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12-year effort to provide funding for oil spill protection achieved

OLYMPIA -- Thanks to concerned and sustained prevention efforts at the state level, there hasn't yet been a major oil spill in Puget Sound. State Sen. Kevin Ranker, D-San Juan, says there is still critical work to be done to keep it that way.

Ranker sponsored legislation that passed into law in 2009 capping a twelve year effort at the state and federal level to develop a sustainable funding mechanism for the Neah Bay Rescue Tug -- the first and best defense to a Gulf of...

Strickland Wins!

Now that the absentee ballots have been counted, Marilyn Strickland has been elected Mayor of Tacoma, Washington in a very tight race! Two years ago, we helped Marilyn win election to the Tacoma City Council. Now she is the first woman of color elected...

Ken Mann's Win Makes it 24

Last week, we told you 23 Progressive Majority candidates were elected to office. Today, we're happy to announce that 24 candidates have now been elected!

In Washington state, Ken Mann has now won his election to the ...

Greetings from the Latest Member of the Progressive Majority Team

Hi my name is Sara Gnagey, and I have recently accepted the intern position at Progressive Majority Washington...

Young People of Color Rocked it at the Polls

The results of the November '08 election are challenging the view of a traditional voter. According to Project Vote, the participation of White and older voters dropped last year, and the number of people of color and voters under 30 increased. In fact, young people of color had the largest turnout gains with an increase of 1.6 million more votes than the 2004 election.

Checking In With Our New Progressive Legislators

This legislative session is the first for four of Progressive Majority's 2008 candidates - Senator Kevin Ranker and Representatives John Driscoll, Jim Jacks and Tina Orwall - but our Olympia Fab Four have been acting like legislative veterans...

Progressive Majority Trainings in Central and Eastern Washington

Progressive Majority is making a big push toward electing progressives in Central and Eastern Washington.  During the next few months, we are holding several political trainings east of the Cascades focused on running a successful political campaign and WINNING in Central and Eastern Washington...

Progressive Lands Commissioner Cuts Down "Ax Men"

Washington State Public Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark's victory last year gave Progressive Majority their first statewide win in Washington State, and more importantly put a progressive in the highest environmental office in our state.

With a new sheriff in town at the Department of Natural Resources (DNR), citizens of Washington State can be assured that our public lands and resources are being properly managed...

Young Leaders of Color Awarded

Lorena Gonzalez, member of Progressive Majority Washington's advisory council, and Kristina Logsdon, Progressive Majority's very own WA State Racial Justice Campaign Coordinator, were recently awarded for their work in the community.

Strickland Takes on Race and Politics in Tacoma

At the time of Marilyn Strickland's 2007 campaign, Tacoma had no African-American representation on their school board, city council or county council. Despite the city having one of the largest populations of people of color in Western Washington (31%), it was severely lacking in terms of elected officials of color.