Legislative Activity
Public Policy Legislative Session Updates
January 8, 2026
There are a lot of advocacy opportunities concerning national issues these days. It’s important we also act locally by supporting state legislation and by reaching out to our community leaders. The 2026 WA legislative session began on January 12 and runs for 60 days. WA AAUW branch public policy chairs have selected 7 bills to highlight on our Advocacy Day. Get info about each bill on the WA legislative website. To the… Read More »
Public Policy Fall Update
Gay Armsden October 20, 2025
How to Be Political but Nonpartisan as an AAUW Member Here is a recent write-up created by the Windward O`ahu AAUW Branch in consultation with their local League of Women Voters. Political vs Partisan.pdf Post No Kings Day Update>> AAUW Seattle was invited by Indivisible Seattle to be an Endorsing Supporter of the Seattle Center No Kings event, which more than 90,000 people joined on 10/18. The Branch had tabling privileges there, and our… Read More »
February Meeting with Nancy Sapiro, Our Washington State Lobbyist
Seattle Branch AAUW February 21, 2025
Nancy Sapiro, AAUW WA Lobbyist, reported on the State Legislature activities and issues currently in progress. It was very informative, especially regarding the many hurdles we face during this legislative session. One of the “elephants in the room” is the budget shortfall for the four-year state budget due by the end of April. The shortfall is huge, around $12 Billion over the next four years. Governor Ferguson has ordered every State… Read More »
2025 Lobbying Season Activities
Gay Armsden January 19, 2025
Right after Lobby Day is a great time to get in touch with your legislators: The 2025 session is still young, and you’ll be motivated by the informative Lobby Day speakers or perhaps by what you’ve read in the news or social media. If you want to know which bills AAUW-WA is supporting, subscribe to the free weekly report, This Week in Olympia, from our lobbyist. Did you know that our… Read More »
Title IX Update
Amy Klosterman January 13, 2025
Recent events signify big changes for Title IX, the landmark 1972 law prohibiting sex discrimination in schools. There are two prominent issues at stake:
- Whether or not Title IX’s prohibition on discrimination on the basis of sex includes discrimination on the basis of sexual orientation and gender.
- Whether the concept of sex should be seen as an “immutable biological reality” in which there are only two sexes, male and female, versus recognizing and welcoming the…