Dear friends and neighbors, As hard as it is to believe, we’re halfway through this year’s legislative session! This week we started full-time action on the House floor. We wanted…
Legislative Update: Session so far and a Virtual Town Hall
Category: Joe Fitzgibbon
Legislative Update: Kicking off the 2023 Session
Dear friends and neighbors, Last month we kicked off the 2023 Legislative Session. We wanted to send you a quick note to highlight some of our biggest priorities for the…
House Democrats elect leadership team, including new Majority Leader; Jinkins re-elected Speaker
OLYMPIA – House Democrats held their caucus reorganization meeting today, electing seven members of their leadership team while welcoming 12 new caucus members. Democrats retain their majority party status in…
Reducing greenhouse gas pollution & prioritizing transformative transportation investments
Dear friends and neighbors, The 2021 legislative session was a landmark year in the fight against climate change. During the short 2022 session, we continued that work by passing legislation…
Protecting Family & Community Health
Dear friends and neighbors, As hard as it is to believe, we’ve already reached the first major legislative cutoff of the 2022 session! With over 2,000 bills introduced in the…
Legislative Priorities and Staying Engaged in 2022
Dear friends and neighbors, Just like last session, we’ll be doing most of our work virtually to help keep the public, staff, and lawmakers safe during the 2022 legislative session….
Representative Joe Fitzgibbon Awarded Environmental Achievement Award by the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators
On July 29, 2021, the National Caucus of Environmental Legislators (NCEL) presented Washington State Representative Joe Fitzgibbon with the Leon G. Billings Environmental Achievement Award. The award was announced at…
Gov. Inslee Signs Bill to Regulate Powerful Greenhouse Gases
SHORELINE – Today at Shoreline Community College, Gov. Jay Inslee signed a package of climate bills including HB 1050, a bill to regulate hydrofluorocarbons (HFCs). Sponsored by Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon…
End of Legislative Session Update: Final Construction Projects, Vaccine Update, Capital Gains, and Big Wins to Fight Climate Change
Final construction budget approves projects for Mary’s Place, White Center Food Bank Photo Credit: Mary’s Place Last time, we told you about the projects we were supporting in the state’s Capital Budget…
House passes Climate Commitment Act to reduce carbon emissions
OLYMPIA – The House passed the Climate Commitment Act, landmark legislation to reduce carbon emissions and set Washington on a path to meet its statutory goal of net-zero emissions by…