washington state

^{Caitlyn McKenney
October 23, 2024
Housing

5}

Washington Law Unfairly Keeps Prior Evictions Off Tenant Screenings

_{Caitlyn McKenney
October 23, 2024
Housing

5}

When it comes to tenant’s rights laws, good intentions don’t always lead to good or fair outcomes. One example is a Washington State law that allows tenants to keep their eviction from being disclosed to future housing providers. The state allows an order of limited dissemination (OLD) to be filed for eviction cases to prevent housing providers from denying tenants due to a previous eviction. Read More ›

^{Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
Housing

4}

Washington State Needs the Private Sector to Meet Urgent Housing Needs

_{Caitlyn McKenney
June 28, 2024
Housing

4}

The Washington State Affordable Housing Advisory Board recently released a “Housing Advisory Plan” to address what it describes as an “urgent crisis” of needed affordable housing options in the state. According to the plan, there is only one affordable housing unit available for every five households in need (for those at or below 50-percent of median family income (MFI)). Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
Housing

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Mom & Pop Landlords Lead More Protests Against Deadbeat Tenants

_{Jonathan Choe
June 10, 2024
Housing

1}

Coalition of mom & pop landlords rallied again this weekend to bring attention to deadbeat tenants and squatters in WA. Whether it's Sang & Youjin Kim in Bellevue or King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey in Ravensdale, they plan on being out here until lawmakers wake up and fix the broken system. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Choe
June 2, 2024
Housing

2}

Protestors Demonstrate Against Squatter and Deadbeat Tenant Epidemic

_{Jonathan Choe
June 2, 2024
Housing

2}

This weekend, a coalition of angry mom & pop landlords rallied in Maple Valley to spotlight the squatter and deadbeat tenant epidemic in Washington. While many came out to blast embattled King County Fire Commissioner Steve Hickey for taking over Katrina Freitag's house, we also heard other related horror stories. Read More ›

^{Jonathan Lesser
August 12, 2023
Taxes

4}

State’s Climate Act Isn’t Worth Price We’re Paying

_{Jonathan Lesser
August 12, 2023
Taxes

4}

Washington state’s 2021 Climate Commitment Act (CCA), although high-minded in spirit, will do nothing to protect the state’s economy and environment from the effects of climate change. But what the CCA is already doing is burdening state residents and businesses with higher energy costs. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
December 16, 2021
Homelessness, Housing

2}

It’s Not About How Much You Spend, It’s About HOW You Spend It

_{Caitlin Cory
December 16, 2021
Homelessness, Housing

2}

Washington State Governor Jay Inslee just announced plans to spend an additional $800 million on homelessness in 2022, on top of the $2 billion approved by the State Legislature earlier this year to help alleviate homelessness. Money is needed to fix homelessness, but it must be money spent wisely. Read More ›

^{Caitlin Cory
August 20, 2021
Community

5}

New Washington State Laws Fail Mentally Ill

_{Caitlin Cory
August 20, 2021
Community

5}

A recent apartment fire in the Seattle area could have been prevented had law enforcement been empowered to provide true help to a man in mental distress. Read More ›

police dog and a policeman with vintage effect on the street

^{Caitlin Cory
August 6, 2021
Homelessness

4}

Good Intentions Gone Wrong

_{Caitlin Cory
August 6, 2021
Homelessness

4}

If you have been following Washington State law recently, you are well aware of the police reform package that went into effect over a week ago and the recent legalization of drug possession. Giving the benefit of the doubt, these changes could be very well-intentioned on the part of legislatures and judges. Read More ›

Olympia, Washington, USA - March 24, 2016: The Washington State Capitol or Legislative Building in Olympia is the home of the government of the state of Washington.

^{Caitlin Cory
July 30, 2021
Community

4}

Washington State Officers Speak Out About New Law Reforms

_{Caitlin Cory
July 30, 2021
Community

4}

The road to hell is paved with good intentions, and the Washington State legislature is paving that road quickly. Read More ›

^{Christopher Rufo
March 26, 2021
Community, Homelessness

2}

The Invisible Asylum

_{Christopher Rufo
March 26, 2021
Community, Homelessness

2}

The story of American deinstitutionalization has become familiar. In a long arc—from President Kennedy’s Community Mental Health Act of 1963 to the present—federal and state governments dismantled mental asylums and released the psychiatrically disturbed into the world. Read More ›