Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, talks about the need to protect tenants from excessive rent (HB 1904); and extending assistance to families (HB 2048).
Rep. Peterson on Protecting tenants & extending assistance for families
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Rep. Peterson on 2021 Legislative Session Highlights
From taking steps to fix the state’s tax code, to addressing housing and homelessness, to adopting environmental standards, among other things, Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, shares some of this session’s…
Rep. Peterson talks about legislation protecting your rights and addressing food insecurity
Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, talks about house bills that ensure accountability with interrogations with police officers, protecting tenants’ rights, and addressing food insecurity.
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…