Curious about how the legislative session works? Not sure how to find your legislator or more information about a bill? Overwhelmed with where to start? Join us Tuesday, 1/13 from 6-7pm over zoom to get your legislative session questions answered. … Continue reading
Last Wednesday on December 3rd, Futurewise hosted our annual kick off meeting to launch our 2026 legislative campaign: Growing Together! A huge shout out to the 50+ volunteers and partner organizations that attended, and especially to Representative Strom Peterson (D, … Continue reading
Join the Futurewise 2026 Legislative Campaign! Our Kickoff Meeting will provide an opportunity to learn about issues affecting Washington, discuss our priorities for the upcoming year from rent stabilization and more homes near transit to rural housing, and strategize on … Continue reading
We are wrapping up the 2025 legislative session with a bang. This turned out to be a huge year for housing policy. We are so appreciative of everyone who took part in our Growing Together campaign this year! Let’s take a look at … Continue reading
It’s been a BIG week in Olympia, legislators had their last chance to vote on bills on the floor before the opposite chamber cutoff on Wednesday. Legislators now go into a process called concurrence, where the chamber of origin will … Continue reading
It’s the final countdown– next Wednesday, April 16th, is the last day the House and Senate can consider and vote on bills. So these next few days they’ll be busy prioritizing which bills they’ll have time to debate, and taking … Continue reading
Week of April 6 Legislative Update Happy Spring, and happy April! I hope you’ve had a chance to enjoy the return of the sun, and stock up on a little Vitamin D. The Legislative session will wrap up soon, … Continue reading
Around the middle of the legislative session, lawmakers go into what we sometimes call a Floor Vote Frenzy- a week of hearing bills in the full House and Senate chambers, voting on as many as they can hear before the … Continue reading
Week of March 30 Legislative Update We’re speeding along to the end of this year’s legislative session- less than 30 days left until lawmakers adjourn. It takes time and a whole lot of work for bills to make their … Continue reading
Week of March 23 Legislative Update The last few weeks of legislative session have been action-packed, full of votes, committee hearings, and floor action. You stepped up big time to make sure rent stabilization and transit-oriented development stayed alive. … Continue reading