# I believe a government has obligation to protect tenants and control rents. I believe there is a Rent Control Act in place. However, I believe it needs to be amended to address this new level of ...

Washington state Gov. Bob Ferguson signed a bill into law Wednesday that sets limits ... instead of slowing the homeless crisis. Oregon's rent-control bill was passed in 2019 and later updated ...

Moves toward rent control have become increasingly popular since the pandemic and the surge in rental and housing prices. This year, they appeared in Washington, the latest state to set broad ...

Vancouver resident Bill Black challenges the enforceability of Washington’s new rent control law, HB 1217, warning it may worsen the state’s housing shortage. Letter: ‘Marie (Gluesenkamp Perez) sadly ...

Washington's rent-control bill made it through both houses ... Opponents of the bill warned that developers would leave the state if it became law and argued that similar policies in Oregon ...

The new law, signed by Gov. Bob Ferguson on Tuesday, goes beyond existing state background check requirements to buy a gun.

(TVW via YouTube) Washington ... repair laws. And they also passed a bill for powered wheelchairs! That’s a double win for repair, and a big blow to manufacturer control.🧵 pic.twitter.com ...

The laws establish permit requirements for gun purchases, make changes to the "Parents Bill of Rights" and grant unemployment ...

The future of rent control in Upstate New York is being decided in the state Court of Appeals as landlords try to undo Kingston’s landmark adoption of the Emergency Tenant Protection Act. The outcome ...

The bills signed relate to election security, supply funding for schools and services for those with developmental ...

In a May 15, 2025 interview Steilacoom Police Chief Tom Yabe talks about the safety benefits his town and other communities should see from the BEAM Act legislation that he testified in favor of.