Dear Friends and Neighbors, April 23rd will mark the scheduled adjournment of the legislature from the 2023 legislative session. So far, we have passed 548 bills off the House floor,…
Category: Email Updates
Week 12: Town Hall Recap & Funding for Our Communities
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The final stretch of legislative session is here. In the next four weeks, the legislature will finalize the state’s capital, operating, and transportation budgets, finish reviewing…
Week 10: Curbing Gun Violence & An Upcoming Townhall
Dear Friends and Neighbors, The last time I wrote, we were voting for bills on the House floor. March 8th marked the House of Origin Cutoff in Olympia, which means…
Telephone Town Hall on March 13 at 6:30 p.m.
Friends and neighbors, We would like to invite you to a telephone town hall meeting this Monday, March 13 at 6:30 p.m. We will give you an update on the…
House Passes Ban on Assault-Style Weapons/Cámara aprueba prohibición de armas de asalto
Ver más abajo para la versión en Español OLYMPIA — When is it enough? Washington communities continue to experience the horrors that weapons of war can unleash. On a warm…
Legislative Update: Impactful Bills For Our Community & Two Upcoming Town Halls
Friends and neighbors, As they say, March comes in like a lion and we have been spending some long days and late nights doing the peoples’ work. In this issue,…
Legislative Video: Tackling the Housing Crisis
Friends and neighbors, As you’ve heard from me over the past six weeks, this is going to be the year of Housing. We need more homes of all types, so…
Legislative Update: Housing & the Working Families Tax Credit
Friends and neighbors, Ensuring all Washington families have access to stable and affordable housing is incredibly important to me—just as it is for many in our community. As Chair of…
Bill limiting the use of solitary confinement passes House Community Safety, Justice, & Reentry Committee
January 24, 2023 OLYMPIA– Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, recently introduced House Bill 1087, limiting the use of solitary confinement in state prisons to emergency purposes, medical isolation and voluntary request….
Legislative Update: Housing and participating in the legislative process
Friends and neighbors, The 2023 legislative session started on January 9th. Some of you may be interested in participating in the legislative process. There are several ways to stay informed…