| Excerpt: | Right wing groups and conservative parents in the Marysville School District have been urging its school board to require parental consent for students to join clubs. The proposal is fiercely opposed by many students, student advocates, and progressive organizations. |
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| Published at: | 8:10 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Medhya Goel |
| Categories: | Education, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Curriculum, Youth Empowerment |
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Daily Archives: June 23rd, 2022
Sound Transit Board unanimously hires Julie Timm as its new Chief Executive Officer
| Excerpt: | “I am profoundly grateful to join the Sound Transit team’s work to transform lives across the Puget Sound region for generations to come," Timm said in a prepared statement. |
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| Published at: | 5:28 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Washingtonians remain supportive of a capital gains tax on the wealthy, despite right wing efforts to overturn ESSB 5096
| Excerpt: | 56% of 1,039 Washington voters interviewed from June 1st-2nd, 2022 expressed support for levying a capital gains tax on the wealthy after hearing a selection of arguments for and against it, while 37% expressed opposition. 7% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 2:48 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Research Poll Findings, Strong Commonwealth |
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After decades of inaction, U.S. Senate passes modest bipartisan gun safety package