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		<title>RPEC is Moving! Monday, May 14th, 2012</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 May 2012 21:53:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[RPEC is moving to new offices Monday, May 14th! Although our phone numbers will remain the same, there will be a brief interuption to our phone services and our website during the move on Monday. Please bear with us. Our new address is: 906 Columbia St SW, Suite 501 Olympia, Washington 98501 View Larger Map]]></description>
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		<title>SSB 5966 Bill signed into law</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 30 Mar 2012 22:51:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SSB 5966 (Health Care Authority Ombudsman) was signed into law by the Governor on March 29th at 6pm.]]></description>
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		<title>Legislative Alert &#8211; ACTION CALL!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 05 Mar 2012 18:09:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[All members should call their two House members and ask them to OPPOSE the Senate Republican Budget SB 5967 and the Senate Republican Pension Reform Bill SB 6378. Arguements to Oppose: SB 5967 &#8211; Senate Republican Budget Cuts funding for low income &#38; disabled citizens. Cuts funding for education. Cuts $206 million from public employee &#8230; </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.rpecwa.org/legislative-alert-action-call/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SSB 5966 &#8211; PASSES HOUSE VOTE!</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2012 16:23:05 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SSB 5966 (Healthcare Authority Ombudsman) PASSED the House vote with 83 Yeas and 15 Nays! Bill information: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5966&#38;year=2011 Please take a moment and Thank your district Representative that voted YEA for SSB 5966. SSB 5966 Health care auth. ombudsman House vote on Final Passage 2/29/2012 Yeas: 83   Nays: 15   Absent: 0   Excused: 0 Voting Yea:  &#8230; </p><p><a class="more-link block-button" href="http://www.rpecwa.org/ssb-5966-passes-house-vote/">Continue reading &#187;</a>]]></description>
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		<title>SSB 5966 &#8211; Up for House Vote &#8211; Action Alert</title>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Feb 2012 16:11:19 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[SSB 5966 is out of House Rules committee and is on the House calendar for vote. Please contact your District Representative and urge them to vote &#8220;Do Pass&#8221; on SSB 5966 (health care authority ombudsman). Bill information: http://apps.leg.wa.gov/billinfo/summary.aspx?bill=5966&#38;year=2011 House of Representative contact info: http://www.leg.wa.gov/house/Pages/default.aspx]]></description>
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