| Excerpt: | Read NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve's written testimony in support of House Bill 1240, which would prohibit the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any assault weapon, subject to various exceptions for licensed firearm manufacturers and dealers, and for individuals who inherit an assault weapon. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Category Archives: Civil Liberties
NPI urges Legislature to enact a ban on military style assault weapons with HB 1240
Martin Luther King, Jr.: We will reach the goal of freedom because that is America’s goal
| Excerpt: | Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, January 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Holidays, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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President Joe Biden signs Respect for Marriage Act into law at the White House
| Excerpt: | With the stroke of a pen, the discriminatory "Defense of Marriage" Act from the 1990s was finally repealed and the right wing Supreme Court put on notice that this country won't stand for the overturning the landmark Obergefell decision. |
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| Published at: | 5:05 PM on Tuesday, December 13th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Marriage Equality |
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Respect for Marriage Act wins final passage in the U.S. Senate; returns to U.S. House
| Excerpt: | “Nobody should face the gut-wrenching pit in their stomach with the possibility that some politically motivated Supreme Court justices might suddenly tell them that their marriage is no longer recognized," said Senator Jeff Merkley of Oregon. |
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| Published at: | 7:19 PM on Tuesday, November 29th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Marriage Equality |
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LGBTQ+ community in Colorado Springs attacked; five killed by gunman at nightclub
| Excerpt: | The horrific attack, which authorities are investigating, reminded many of the slaughter at Orlando's Pulse nightclub in 2016, which remains the deadliest incident in the history of violence against LGBTQ+ people in the United States and one of the worst mass shootings in American history. |
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| Published at: | 3:17 PM on Sunday, November 20th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Respect for Marriage Act wins Senate cloture vote: Marriage equality will soon be codified!
| Excerpt: | On a bipartisan vote of 62-37, the Senate voted to invoke cloture on the Respect for Marriage Act (H.R. 8404), which would send a powerful message to the Roberts/Alito Court that the executive and legislative branches of the United States federal government do not want the Obergefell decision overturned, and finally codify marriage equality into federal law. |
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| Published at: | 2:22 PM on Wednesday, November 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Marriage Equality |
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More than three in five Washington voters support Patty Murray and Kim Schrier’s Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act
| Excerpt: | 62% of 782 likely Washington State voters surveyed October 19th-20th, 2022 for NPI by Public Policy Polling said they supported Senator Patty Murray and U.S. Representative Kim Schrier's Let Doctors Provide Reproductive Health Care Act (H.R. 8650 in the House and S.4723 in the Senate). |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Monday, October 24th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Reproductive Rights, Research Poll Findings |
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Most voters in Washington say they would be “much less likely” to support a candidate who favors a federal or state abortion ban
| Excerpt: | A total of 57% of 782 respondents surveyed said they would be less likely to support a candidate who favors a ban (50% much less likely, 7% somewhat), while 22% said they would be more likely (17% much more likely, 5% somewhat). |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Sunday, October 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Reproductive Rights, Research Poll Findings |
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The feds start following Washington State’s lead on marijuana, ten years after I‑502
| Excerpt: | Where Washington leads, Washington, D.C., follows, as evidenced by President Biden's big announcement on marijuana policy a full ten years after the approval of Initiative 502. |
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| Published at: | 3:51 PM on Wednesday, October 12th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Substance Control |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking ending felony disenfranchisement with Nicole Porter
| Excerpt: | In this fifth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Nicole Porter, Senior Director of Advocacy for The Sentencing Project, about restoring fundamental liberties to those with felony convictions. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Thursday, August 25th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Events, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination, NPI@NN |
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking abortion rights and disability justice with Cori Frazer
| Excerpt: | In this second installment of NPI@NN, NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with the Executive Director at the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy, Cori Frazer, about the intersections of abortion rights and disability. |
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| Published at: | 8:22 PM on Monday, August 22nd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Events, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination, NPI@NN |
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House votes to affirm right to contraception with Rodgers and Republicans in opposition
| Excerpt: | The Right to Contraception Act drew unanimous support from House Democrats. Opposition came from 195 House Republicans, led by Representative Cathy McMorris Rodgers, R-Washington (5th District). Eight Republican lawmakers backed the measure while two Republicans voted “Present.” |
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| Published at: | 12:17 PM on Thursday, July 21st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Reproductive Rights |
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NPI urges Senate to advance constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom