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Washington Idea Bank
Thank you for visiting the Official Web Site of the Washington Idea Bank, brought to you by the Forward Washington Foundation! The Idea Bank is a new, exciting way for citizens to participate in their government.
When there is a lack of leadership in Olympia we see the business climate worsen, out of control spending and a return to huge deficits. The same people with the same failed policies operated this state. Therefore, ideas must come from regular Washingtonians who live outside of the Olympia "beltway."
The Forward Washington Foundation, a non-partisan, non-political educational foundation, is taking the first step by asking Washingtonians to submit their ideas of how government should work and where to focus its priorities.
In coordination with local civic organizations, Forward Washington held 12 Idea Forums across the state. These forums were a terrific success that gave Washingtonians the unique opportunity to share new and dynamic ideas in a public setting.
However, it’s not too late your ideas! We have received over 450 ideas so far, and we encourage you to submit yours today. The more ideas we receive, the more good we can do for our state. We will still be posting ideas on the web site, and you can even rate your favorites. Click here to submit your idea.
Now that the forums have been held (for now…), all the ideas have been collected through this site and a committee made up of state leaders and academics has been sorting through the ideas that we received at the events and through the web site to find the ones that will do the most good for our state. These ideas will be included in a working document that the Foundation will present to the legislature next January. This work product will be a helpful resource for the legislature to use as they create legislation that affects all of us.
We at the Forward Washington Foundation sincerely appreciate you visiting the Washington Idea Bank web site and taking part in this citizen-driven effort to make Washington a better place for everyone. With your ideas, we truly can achieve great things.
The Washington Idea Bank: Make your deposit today!