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A BALANCING ACT: King County Courts and Seattle City Council Address Eviction Reforms
Posted In: Government, Law,
Date posted Sep 13

Over the past two years, the eviction process in King County has been broken and a major focus of RHAWA has been trying to fix it, both at the local...

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CANDIDATE PROFILE: Representative Amy Walen, District 48
Posted In: Government, Law,
Date posted Sep 12

With the primary race behind us and looking ahead to November, I have been speaking with candidates from both sides of the aisle about their...

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TALKING THE VALLEY with District 4 Representative Suzanne Schmidt
Posted In: Education, Government, Law,
Date posted Aug 31

The 4th District encompasses much of the Spokane Valley, Liberty Lake, Millwood and some of the surrounding areas such as the popular Green Bluff...

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Seattle Social Housing Tax Headed to City Council Will they adopt, send to the ballot, offer an alte
Posted In: Government, Seattle Laws,
Date posted Aug 26

In our continued coverage of the effort to create social housing in Seattle and while we are in the middle of the Paris 2024 Summer Olympics it...

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HOUSE RACES TO WATCH
Posted In: Events, Government,
Date posted Aug 22

Last month the RHAWA Government Affairs team covered a range of State Senate Races to watch so to follow up we will be reviewing some of the House...

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The Heart of Housing PT 3: A Safe Place to Call Home
Posted In: Government, Membership,
Date posted Jul 18

In the third installment of our series, "The Heart of Housing," we examine the inexorable link between timely evictions, tenant safety, and...

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2024 WA State Campaign Watch-The Exodus of the Moderates & the Introduction of New Faces
Posted In: Government, Policy News,
Date posted Jul 12

While the rematch of the Biden v. Trump battle will capture the bulk of the political national media attention over the course of the summer, there...

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The ECOnomics of Rental Housing with Morgan Shook of ECOnorthwest
Posted In: Advocacy, Government,
Date posted Jul 11

If you watched any of the testimony against HB 2114 during the 2024 legislative session, then you may have seen Morgan Shook of ECOnorthwest...

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Maia Espinoza for Senate in the 28th District
Posted In: Government,
Date posted Jul 11

Maia Espinoza is running for state senate in the 28th district which en compasses University Place, Lake wood, Fircrest, Dupont, Steilacoom, Elk...

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City of Bellingham Law Summary
Posted In: Advocacy, Government, Law,
Date posted Jul 9

The City of Bellingham began developing rental regulations in 2015 with the introduction of a registration and inspection program. In 2018, another...

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RHA PAC-IN Action
Posted In: Government,
Date posted Jun 20

Over the course of the last year, we have seen a litany of negative changes for housing providers in Washington. This has led to an increasingly...

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Jim Henderson: State Representative Candidate for the 26th District
Posted In: Government,
Date posted Jun 19

I have had the pleasure of working with Jim during my time with RHAWA as he is deeply ingrained in rental housing policy in our state. He has been...

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