OLYMPIA— Washington’s housing crisis is creating increasingly expensive homes and driving up the cost of rent in every corner of the state. Washington is currently 140,000 homes short of where…
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Gregerson’s Bill to Combat Hunger Now Heads to the Senate
OLYMPIA—Federal funding for pandemic-related grocery supplements ends tomorrow, Feb. 28. That’s why Rep. Mia Gregerson (D-SeaTac)’s SHB 1784—which was heard today on the House floor and passed unanimously—is essential to…
Legislative Update: Housing Bills, Fair Repair Act + Dinos & Kids!
Dear friends and neighbors, From now until March 8, bills are being heard on the House floor. Many of the bills that have been mentioned in previous issues of my…
Legislative Update: Working to Stop Hunger, Housing Bills Update & More
Dear friends and neighbors, The last time I wrote you, I had just testified on HB 1392 (SB 5464) with co-sponsor Sen. Derek Stanford (D-Bothell) on the fair repair legislation…
Legislative Update: Testifying on Right to Repair, Addressing Housing & Food Insecurity & More
Dear friends and neighbors, It’s been two and a half weeks since my last newsletter, and there’s so much to share with you! Just yesterday, I testified with co-sponsor Sen….
Legislative Update: Emerging Priorities This Session: Reproductive Freedom + Addressing Workforce and Housing Shortages
Dear friends and neighbors, Last week the 2023 Legislative Session got underway and the first week was a busy one! We got to work immediately, and I have to say,…
Help us improve our newsletter! (We fixed the link)
Hello, friends and neighbors. I hope you are all doing well. As always, your feedback and opinion are important to us, which is why I am sending you this quick…
2021 Session Wrap-up
Greetings, friends and neighbors. After a historic 105 days, we did it! This past Sunday, the 2021 historic all-remote legislative session is in the books. Not only will it be…
Walking the walk: How we addressed Washingtonians’ human rights
Greetings, friends and neighbors! I hope you are all doing well. We are in the final stretch of the 2021 Legislative session! Overall, I am happy with what the legislature…
Bill removing relocation assistance barriers for mobile and manufactured tenants to become a law
OLYMPIA – Today at 3 p.m., Gov. Inslee will sign Rep. Mia Gregerson’s (D-SeaTac) sponsored legislation, HB 1083, allowing mobile and manufactured homeowners low-barrier access to funds from the Washington State Department…