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…
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COVID-19 UPDATE: Small Business Resources & Unemployment Benefits
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
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
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!
House passes Peterson bill legalizing sports betting in Washington
OLYMPIA –On Thursday, February 13, the Washington House of Representatives passed legislation sponsored by Rep. Strom Peterson, D-Edmonds to legalize sports betting in tribal gambling facilities. “We know that illegal…
MEDIA ADVISORY: 21st District Telephone Town Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 11 @ 6:30 PM
Who: 21st Legislative District Representatives Lillian Ortiz-Self, and Strom Peterson. What: Telephone town hall meeting. When: 6:30 – 7:30 PM Tuesday, February 11, 2020. Where: Calls will go out to…