OLYMPIA – A pair of bills that will help families with low incomes find better financial stability are on the way to the governor. House Bills 2230 and 2007, sponsored…
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House passes Peterson bills to help families with low incomes
OLYMPIA – The House of Representatives has passed a pair of bills that will help families with low incomes find better financial stability. House Bills 2230 and 2007, sponsored by…
The need for rent stabilization now.
Friends and neighbors, This week I want to update you on my bills which are still alive this legislative session, talk about why we need to move on rent stabilization this…
House passes Peterson bill to ban Octopus farming in Washington.
OLYMPIA – The Washington State House of Representatives passed legislation that will prevent the farming of Octopus in Washington State. Sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, House Bill 1153 passed…
Continuing to turn the tide on the housing crisis.
Friends and neighbors, For the last few sessions, I have spoken extensively on how the housing crisis is affecting all parts of Washington. Residents in every corner of our state…
REPORT TO THE 21st DISTRICT: BUDGETS EDITION
Dear friends and neighbors, With the session having ended recently, we’d like to give you a rundown of the main investments in all three state budgets passed this year. These…
Governor signs historic gun safety legislation into law
Olympia – Over 2,500 mass shootings in four years. That’s more than one mass shooting every day. This is the reality facing families and communities across the nation, but lawmakers…
1 Week to Sine-Die
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,…
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…