We are into week two of our nine week session. As such, time to hear bills and get them moved through committee is very limited. In the Labor and Workforce…
Tag: environment
Statement from Rep. Kevin Van De Wege on House passage of the Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act

“For the third time, a majority of the state House agreed that we don’t have to choose between our families’ health and their safety. The Toxic-Free Kids and Families Act…
Fitzgibbon to chair House Environment Committee

State Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon of Burien will play a key role in protecting the quality of the water, land and air in Washington state as the new chair of the…
Can a fantastic fungi help clean up Puget Sound?

Stormwater: It sounds a little like part of a character’s name from “Game of Thrones,” but of course it usually refers to the stuff that flows off roads, driveways, parking…
My work over the interim
During the interim, I was honored by an appointment to the Pacific Northwest Economic Region Advisory Board – an engine for economic development in our beautiful Pacific Northwest. I have…