9 (10-11) sts on needle (= upper foot). Work garter st back and forth on needle for 4½-5-5½ (6-6½) cm [1¾"-2"-2¼" (2 3/8"-2½")], and then bind off. Slip sts from stitch holder back on needle = 14-18-21 (26-33) sts. Work 2 cm [3/4''] garter st back and forth on needle. At the end of next row from RS cast on 14 new sts for strap = 28-32-35 (40-47) sts. Work garter st on all sts, AT THE SAME TIME after 1 cm [3/8''] make 1 buttonhole at the end of strap as follows: K tog 3rd and 4th st from edge and make 1 YO. Continue in garter st until strap measures 2 cm [3/4''] and bind off.
ASSEMBLY: Sew the upper piece to bootie both sides, edge to edge with small, neat sts – leave an opening measuring approx ½-½-½ (1-1) cm [1/4"-1/4"-1/4" (3/8"-3/8")] between upper piece and edge at the back. Sew on button to fit buttonhole on strap.
LEFT BOOTIE: Like right bootie, but when casting on new sts for strap, cast on at the end of row from WS in order to have the strap at the opposite side .
Ich bin beim Vorderteil und habe bei der linken Seite ein Problem. Wenn ich alle Zu- und Abnahmen genauso wie in der Anleitung beschrieben durchführe, habe ich oben zuviele Maschen um ordentlich mit dem Rückenteil zu vernähen. Was mache ich falsch?
Liebe Claudi, für den rechten Vorderteil hatten Sie 4 M mehr als die stillgelegten Maschen für den linken Vorderteil - für den linken Vorderteil stricken, Sie die stillgelegten Maschen und fassen Sie 4 M hinter die 4 ersten Maschen vom rechten Vorderteil = so bekommen Sie die gleiche Maschenanzahl. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
Hej Laura, prøv at stryge kanten forsigtigt, med et fugtigt viskestykke imellem. Held og lykke!
Vielen Dank! Dann habe ich noch eine Frage zum Vorderteil links: was bedeutet hinter dem rechten Vorderteil 4 Maschen aufnehmen?
Liebe Maria, dieses Video zeigt, wie man diese Maschen aufnehmen wird (die Maschenanzahl wie in der Anleitung folgen). Viel Spaß beim stricken!
Ich stricke für 12 bis 18 Monate, beim Rückenteil: nach abketten für das armloch sind 46 Maschen übrig, dann seht, die mittleren 20 abketten, dann eine gegen den Hals=12 Maschen, das ist dann pro Seite, oder? Vielen Dank!
Liebe Maria, ja genau, es sind 12 M übrig für jeden Schulter. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
Hej, den första markören sätter du innan den första maskan i början på varvet.
Noch eine Frage: ich habe 176 Maschen, dann soll man alle 7 Reihen je eine, also insgesamt zwei Maschen, abnehmen und das 10 Mal (2*10= 20), das wären dann 156 Maschen, in der Anleitung steht, es bleiben 136 übrig? Danke!
Liebe Maria, es werden insgesamt 4 M abgenommen, dh 2 M auf beiden Seiten beiden Markierungen: 176 M - (4 M x 10 ) = 136 M übrig. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
Ich stricken für einjährige. Wenn steht, jede 7 te Reihe soll sie Abnahme wiederholt werden, zählt man dann die Reihe mit der Ersten Abnahme mit? Danke!
Liebe Frau Gold-Tajalli, nach der 1. Reihe mit Abnahmen, stricken Sie 6 Reihen und bei der nächsten Reihe (= 7. Reihe), nehmen Sie ab. Viel Spaß beim stricken!
Décidément, lorsque je tricote un modèle Drops Design, ce n'est jamais simple...bon, les modèles sont beaux et gratuits...faut pas se plaindre...je tricote ce modèle en taille 12-18 mois et dès les 1ères diminutions, il devrait y avoir 40 mailles en moins pour les 4 marqueurs. Il y a une erreur après les 10 diminutions, il devrait rester 136 mailles pour la taille 12-18 mois et non pas 125 mailles tel qu'indiqué.
Bonjour Mme Beaumier, il y avait une faute de frappe qui a été désormais corrigée, merci. Bon tricot!
Sie können das Kleid nach der Fertigstellung auf eine flache Unterlage legen unter feuchten Tüchern trocknen lassen oder das Kleid auf einer geeigneten Unterlage mit Stecknadeln feststecken, mit einer Sprühflasche anfeuchten und dann trocknen lassen, bevor Sie die Stecknadeln entfernen, damit sollte Abhilfe geschaffen sein. Außerdem wird sich das Kleid beim Tragen auch noch etwas aushängen.


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Sylvan Springs Arrests and Warrants
Sylvan Springs, Alabama
Sylvan Springs is a town in central Alabama, near Birmingham, in Jefferson County. Birmingham is the County Seat of Jefferson County. Sylvan Springs has a population of 1,542 people, and the mayor of the town is Stevan H. Parsons. Town Hall is located on Rock Creek Road.
Town of Sylvan Springs
100 Rock Creek Rd
Sylvan Springs, Alabama 35118
Sylvan Springs Town Website
Sylvan Springs Town Facebook
There is limited crime information available for Sylvan Springs. As of May 2018, there were 3 registered sex offenders living in Sylvan Springs.
Sylvan Springs, Alabama – Police Station and Crime Statistics
There is limited crime information available about Sylvan Springs for the year 2016, but the estimated crime rate was 1,098 per 100,000 persons. This is lower than both the Alabama state crime rate of 3,480 per 100,000 persons and the United States national crime rate of 2,837 per 100,000 persons. Property crimes are the most commonly reported crimes in the town.
The Jefferson County Sheriff's Office is the police department that serves the area, where Mike Hale is the sheriff. Divisions within the sheriff's office include patrol, corrections, criminal investigations, court services, school resource officers, and internal affairs.
Approximately 1,000 inmates are housed daily between the two Jefferson County facilities. The Deputy Chief of Corrections is Cleveland Moore. The Sheriff's Office includes patrol, criminal, and corrections divisions, along with offering resources to schools and courts.
Sylvan Springs, Alabama – Open Records Requests
Open Records Requests must be submitted through the Town Clerk, Peggy Shadix. It's the Town Clerk's responsibility to ensure that accurate records are kept for the town.
Peggy Shadix, Town Clerk
Sylvan Springs Town Clerk


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WWE NXT Review - June 19, 2019
NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream, Matt Riddle and Tyler Breeze Interrupted Undisputed Era
I'm not at all a fan of when Raw and SmackDown Live open with talking segments featuring the same Superstars every week, but it made sense for NXT to kick off with the new NXT Champion Adam Cole and his crew. They cut good promos establishing their dominance before being interrupted by Dream, Riddle and Breeze, who all played their roles well in this segment. The crowd being hot for everyone and everything that was said helped tremendously, too.
Damian Priest def. Raul Mendoza
I've been highly anticipating the NXT TV debut of the former Punishment Martinez since he was signed late last year, and although he has appeared on NXT TV before under his previous persona, this was his true debut with his new gimmick. Mendoza was probably the perfect person for him to face because of how exciting of an athlete he is. This was a very fun squash match for Priest that got him off to a strong start in NXT.
Xia Li def. Taynara Conti
Both of these ladies have come a long way since they made their respective debuts in the Mae Young Classic. It still feels like Li has a stereotypical Asian gimmick, but hey, if it works for her, then I have no complaints. She's a bit better in the ring it seems than Conti, who has a better character overall. This was a very nice showing from Li and Conti as they made great use of the time they were given and showcased their skills effectively. I'm looking forward to seeing them both continue to develop going forward.
Undisputed Era def. NXT North American Champion Velveteen Dream, Matt Riddle and Tyler Breeze
This was exactly the type of action-packed, fast-paced main event I was hoping for from these six stars. Kyle O'Reilly sat this one out, so I believe he's still nursing that back injury I've read about online. For the nine minutes this received, it was an absolute blast. Although Dream came across like a face here, he couldn't coexist fully with his partners and that was what cost him the victory. Strong pinning Dream should set him up for a future shot at the NXT North American Championship.
Leave it to NXT to rekindle my love for wrestling after the dumpster fires that were Raw and SmackDown. The main event was the best bout I saw on WWE TV all week, while Priest looked terrific in his debut. Even the brief women's match was well wrestled. The cool thing is that as awesome of an episode of NXT TV as this was, next week's looks to be equally entertaining with what's on tap: the beginning of the NXT Breakout Tournament, The Street Profits vs. The Forgotten Sons, and Shayna Baszler vs. Io Shirai in a Steel Cage match for the NXT Women's Championship. Let the road to TakeOver: Toronto II begin!


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Well, even though we can't see them from our vantage point, it appears Lucy has laid some eggs! Quite often she is seen wiggling her belly deep into her nest, making sure she is doing her job perfectly for the little ones to come. Eggs hatch 14 days from when they are laid from what I've learned, so we should soon have some updates on that I suppose! Hopefully the babies will be more visible than the eggs. Until then…we are just waiting and watching along with Lucy! I've appreciated hearing from some of you who are enjoying hearing about Lucy's adventures as well. I'll keep you posted!
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Love it.! When the eggs hatch, the nest will be a happening place. Mom and Pop both will be very busy feeding the chicks and disposing of waste. So exciting. Then watching as they grow and eventually leave the nest is amazing. There has got to be birds in heaven.
They truly are amazing! It's so much fun! If there are birds in heaven, I bet they won't even poop on our cars!
LOOKING FORWARD TO BABY BIRDIE PICS!!!!


This position plans, implements and evaluates clinical practice standards across the Hospice and Palliative Care service lines. This position acts as a subject matter expert to leadership, staff and system teams/work groups as related to clinical practice, quality and regulatory requirements.This position provides ongoing assessment of performance, facilitates prioritization of improvement activities, oversees performance improvement projects and ensures successful clinical project implementation. Conducts observations, tracers, document reviews and interviews to ascertain compliance with standards, rules and regulations. Documents findings and provides leadership with reports and develops plans to recommend change.
Anticipates internal and external business challenges and recommends best practices to improve services, processes or products. Manages projects or programs. Recognized as an expert within the organization and within their field or function.
Solves unique and complex problems that have a broad impact on the business. Presents complex ideas, anticipates potential objectives and persuades others to adopt a different point of view.
Develops innovative services, technologies, processes or products that address current and future customer problems or needs. Interacts primarily with customers, peers, peers managers, patients and physicians across the organization.
Makes decisions with general functional, company and industry guidelines. May manage budget for large and/or complex projects or programs.
Bachelors degree or equivalent working knowledge.
RN license in state worked OR a clinical background with current license/certification or equivalent experience.
Requires a proficiency level typically attained with 8 years plus clinical experience. Requires ability to perform complex statistical analysis and highly developed problem-solving skills. Requires the ability to manage programs and projects. Requires demonstrated excellence in interpersonal and written communication skills. Thorough understanding and ability to interpret Medicare Hospice Conditions of participation. Thorough understanding and ability to interpret National Clinical Consensus Standards for Palliative Care.
Registered Nurse (RN) license preferred. Certified Professional in Healthcare Quality (CPHQ) certification is preferred. Experience with process improvement, regulatory/accreditation programs, data management, and analysis including graphic development and presentations is highly desirable. Advance degree. Discipline specific professional certification in Hospice and/or Palliative Care.


The new standard in free-pivot telemark.
Introducing the Lynx, an NTN tech-toe touring binding. It's a completely new design featuring composite flex plates, adjustable preload and binding activity, and a lightweight yet durable design. Built with machined aluminum parts, an easy-to-switch ski/walk mode, and lightweight springs with plenty of travel, it's the new standard in light touring for telemark bindings.
The tech-toe design allows touring without any lifted binding weight, so skiers can keep up with even their spandex-clad AT brethren. But since it's a 22 Designs binding, skiers get the durability they expect and the reward of smooth, powerful tele turns on the way down.
One touch puts the binding into free pivot mode. Once at the top, ski mode is also easily pole activated, peel skins and drop in!