By Cindy Alia, April 29, 2019
The legislature completed this year’s session at midnight Monday morning, and did it with a gusto for filching the pockets of every productive citizen in Washington State. Even in these good times for business and so for what is referred to as revenue, taxation was the main focus for the Democrat Majority this year.
By Cindy Alia, April 2, 2019
By Cindy Alia
April 29, 2019
Congratulations are due to citizens for their citizen activism! Citizens can make changes to law through hard work and dogged pursuit to better the lives of people trying to work and live under the regulatory system.
COOMWA, a citizens’ action group formed to protect citizens use and management of their septic systems, along with Citizens’ Alliance for Property Rights have worked to promote and ultimately have passed, a bill in the state legislature. SB 5503, sponsored by Senators Das, Fortunato, Takko has been through the legislative process in Olympia, and is now law! Here is a link to the bill Certification of Enrollment as passed the legislature on March 6, 2019!
December 2018
Help protect your property rights—add an ally
By Glen Morgan, Executive Director
It is obvious to most that there is strength in numbers. This is true with most endeavors in life, and protecting our freedoms and our property rights is no exception. Unfortunately, the challenge with protecting our freedoms or property rights is the usual paradox associated with concentrated costs and distributed benefits. Everyone benefits from strong property rights, but few are willing to lead the fight to protect them.
December 21, 2018
When the Washington State legislature begins the 2019 session in mid-January, civility matters.
Civility impacts our governance, it does not matter where one stands politically, our form of representative governance is dependent on the courteous and orderly participation of citizens and legislators. This is the best way to get the most information exchanged in the least time-consuming manner.
Civility matters because our form of governance depends on citizen/legislature communications and effective communication depends on getting facts to our legislators int the most efficient way. Most legislators are operating under a very tight schedule which includes caucus meetings, committee meetings, meetings with constituents, and private lobbyists representing a wide array of business and ideal based civic groups.
November 15, 2018
Our friends at This West is Our West are offering a conference Saturday October 13, at Grouse Mountain Lodge in Whitefish Montana, where "We truly hope that each of you will consider joining us on October 13th at this remarkable one-day conference in Whitefish, Montana. The array of speakers and subjects will provide an updated overview of “The Deep State” and its impact in the West, bureaucratic agency over-reach, federal Indian policy, public vs. private property rights, environmental and jurisdictional issues affecting our country and each of our communities. We will also have discussions on critical legislation impacting our western states."
Black Diamond Event Featured Speaker
Dan Dagget
We at CAPR were fortunate to have Mr. Hopper as a key note speaker at the annual CAPR Banquet and Auction. His work has benefitted property owners over many years, most famously winning at the Supreme Court in the Rapanos v. United States case against the EPA. We are grateful for Mr. Reed and his work. The Pacific Legal Foundation calls Mr. Hopper "A man of conviction, courage and compassion, Reed was a loving family man and generous friend and on the professional level, a brilliant litigator and renowned Supreme Court advocate." Thank you Mr. Reed Hopper.
Washington State law receives a grade of D- from the Institute for Justice.
