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Legislative Update February 1

Thanks for keeping up with us as this fourth week of the 2019 legislative session is almost behind us.  Coming up next week are a host of new bills and issues we will be testifying on: SB 5382 – Concerning tiny … Continue reading

February 1, 2019

Legislative Update – Jan 25, 2019

In addition to the bills we reported on last week, we’re presently keeping our eye on a few more that are coming into focus: SB 5372 – Concerning local project review of permit application Bill Summary: This bill requires local jurisdictions respond … Continue reading

January 25, 2019

Wonkabout Washington: Preserving Ferry County Agricultural Land

Futurewise to Appeal Ferry County Agricultural Land Designation Futurewise, along with our partner Concerned Friends of Ferry County, have decided to appeal Ferry County’s agricultural land designations to the Appeals Court, in hopes of bringing Ferry County into compliance with … Continue reading

January 23, 2019

Legislative Update – January 21, 2019

The 2019 Washington State Legislative session opened with a host of land-use and growth management issues that we’re working to weigh in on.  Here is a quick rundown of the issues we are focusing on this week: SB 5195 – Providing … Continue reading

January 20, 2019

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January 14, 2019

2019 Session Opens Jan 14

Monday is the first day of the 2019 Washington State legislative session, and Futurewise is preparing to engage on a host of important issues related to land-use and transportation. We have been carefully developing our priorities this year, as Democrats … Continue reading

January 11, 2019

Futurewise in 2017: a year of wins and progress

In spite of many challenges, 2017 has been a year of wins and progress for growth management across Washington.  Take a a look at some of what your support has made happen: We worked all over the state… The counties … Continue reading

December 14, 2018

A Letter from Our Executive Director, Chris Wierzbicki

To our supporters, Nearly every day I think about the future we’re building for children like my two sons, ages 6 and 8. This past year was particularly difficult, as we faced unprecedented challenges at the federal level for ensuring … Continue reading

November 20, 2018

Celebrating Our Accomplishments in 2018

In 2018, Futurewise continued our work across Washington to advance livable communities while protecting our state’s most valuable natural resources. Here’s just a few of our top victories from the past year:   Mobilized Action for Affordable Housing in Seattle … Continue reading

November 20, 2018

Join Our Team!

Futurewise is hiring for two positions — a Water Resources Project Coordinator and an Events and Communications Intern. Check out the job descriptions below for more information. Water Resources Project Coordinator Events and Communications Intern

November 8, 2018

Futurewise convenes local leaders around innovative financing

This October, Futurewise brought together state and local agency stakeholders for a day-long convening focused on the use of innovative financing and funding approaches for solving environmental challenges.  Field experts from across the county – from Maryland, to Chicago to … Continue reading

October 25, 2018

Convening to finance the environment we want – and need

This October, Futurewise will be hosting a convening on innovative financing tools such as pay for success, credit trading, environmental impact bonds, and community-based public private partnerships – with the hopes of inspiring local governments and agencies to start thinking … Continue reading

September 25, 2018