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Rural & Urban Differences (2025)

Senate Page, Brielle Peterson, asks House Housing Committee Chair Strom Peterson (D), and Republican House Floor Leader, and House Housing Committee member, April Connors (R), how the legislature might manage the differences between rural and urban development objectives to address the housing shortage. The House Housing Committee considers a broad array of issues relating to housing, including accessibility, affordability, assistance, and supply; land use and zoning primarily related to residential uses; landlord-tenant law; homelessness; homeownership; farmworker housing; manufactured housing; housing authorities; and the Housing Finance Commission.

Rent Stabilization (2025)

House Page, Andrew Rousselle, asks House Housing Committee Chair Strom Peterson (D), and Republican House Floor Leader, and House Housing Committee member, April Connors (R), what effects rent stabilization legislation might have. The House Housing Committee considers a broad array of issues relating to housing, including accessibility, affordability, assistance, and supply; land use and zoning primarily related to residential uses; landlord-tenant law; homelessness; homeownership; farmworker housing; manufactured housing; housing authorities; and the Housing Finance Commission.

On The Issues – Q&A

Help students explore real policy questions facing Washington State through timely, issue-based conversations with lawmakers. This series features student-led questions on topics such as health care, transportation, public safety, the environment, education, and economic policy, while highlighting both Democratic and Republican committee leadership perspectives on each issue. Students will learn how legislators analyze complex problems, weigh competing priorities, and consider impacts on communities across the state. Ideal for connecting classroom civics to current debates in Olympia and understanding how policy is shaped through differing viewpoints.