Back in January, House Majority Leader Joe Fitzgibbon (D-West Seattle) sponsored a proposed constitutional amendment that would let WA redraw its maps mid-decade—if another state did so first. Read More

It’s not every day that state legislators from Washington and New York get to collaborate on policy, but we connected in the aftermath of Gov. Kathy Hochul’s announcement that she intends to roll back New York’s climate law and delay implementation of our Cap and Invest program.Read More

With this year’s Washington State legislative session scheduled to end March 12, here are some updates on the bills for which our 34th District legislators – State House Rep. Joe Fitzgibbon, State House Rep. Brianna Thomas, and State Senator Emily Alvarado – are the main sponsors. LongerRead More

Sometimes, when legislators try to send a message, they can’t always be sure that message will be received. In response to controversial efforts to redraw congressional districts in several other states, a legislative committee has scheduled a hearing this week on a tit-for-tat proposal thatRead More

Greetings! Last week, I wrote about the ambitious slate of climate and energy policies that the state of Washington has put in place over the last two years — culminating, a few weeks ago, with the passage of the Climate Commitment Act, which would cap the state’s emissions and reduce them 95Read More