Dear friends & neighbors, We had an incredibly successful legislative session, creating landmark legislation that puts people first. Washington has long been an incubator for progressive policy ideas, and we have…
Those of us who care about protecting the environment have many reasons to be happy about the 2019 legislative session. This was the most productive session in decades for clean…
OLYMPIA – Several measures to help protect endangered Southern Resident killer whales were signed into law today, including a bill codifying key recommendations of the governor’s orca task force. Sponsored…
OLYMPIA – A historic bill to commit Washington to 100-percent clean energy from renewable and zero-emission sources took another step forward today following passage by the Washington House of Representatives….
Note from Eileen: Quick Update on T-21 We have spoken about the Legislature’s effort to end youth tobacco use (HB 1074) a number of times. The legislation raises the legal…
Note from Joe: Standing against violence and hate: Our statement on the New Zealand attacks The attacks at two mosques in New Zealand earlier this month have left us deeply…
We have officially passed the deadline known as “House of Origin cutoff” in the state Legislature. Any bills not necessary to implement the budget must have passed the chamber in…
Who: State Reps. Eileen Cody and Joe Fitzgibbon, and State Sen. Joe Nguyen What: Telephone Town Hall conversation with 34th District constituents When: 6:00 p.m. to 7:00 p.m., Wednesday, March…
OLYMPIA – A measure addressing the state’s biggest source of greenhouse gas emissions by establishing a Clean Fuels Program similar to those already successfully underway in British Columbia, California, and…
OLYMPIA – The state House and Senate took action today to help protect the orca population from further decline, particularly the Southern Resident orca whales, who now only number…
