FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation introduced into House for the first time Olympia, WA – The Washington Health Trust, a statewide universal healthcare proposal backed by Whole Washington and the Health Care is a Human Right coalition, has been introduced into both chambers of the state legislature as HB.1445 and SB.5233. Carried since 2019 in the Senate by Bob Hasegawa, the bill was introduced for the...Continue reading
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Universal Healthcare legislation introduced into state House for the first time
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/21/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation introduced into House for the first time Olympia, WA – Representative Lisa Parshley of the 22nd Legislative District has introduced HB.1445 as a companion bill to the statewide universal healthcare bill SB.5233, often called the Washington Health Trust, into the state House of Representatives for the very first time. Representative Shaun Scott of the (LD-43) joins her as the bill’s original cosponsor. Originally introduced...Continue reading
Universal Healthcare legislation reintroduced into Senate to record cosponsors
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE 1/20/2025 Contact: press@wholewashington.org Press resources: www.wholewashington.org/press/ Universal healthcare legislation reintroduced into Senate to record cosponsors Olympia, WA – Senator Bob Hasegawa of the 11th Legislative District has reintroduced a statewide universal healthcare bill called the Washington Health Trust into the Senate with a record 11 cosponsors. The bill has been assigned the number SB.5233. Originally introduced in 2018 and reintroduced every biennium since, the bill aims to establish universal coverage for...Continue reading
🍎 11 Cosponsors! Is your Senator among them?
You REALLY Understood the Assignment! Senate Bill 5233 has ELEVEN Cosponsors We must admit, we weren’t expecting a showing this strong, but it makes sense. Universal Healthcare makes sense. The effort we’ve all put in over the years is beginning to bear fruit. Did you know this is the highest number of cosponsors for any version of the Washington Health Trust? It’s true! We should be very proud and very energized. This is...Continue reading
🍎 The Perfect 2025 Kick-Off
Happy New Year ~ Last year ended with a surge of awareness and enthusiasm for Universal Healthcare. Change is in the air! For example, we’ve received many newly submitted Volunteer Questionnaires in the past few weeks. Thank you, everyone! At tonight’s meeting, our Campaign Director Andre Stackhouse will take us behind the scenes, describe where we are now, and what we need to do in the coming weeks and months. Can you join...Continue reading
🍎 Whole Goal Newsletter – Time to Fall into Activism
Whole Washington is non-partisan and healthcare is an everybody issue. That being said, we know there are a wide range of emotions being felt by our supporters in the wake of the election. Some are pleased with the outcomes, others are shocked and disappointed. Some are frustrated with the two-party system and the stranglehold of big money in politics. Still others are afraid of what is to come. All of...Continue reading
🍎 Hot News from the Universal Healthcare Front
There’s so much happening in the world and in our campaign space. This email will get you WHOLEy up-to-date for February. First up… Healthcare Forum with Dr. Jill Stein! The powerhouse Green Party campaign is in Seattle next week and will host a panel discussion focusing on healthcare. Join Whole Washington and the Green Party of Washington on Tuesday, Feb 27th for a panel forum with Green Party Presidential Candidate Dr. Jill...Continue reading
🍎 Building a movement – Thank you for everything!
Building a movement is hard work, and not something we do alone. We build off the collective success of many types of groups and organizations. We carry forward the work of inspirational activists and advocates. Furthermore, our work is built from centuries of social justice work around all kinds of issues – civil rights, labor rights, peace efforts, healthcare justice, etc. We are all tied together. Every time we show up we are...Continue reading
🍎 Whole WA Board Retreat – Recap!
This summary is to catch you up on what went down and what’s ahead. When an organization spans the state like Whole Washington, it’s often hard to meet in person, but a few weeks ago, on Sunday, October 29th, we did it! Board members, long-time volunteers, and campaign leads met in Eatonville for an all-day retreat to ground ourselves and plan for the work ahead. For the first time, we took...Continue reading
🍎 Support State-Based Universal Healthcare Now!
Yesterday, the State-Based Universal Healthcare Act – H.R.6270 – was reintroduced by U.S. Rep. Ro Khanna. While there are a record number of 28 co-sponsors this year, more U.S. Reps are needed to co-sponsor this bill! If your U.S. Representative is not yet a co-sponsor, please send an email today: https://actionnetwork.org/letters/support-state-based-universal-health-care-now/ … Thank you, Medicare for All Florida for your advocacy! See https://actionnetwork.org/groups/medicare-for-all-florida for more actions to take in support...Continue reading