| Excerpt: | The saga of Paxton, now suspended from office pending a Senate trial, carries national lessons in the lengths to which the political right shows loyalty, and meet out punishment to those who dare to question even conduct that is outrageous. |
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| Published at: | 5:35 PM on Sunday, May 28th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Category Archives: Policy Topics
Slimy Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets impeached by his fellow Republicans
The oil sands province of Alberta: Where extreme weather meets extreme politics
| Excerpt: | The political climate of Canada’s oil producing province is being upstaged by Mother Nature. Prolonged heat and lightning have produced a natural climate emergency with fires blackening the skies and consuming more than 2.3 million acres in a not-so-merry month of May. |
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| Published at: | 10:25 AM on Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Our Environment, Party Politics |
| Tags: | AB-Assembly, Climate Crisis |
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Housing policy leaders discuss ways to get people into homes at 2023 YDWA Convention
| Excerpt: | Read a recap of the 2023 Young Democrats of Washington Convention's housing-focused panel, which brought together local and state leaders in Spokane for a conversation moderated by NPI's Kamil Zaidi. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Events, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, Young Democrats of Washington Convention |
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Issues facing LGBTQ+ community take center stage at 2023 YDWA Convention in Spokane
| Excerpt: | Though Washington has historically been one of the safer states to be queer, the LGBTQ+ experience east of the Cascades is a very different one due to the Republican-leaning local governments. After all, it wasn't that long ago that it wasn't very safe to be out in Spokane, the biggest city in the region. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, May 22nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Events |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Young Democrats of Washington Convention |
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Amazon has a big opportunity to be a leader in plastic packaging reduction
| Excerpt: | In 2022, Amazon stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags shipped from their European fulfillment centers, and stopped using plastic air pillows in Europe and Australia. Yet, Amazon has not made similar commitments in the United States, its largest market. |
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| Published at: | 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Pam Clough |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment |
| Tags: | Pollution, Zero Waste |
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Washington State Legislature swiftly agrees on a Blake fix after going into special session
| Excerpt: | "This bill recognizes the harm that public use causes our communities by creating the crime of public use," said Representative Jamila Taylor. "More importantly, it focuses on the most up-to-date science on recovery, working to connect people to treatment, housing, services, and employment opportunities." |
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| Published at: | 4:51 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Substance Control |
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Expansion of access to Working Connections Child Care will help Washington families
| Excerpt: | In this guest post for NPI's Cascadia Advocate, Senator Claire Wilson explains how Senate Bill 5225 will help reduce the cost of childcare for many families and support Washington's youngest learners. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Claire Wilson |
| Other Categories: | Education, Guest Posts, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Early Childhood |
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Washington is making important, long overdue investments in environmental equity
| Excerpt: | In this guest post for NPI, Senators Joe Nguyễn and Rebecca Saldaña explain how the Evergreen State is prioritizing equity in our response to the climate crisis. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Thursday, May 11th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joe Nguyen and Rebecca Saldana |
| Other Categories: | Guest Posts, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis |
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Several Proud Boys convicted of seditious conspiracy in January 6th insurrection
| Excerpt: | These convictions are more than just a victory for the Department of Justice - they are an encouraging sign for the future of American democracy. For our republic to endure, attempts to overturn a free and fair election by force must be thwarted and their perpetrators held accountable. |
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| Published at: | 11:44 AM on Thursday, May 4th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, January 6th Attack on the Capitol |
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Oregon Republicans flee the Capitol to block gun safety and reproductive justice bills
| Excerpt: | Republicans in Oregon are once again holding up the business of the Oregon State Legislature by refusing to show up for work, which is preventing the Senate from taking up critical gun safety and reproductive justice bills. |
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| Published at: | 6:55 PM on Wednesday, May 3rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Reproductive Rights |
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Disney sues Ron DeSantis, seeking to have retaliatory laws declared unconstitutional
| Excerpt: | Of DeSantis’ actions, the Disney brief declares: “This government action was patently retaliatory, patently anti-business and patently unconstitutional. But the Governor and his allies have made clear they do not care and will not stop.” |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, May 2nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Ethical Business, First Freedoms |
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DONE! Governor Inslee signs assault weapons ban and two more gun safety bills into law
| Excerpt: | On April 25th, Governor Jay Inslee signed into law three pivotal new gun safety laws: a ban on assault weapons, a permit-to-purchase requirement, and a duty to impose reasonable controls law that gun manufacturers, distributors, and sellers must abide by. |
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| Published at: | 1:30 PM on Tuesday, April 25th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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“Blake fix” bill fails in State House, prompting calls for special session on drug policy
| Excerpt: | Several Democrats joined the chamber's forty Republicans in casting nay votes, creating a potent obstacle to the bill's passage that leadership determined could not be surmounted before the clock ran out on the 2023 legislative session. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 PM on Sunday, April 23rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Substance Control |
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Scrapping the Alaska king salmon troll season will hurt fishing communities without helping our endangered southern resident orcas