Author: Carl Segerstrom

March 6 Legislative Update   We’ve entered the final week of the short session, and legislators and advocates are working nonstop ahead of the March 12 deadline. Monday’s bill cutoff eliminated…

CALL TO ACTION: The Land Bank Bill Needs Your Support   HB 1974, the Land Bank Bill, needs your support! Please let the Senate know our community supports this important…

February 20 Legislative Update   This week marked a major milestone: the House of Origin cutoff, meaning bills had to pass their original chamber to stay alive, with limited exceptions…

CALL TO ACTION: Surveillance Safeguards   Things are heating up in Olympia! We will be sending out more frequent calls to action during the next couple weeks.   Please fill…

February 13 Legislative Update   We’re now halfway through the session!   Over the next few weeks we’ll see which bills advance to Governor Ferguson and where the budget ultimately…

February 6 Legislative Update! As we wrap up week four of the legislative session — and pass our first cutoff — we wanted to share a concise update on fast-moving…

Advocates line the steps of the Capitol for Housing and Homelessness Advocacy Day on January 26.       Hello Waters Meet Action Fund Partners! It’s been great to connect…

Hello Waters Meet Action Fund Partners! We’re in the first week of the short session and things are moving fast and furiously. A few issues are rising to the top…

Introduction: This is our first Legislative Brief for the 2026 Session. In these briefs — which will be briefer in the future — we update community partners on legislation impacting…