Alas, the state of Washington has not yet followed in the footsteps of New York by legalizing same-sex marriage. However, marriage equality has come to our state. Yesterday, the Suquamish Tribal Council voted to extend marriage equality to same-sex couples, becoming only the second tribe in the nation to do so. The Suquamish Tribal Council voted […]
Daily Archives: August 2nd, 2011
Posted inEconomic Security, Policy Topics
U.S. Senate approves debt ceiling “deal”
By a vote of of seventy-four to twenty-six, the U.S. Senate has put its stamp of approval on the Barack Obama/John Boehner debt ceiling “deal”. The roll call from the Pacific Northwest was as follows: Voting Aye: Murray, Cantwell, Wyden, Begich, Baucus, Tester, Risch, Crapo, Murkowski Voting Nay: Merkley As noted above, Jeff Merkley was […]
Posted inPolicy Topics, Technology
Support independent game studios by paying what you want for the fourth Humble Bundle
In our view, the big media conglomerates that own most of the radio stations, television networks, and publishing houses in this country could just as accurately be described as big entertainment conglomerates. They sell and distribute most of the movies, music, games, books, and software that we buy, often under onerous terms and conditions that […]