ESHB 1236 would require landlords to give a reason before they can evict a tenant, and also ensure tenants have enough time to find new housing before they have to be out.
Category: Economic Security
U.S. House passes Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan to combat COVID-19
The vote on final passage was two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twelve. All Republicans voted nay, and all but two Democrats voted aye.
Proposal to fund childcare with a capital gains tax advances in the Washington State Senate
In a historic vote, the Washington State Senate’s Ways & Means Committee approved a progressive tax reform idea NPI has been championing for years.
Senate Republicans seek to devitalize COVID relief bill that will define Biden’s presidency
The Republicans’ offer may well be a gambit designed to get skin in the game. If the past offers any indication, however, the process will get drawn out and urgency will be lost if Biden decides to try to do a deal with them.
Incoming Biden-Harris team signals it will avoid repeating many of Obama’s missteps
At this incredibly fraught and perilous moment in American history, we don’t just need steady, compassionate governance — we need savvy, capable leadership with a respect and appreciation for history and a willingness to learn from it.
BC’s NDP government authorizes COVID-19 relief as province begins a dark, dreary winter
Premier John Horgan’s government has put together a COVID-19 Recovery Benefit program, in which an estimated 3.7 million B.C. residents will get grants up to $1,000 (Canadian) per family and $500 for individuals.
Federal, state governments allege Facebook is an illegal monopoly in major antitrust case
Having foolishly chosen to allow Facebook’s acquisitions of Whatsapp and Instagram several years ago, the federal government is now belatedly moving to unwind those mergers as well as stop the growing power and anticompetitive behaviors of Facebook.
Democratic AGs discuss taking on Trump and building equity at Netroots Nation 2020
Attorneys general Phil Weiser, Xavier Becerra, Keith Ellison, and Maura Healey helped kickstart the conference with a substantive panel discussion.
The Pandemic is Personal: Ed Hodapp on staying at home in America’s wealthiest city
A Sammamish resident discusses what it’s like to live with two other people who are also at higher than average risk from COVID-19 under one roof.
Laborers fight for safe working conditions while the media chases right wing protesters
While big media has focused on protests organized by covidiots, one hundred and ninety worker actions resulting from refusing to be victims of COVID-19 are largely ignored.
COVID-19 Update: New mask requirements, threats, lawsuits, and antibody tests
King County has announced new mask-wearing requirements, while the religious right in Oregon has joined militant Republicans in Washington in launching legal maneuvers against stay at home orders.
The Pandemic is Personal: Sedro-Woolley’s Germaine Kornegay on small town resilience
One of Skagit County’s local elected officials writes about what it’s like to live in a rural community during a time of great stress and hardship.
The Pandemic is Personal: David Johnson of NPI on rooming during a public health crisis
NPI’s Literary Advocate writes about what it’s like to live with housemates during the worst public health emergency the United States has seen in decades.
The Trump regime’s incompetence is holding up financial assistance for small businesses
Small businesses are dealing with a double whammy: the novel coronavirus pandemic and the Trump regime’s incompetent response to it.