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Recap: Sprouts & Shouts Week of Action
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
Tiffany Wilk Chang
April 1, 2025
Legislative Update Week 12: The Final Stretch
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
Tiffany Wilk Chang
March 30, 2025
Legislative Update Week 11: The Path Through the Senate
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
Tiffany Wilk Chang
March 23, 2025
Legislative Update Week 10: On to the Senate
Week of March 17 Legislative Update We’re through one of the busiest weeks at the legislature, and celebrating some big wins- rent stabilization, transit-oriented development, and implementing the Growth Management Act are all safely through the House and on … Continue reading
Tiffany Wilk Chang
March 17, 2025
Legislative Update Week 9: Floor Cutoff
Week of March 10 Legislative Update What an incredible week of action, I have some big wins to share! As lawmakers in Olympia reach the halfway point of legislative session, they’re making tough decisions about which bills will be … Continue reading
Tiffany Wilk Chang
March 10, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 8
Week of March 3 Legislative Update Friends, we’re reaching the halfway mark for legislative session- full of deadlines where a lot of bills die, and won’t make it any further this year. It’s a good time to look back … Continue reading
Tiffany Wilk Chang
March 3, 2025
Futurewise Appeals Mercer Island Comprehensive Plan
Futurewise, along with local Mercer Island residents Kian Bradley and Trevor Reed has filed an appeal with the Growth Management Hearings Board (GMHB) of the Mercer Island comprehensive plan. Our case contends that the plan violates state law by … Continue reading
Kate Brunette
February 24, 2025
Growing Together Lobby Day Recap
On Wednesday, February 5, Futurewise headed to Olympia for our Growing Together 2025 Lobby Day! Despite the surprise snowfall, it was an action-packed day filled with advocacy and organizing. Read on for the full recap and ways to get involved! … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
February 11, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 5
Week of February 10 Legislative Update We’re more than a month into the legislative session! I love this time of year. I’m energized by our successful lobby day from last week and looking forward to the upcoming first round of … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
February 10, 2025
Growing Together: Legislative Update Week 4
Week of February 3 Legislative Update Welcome to February! There are officially 81 days left in the Legislative session. Compared to last year’s short session, we’ve had plenty of time to catch our breath between actions (and join the campaign … Continue reading
Marcella Buser
February 3, 2025
January 2025 Executive Director Note
Futurewise was founded on the idea that location matters. Coming out of World War II, the US embarked on a new suburban development pattern. It created a temporary illusion of a more affordable way to live, but the costs … Continue reading
Kate Brunette
January 31, 2025
Futurewise Legal Updates January 2025
In any given year, Futurewise is working on between 15-20 active legal appeals, and we’re expecting that number to only go up over the coming years as cities and counties across the state update their comprehensive plans. We’ll have … Continue reading
Kate Brunette
January 30, 2025