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by Rich Smith • Mar 11, 2021 at 10:53 am The "just cause" bill is one of a few major pieces of legislation aimed at preventing a wave of evictions that could exacerbate the state's homelessness crisis. ROB DOBI Over the next few weeks lawmakers in Olympia will consider a few major pieces of legislation designed to strengthen tenant protections and help stem the tide of a potential wave of evictions set to begin at the end of the month, when the Governor's moratorium is scheduled to lift. Next week the House will hear a big ol' Senate bill, sponsored...

Rep. Corry is teaming up with 14th Dist. Rep. Gina Mosbrucker for a Town Hall Meeting this Thursday at 6 pm

As majority Democrats in the Washington Legislature lay the groundwork for tax increases to fund the next two-year budget, minority Republicans are jumping

× Washington lawmakers passed a tax credit for working families in 2008. Is this the year they finally fund it? By Joseph O’Sullivan, The Seattle Times Published: February 3, 2021, 3:18pm Share: In this photo taken March 23, 2020, cherry trees bloom next to the Capitol building in Olympia, Wash. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson) The dream of a tax exemption for working families remains alive in Olympia. In 2008, Washington state lawmakers passed a tax exemption for low-income working people, which works similarly to the federal earned income tax credit by giving rebates back t...

In Our View: Legislature must address specter of evictions The Columbian Share: Eventually, the axiom says, the rent comes due. For millions of renters across the country, that truism has hovered over them throughout the coronavirus pandemic. Business shutdowns have left many people without work and many others working fewer hours — disproportionately impacting people in rental housing. That makes it difficult to pay the rent, which makes it difficult for landlords to pay their mortgage. In Washington, Gov. Jay Inslee last month extended a moratorium on evictions for failure ...