| Excerpt: | In this essay, guest contributor Erin Jones discusses the three postures she uses for combating racism and hate in schools and other places where many people are together: Gratitude, brave spaces, and pause. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, September 6th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Erin Jones |
| Other Categories: | Education, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination |
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Category Archives: Civil Liberties
Try these three effective strategies for countering racism and hate in public spaces
Right wing looking for a way to defeat Ohio reproductive rights constitutional amendment
| Excerpt: | The Buckeye State will vote November 7th on Issue 1, an amendment to the Ohio Constitution which proclaims: “Every individual has a right to make and carry out one’s own reproductive rights.” The decisions include contraception, fertility treatment, continuing one’s own pregnancy, miscarriage and abortion.” |
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| Published at: | 5:33 PM on Sunday, September 3rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | OH-Ballot, Reproductive Rights |
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Donald Trump indicted again — this time, finally, for assaulting American democracy
| Excerpt: | The indictment is the result of careful, methodical work by Special Counsel Jack Smith and many hardworking investigators at the Department of Justice, who have labored to ensure that the work done to expose what happened on January 6th didn't merely pass into history as a report, but led to charges. |
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| Published at: | 4:14 PM on Tuesday, August 1st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Criminal Justice, January 6th Attack on the Capitol |
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Support for increasing the size of the U.S. Supreme Court inches upward in Washington
| Excerpt: | 52% of 773 likely 2024 general election voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling earlier this month said they supported increasing the size of the Court to make it a more diverse and representative body, while 40% were opposed and 8% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 10:37 AM on Friday, June 30th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Litigation, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Research Poll Findings, U.S. Supreme Court Expansion |
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Second Trump indictment lands, this one from federal charges filed by special counsel
| Excerpt: | The indictment charges that Trump unlawfully took and retained classified information that did not belong to him after exiting the White House, and that he lied about his actions and obstructed the federal government's efforts to recover the documents, because he didn't want to give them back. |
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| Published at: | 11:56 AM on Friday, June 9th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Criminal Justice, Intelligence, Public Records |
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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: | Events, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Young Democrats of Washington Convention |
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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: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Substance Control |
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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: | Policy Topics |
| 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: | Policy Topics |
| 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: | Policy Topics, 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: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| 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: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Substance Control |
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An ethnolinguistic view of King County’s evolution over the last two hundred years