Peter’s Blog
Homeless Students Falling Through Cracks
In 2018, Senate Bill 6560, Ensuring that no youth is discharged from a public system of care into homelessness, passed unanimously (House and Senate) in a strong bipartisan commitment to reducing homelessness among our most vulnerable population. According to a recent...
Bipartisan Funding Bill for Chehalis Basin Flood Mitigation Passes House!
House Bill 1154, sponsored by Rep. Richard DeBolt, passed virtually unanimously on Sunday night in a strong bipartisan manner. The legislation authorizes the State Finance Committee to issue up to $700 million in general obligation bonds to finance Chehalis Basin...
Ghost Bills: End the Practice.
Legislative attempts to end the practice of title-only bills died in Legislature without even public hearings. Title-only bills contain a title or intent statement—but no content. Legislators amend the bills with text later, often when it is too late for the public to...
Bipartisan Bill Supports Historic Downtowns in Lewis and Cowlitz Counties
House Bill 2868 recently passed the State House with unanimous Bipartisan support. The legislation, Sponsored by 19th Legislative District Representatives Walsh and Blake, is very important to small and rural communities because it encourages investment and...
Taxes going UP again for many Washington businesses
February 9- Last year, the majority in Olympia raised the Business and Occupation Tax (B&O) on businesses like mine and more than 85,000 others. I was a very vocal opponent of the tax increase- testifying before the State Senate with the Association of Washington...
Lewis County Law Enforcement Team ‘Polar Plunges’ for Special Olympics Athletes
February 8 - The Lewis County Law Enforcement Team plunged into the Puget Sound to raise money and awareness for Lewis County Special Olympics and Special Olympics Athletes in our community. Peter Abbarno and the 2020 Polar Plunge Team at the Polar Plunge in Tacoma...
Flooding; Homelessness; Family Wage Jobs; and Taxes discussed in Kelso
February 7- Peter Abbarno, candidate for State House in the 20th Legislative District, joined Cowlitz Citizen Update host Spencer Boudreau in Kelso for a discussion about many local issues important to local residents. Cowlitz Citizens Update is Cowlitz County's...
Abbarno Meets with Kalama City Councilors to Discuss Local Issues and Solutions
February 7- Peter Abbarno spent the day in Cowlitz County with local community members and Kalama City Councilors Matthew Merz and Steve Kallio. Both Merz and Kallio have endorsed Abbarno's campaign for State Representative in the 20th Legislative District to replace...
Thank you, Miss Lewis County!
Thank you Miss Lewis County, Rebecca Ford, for your support. Joining you at so many events has been fun! I truly appreciate our friendship! Thank you. To volunteer or support the Miss Lewis County Scholarship Pageant and their candidates, Please visit...
Peter Abbarno Announces Campaign For State Representative!
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE— Peter J. Abbarno, Centralia Mayor Pro Tem, local Centralia business owner, and attorney, announced he will seek election to the State House of Representatives in the 20th Legislative District. “Richard DeBolt has served this community very well...
House Passes Fuel Increase with Low-Carbon Mandate!
House Democrats recently passed controversial legislation that would raisefuel prices upwards of 60 cents per gallon! The low-carbon fuel standard mandate House Bill 1110 passed on a 52-44 vote after a lengthy floor fight. The passage of a low-carbon fuel mandate and...
City of Centralia Helps Property Owners Replace Sidewalks
On Tuesday, the City of Centralia gave the go-ahead to Centralia Public Works Director Kim Ashmore to renew the city's sidewalk repair program. The program, which has not been active in the City for many years, will pay one-half of the cost to repair certain sidewalk...
