NEW BILL TODAY! SB5961 needs your help ASAP!!!

There's a new bill for 4Culture, which actually sweetens the deal for arts and heritage. This is a direct outcome of your advocacy. We are being rewarded in this next attempt to pass a coalition bill.

The new bill, SB 5961 is dropping in the Senate today. We all need to send two emails immediately. The special session ends on Wednesday, so this is one of our last chance efforts. Lists and text suggestions below.

1. An email to people who voted yes for SB 5958.

Subject: Thank you and Yes on SB 5961

"Dear Senator,

Thank you for voting yes on SB 5958. I was saddened by its failure, but I noticed and am grateful for your support. Please now vote yes on SB 5961, which will fund 4Culture, saving jobs and growing our economy.

Thank you again."

Copy these email addresses into the BCC field for the above message. These are the nice people that voted yes on SB 5958.

lisa.brown@leg.wa.gov, maralyn.chase@leg.wa.gov, steve.conway@leg.wa.gov,tracey.eide@leg.wa.gov, karen.fraser@leg.wa.gov, jim.hargrove@leg.wa.gov,nick.harper@leg.wa.gov, brian.hatfield@leg.wa.gov,marymargaret.haugen@leg.wa.gov, steve.hobbs@leg.wa.gov,karen.keiser@leg.wa.gov, derek.kilmer@leg.wa.gov, adam.kline@leg.wa.gov,jeanne.kohl-welles@leg.wa.gov, rosemary.mcauliffe@leg.wa.gov,edward.murray@leg.wa.gov, sharon.nelson@leg.wa.gov,margarita.prentice@leg.wa.gov, craig.pridemore@leg.wa.gov,kevin.ranker@leg.wa.gov, debbie.regala@leg.wa.gov, paull.shin@leg.wa.gov,rodney.tom@leg.wa.gov, scott.white@leg.wa.gov

2. Send this email to Senators who didn't vote yes on SB 5958:

Subject: Vote YES on SB 5961!

"Dear Senator,

As a strong supporter of arts and heritage, I was hurt by the failure of SB 5958. I noticed you were not among the yes voters. With SB 5961, you have another chance to create jobs, grow our economy and keep our region competitive in the new economy. Failure to pass SB 5961 will kill jobs and stunt our area's economic growth.

Please vote yes on SB 5961. Thank you."

And here's the list for the no voters:

michael.baumgartner@leg.wa.gov, jeff.baxter@leg.wa.gov,randi.becker@leg.wa.gov, don.benton@leg.wa.gov, michael.carrell@leg.wa.gov,jerome.delvin@leg.wa.gov, doug.ericksen@leg.wa.gov, joe.fain@leg.wa.gov,mike.hewitt@leg.wa.gov, andy.hill@leg.wa.gov,janea.holmquistnewbry@leg.wa.gov, jim.honeyford@leg.wa.gov,jim.kastama@leg.wa.gov, curtis.king@leg.wa.gov, steve.litzow@leg.wa.gov,bob.morton@leg.wa.gov, linda.parlette@leg.wa.gov, cheryl.pflug@leg.wa.gov,pam.roach@leg.wa.gov, phil.rockefeller@leg.wa.gov, mark.schoesler@leg.wa.gov,timothy.sheldon@leg.wa.gov, val.stevens@leg.wa.gov, dan.swecker@leg.wa.gov,joseph.zarelli@leg.wa.gov

Okay, here we go folks. This is the next stage in our fight. Nobody said this was going to be easy. We're not giving up, and neither are you. We will get this done together.