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Help Protect Funding for Legal Aid
2010 Washington State Legislative Session
 The House and Senate are in the midst of supplemental budget negotiations. For Fiscal Year 2011 (the last year of this biennium), funding for the Office of Civil Legal Aid is protected in the House budget, but reduced in the Senate budget. Funding for the Office of Civil Legal Aid allows the Northwest Justice Project and Alliance for Equal Justice partners around the state to help thousands of families with urgent legal problems.
The Equal Justice Coalition is working to prevent cuts to legal aid and achieve the House level of funding in the final budget. Join Us and Take Action Now! Your legislators want to hear from YOU. Just a few minutes of your time will make a BIG difference for families struggling to survive poverty in Washington.
Not sure how to take action online? Ask the Equal Justice Coalition for help: 206.447.8168. |
A Voice for Low-Income People in Olympia
Washington's budget crisis seriously impacts low-income populations. Columbia Legal Services' Olympia office is working with a coalition of advocates to protect programs and legislation that benefit vulnerable families and communities. Columbia Legal Services is a nonprofit law firm that, as part of the Alliance for Equal Justice, represents people and organizations in Washington State with critical legal needs who have nowhere else to turn. Learn about Columbia Legal Services' advocacy in Washington's 2010 legislative session. |
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Need to Know
- Steve Fredrickson was honored with 2010 Charles Goldmark Distinguished Service Award at the Legal Foundation of Washington's annual Goldmark Lunch. Read Steve's profile in the King County Bar Bulletin. Mark Johnson and the Washington State Bar Association's 2008-2009 Board of Governors and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation received the 2010 President's Award in recognition for their extraordinary support of legal aid in Washington.
- Chief Justice Barbara Madsen delivered the 2010 State of the Judiciary Address on January 22, 2010
- Upcoming Alliance Events - don't miss anything! Check out the Alliance Event Calendar.
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