House Bill 1455, prime sponsored by State Representative Monica Stonier (D‑49th District: Clark County) would require that both parties in a civil marriage must be at least eighteen years of age, putting an end to the abhorrent practice of child marriage.
Category: Policy Topics
Sound Transit’s East Link gets an opening date: 2 Line service to begin on April 27th
The debut of light rail in NPI’s hometown is a huge milestone and one we’ve been eagerly awaiting since this organization’s early years.
VICTORY! Washington State House approves unemployment pay for striking workers
House Bill 1893 would allow striking workers to gain access to unemployment insurance assistance in the Evergreen State.
VICTORY! Washington State Senate finally passes the Keep Our Care Act
Senate Bill 5241 would “ensure hospital mergers and acquisitions don’t restrict patients’ access to critical health care, such as end-of-life, reproductive and gender-affirming care.”
House Republicans laughably fail to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Political observers called it an embarrassing failure for theocratic Speaker Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy’s embattled successor.
2024 push to divert more funding to charter schools in Washington fizzles at fiscal cutoff
Senate Bill 5807 and House Bill 1897 won’t be moving forward in the 2024 legislative session.
Senate’s bipartisan national security deal unveiled; House Republicans vow to nix it
It is unclear if the proposed agreement can pass in Congress’ upper chamber, but even if it does, it has no future in the House, top Republicans say.
Trainspotting with NPI: Follow an LRV as it heads into Redmond Technology at sunset
Watch footage of simulated light rail service in Redmond in this latest installment of our Trainspotting series.
Initiative 2124 (sabotaging the Washington Cares Fund) gets certified
Passage of Initiative 2124 would leave working Washingtonians without access to an affordable plan they can count on to provide them with money to pay for long-term care, including in-home care, when they need it.
U.S. Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell call for more oversight of Boeing after whistleblower account published
Washington State’s two United States Senators aren’t happy with Boeing, and both have issued public calls for more oversight and accountability of the company and its manufacturing operations.
Survivors stage chain-in at the Washington State Capitol to call for end to child marriage
The demonstration drew attention to the need to pass legislation setting a minimum age of eighteen to marry in the Evergreen State.
Reject Initiative 2113 to keep reasonable safeguards on police pursuits in place
In this guest essay for The Cascadia Advocate, Sonia Joseph and Martina Morris explain why Washington voters should reject Initiative 2113 this November.
National Park Service to adopt reservation system for Mount Rainier National Park
It will be necessary to acquire a permit to visit Sunrise or Paradise during the summer of 2024 between 7 AM and 3 PM, the National Park Service has announced.
69% of likely 2024 Washington voters support the Oil Industry Accountability Act
More than two-thirds of a sample of likely voters surveyed from November 14th-15th, 2023 by Public Policy Polling for NPI backed the idea of regulating unfair oil company business practices with pricing transparency legislation, which is what Senator Joe Nguyen’s recently introduced Oil Industry Accountability Act (Senate Bill 6052) proposes to do.