Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, talks about house bills that ensure accountability with interrogations with police officers, protecting tenants’ rights, and addressing food insecurity.
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Ask STROM 3: Plastics Pollution & Capital Gains Tax
Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, talks about Senate Bill 5022 concerning the management of certain materials to support recycling and waste, and litter reduction. He also discusses Senate Bill 5096, concerning…
Rep. Strom Peterson’s Legislative Update: Bills in the Senate
Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, talks about the bills he sponsored that are currently under consideration in the Senate, including recording interrogations, security deposit waivers, drug take back program, and overdose…
Two keys for economic recovery: affordable child care and secure housing
Dear Friends and Neighbors, Earlier this week we passed another deadline in the legislative session that we call the “house of origin” cutoff. With some exceptions for bills related to…
Updates from the virtual House floor
Dear Friends and Neighbors, It’s been another busy week in the legislature now that we have transitioned from hearing public testimony and considering House bills in committee meetings, to passing…
Rep. Strom Peterson on Cutoff Week, Lunch Copays & Capital Gains
Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, talks about the policy and fiscal cutoffs. He also discusses House Bill 1342 on lunch copays, and explains how the capital gains tax proposal, House Bill…
YOU’RE INVITED: Virtual Town Hall Wednesday @ 6pm; Latest “Ask Strom” video
Virtual Town Hall this Wednesday Please join your 21st Legislative District legislators, Sen. Marko Liias, Rep. Lillian Ortiz-Self, and me for a Virtual Town Hall this Wednesday, February 17 at…
Ask Strom 2: Tenant Protections & Wealth Tax
Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, responds to constituent emails on two bills he is cosponsoring: HB 1236, to increase protections for tenants, and HB 1406, asking billionaires to pay their fair…
Black History Month, COVID-19 assistance hotline, avoiding foreclosure, preventing overdose & suicide deaths
Dear Friends and Neighbors, I hope you are all doing well, staying safe and warm, and are prepared for this wintry weekend. Typically, I would be driving home from Olympia,…
Rep. Strom Peterson on unemployment insurance tax relief & early action bill
Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, talks about SB 5061, the unemployment insurance tax relief bill, and HB 1368, the first step toward Washington’s community and economic recovery.