OLYMPIA—Rep. Strom Peterson (D-Edmonds) was chosen by fellow lawmakers as the new chair of the Housing, Human Services & Veterans Committee. “This committee is about neighbors helping neighbors,” Peterson said….
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In this Together
Friends and neighbors, We are going through a difficult time right now. Our friends and neighbors are at risk and our economy has been drastically affected by the COVID-19 Crisis….
Recapping the 2020 Legislative Session
A lot has changed in our word since the 2020 legislative session wrapped up at the beginning of March. How we conduct our lives and interact with each other has…
COVID-19 UPDATE: Small Business Resources & Unemployment Benefits
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Dear friends, Earlier today, Gov. Jay Inslee announced additional steps to help small businesses mitigate the economic impacts of COVID-19: The Working Washington Small Business Grant, through the Governor’s Strategic…
Protecting our oceans from single-use plastic bags
Friends and neighbors, I have been working on reducing single-use plastic for 11 years. In spite of those efforts, we have seen plastic pollution get worse during that same timeframe….
House passes Das’s and Peterson’s “Reusable Bag Act,” banning single-use plastic bags
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE — March 7, 2020 House passes Das’s and Peterson’s “Reusable Bag Act,” banning single-use plastic bags OLYMPIA — A bill passed today by the House would reduce…
21st Legislative District CORONAVIRUS UPDATE
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Friends and neighbors, We have heard from a number of you asking for clarity about home quarantine and testing protocols in response to the COVID-19 (Coronavirus) emergency the state is…
Peterson bill to prohibit youth solitary confinement passes Senate
OLYMPIA – Legislation passed today by the Senate will bar juvenile holding facilities from subjecting teens to solitary confinement. House Bill 2277, sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds, now goes…
CORONAVIRUS UPDATE for the 21st Legislative District
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Dear friends and neighbors, Washington state is experiencing an increase in cases of the coronavirus (COVID-19) and it is anticipated that the virus will continue to spread. There have been…
21st Legislative District Town Hall Meeting this Saturday!
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