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…
House approves clean fuels bill
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Slate of orca protection measures moving forward in legislature
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…
Legislative Update: Ferries, Sex Education, and Tenant Protections
Telephone town hall on March 20 Join all three of your legislators from the 34th district on Wednesday, March 20 for a telephone town hall from 6:00 – 7:00 pm….
Fitzgibbon’s ferry performance measure bill passes House
OLYMPIA – Building on a recent study of Fauntleroy ferry service by the University of Washington’s Evans School, the House today passed a bill that adds and expands performance measures…
Acting on climate: House votes to phase out ‘super pollutants’
OLYMPIA – The state House passed legislation today phasing out super-polluting greenhouse gases that are thousands of times more damaging to the climate than carbon dioxide. House Bill 1112 aims…
Legislative Update: Addressing opioids, orcas, and affordable housing
Note from Eileen: Helping loved ones struggling from the opioid epidemic The opioid epidemic is hitting every city, town, and county in Washington. It is a true crisis. In 2017,…
Climate, Orcas, Plastics: Update on House environmental bills
We are one third of the way through the 2019 Legislative Session, and the deadline for bills to advance out of policy committees is coming up next week. As Chair…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 34th District Lawmakers Host Town Hall Prior to 2019 Session
WHO: State legislators for the 34th Legislative District WHAT: Town hall event WHERE: Delridge Community Center, 4501 Delridge Way SW, Seattle, WA 98106 WHEN: Saturday, January 12 from 10 AM…
Legislative Update: Putting People First
What we accomplished in 2018 It’s been a very busy year. With new leadership in the Senate, Democrats put people first with an ambitious agenda that focused on voting rights,…
Legislative update: Environmental Work, Protecting Social Progress
Safeguarding community health & natural resources In the short 60-day session, legislators passed some longstanding environmental priorities that had stalled in previous years. As chair of the House Environment Committee, Joe…