3/7/2024 | “Over the last 60 days, the Front and Centered Coalition provided budget writers in the legislature with priorities that help boost environmental and climate justice investments. While we see important wins for our community in this budget, we remain concerned that the legislature is not meeting its obligations to overburdened communities,” said Legislative and Government Relations Advocate Guillermo Rogel Jr.
“Front and Centered—along with our partners at the People’s Economy Lab, Statewide Poverty Action Network, and the Department of Social and Health Services—secured $2,000,000 in funding for Community Assemblies. These assemblies will amplify community expertise and solutions for budget and policy makers, focusing on sustainable investments aimed at fostering a more climate-resilient Washington…