Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail.
Category: Policy Topics
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Senator Cantwell demands answers of FAA as agency says it’s investigating Boeing
The Federal Aviation Administration notified Boeing it will be probing the company for alleged compliance with its approved 737 MAX aircraft design, while Senator Maria Cantwell (D‑Washington) demanded answers from the FAA concerning its oversight of both Boeing and Kansas-based Spirit AeroSystems.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
VICTORY! Washington House unanimously readopts bill to end child marriage
On January 8th, 2023, all ninety-eight Democratic and Republican representatives cast votes in favor of State Representative Monica Stonier’s legislation to set a minimum age of eighteen for both parties to legally marry, in a big win for human rights.
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80% of 2024 likely Washington voters support ending child marriage, NPI poll finds
80% of 700 likely 2024 Washington State voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling for NPI in November of 2023 expressed support for enacting legislation that would require both parties to be at least eighteen years old to legally marry.
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Eight good reads about Alaska Airlines 1282, which lost a door-sized plug after takeoff
On January 5th, 2024, an Alaska Airlines flight that departed from Portland enroute to Ontario, California was forced to return after part of the aircraft body tore away in flight. There were no fatalities. Read a roundup of stories about the accident.
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New reporting shines light on Joe Kent’s bad bookkeeping, shady campaign operations
The Daily Beast has taken a deep dive look at what lies beneath the surface of the 2024 WA-03 Republican frontrunner’s campaign, and found a lot of muck.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Legislative leaders signal support for universal, no cost school meals at 2024 CityClub legislative preview
On January 5th, leaders representing all four of the Legislature’s Democratic and Republican caucuses visually indicated that they are on board with making no cost school meals truly universal.
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2023 was a bad year for banking and 2024 could be worse
After the Great Recession, lawmakers promised that the reforms they instituted secured America’s banking sector. However, as long as the United States sticks to a predominately private banking sector — one that cannot operate counter-cyclically nor dedicate financing to social needs — that promise of long-term security is elusive.
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Wild Olympics legislation clears Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
A bill designed to protect 126,500 acres of wilderness and put streams under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act has been before Congress for more than a decade. In December of 2023, it cleared a key Senate committee.
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House Republicans vote to formalize their baseless impeachment inquiry against Biden
The launch came on a 221–212 party-line vote after self-styled reasonable Republicans, representing districts carried by Biden and Harris in 2020, were press ganged to go along.
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Let’s Go Washington submits signatures for I‑2081, a parental notification scheme
The initiative is an attempt to bring the Republican Party’s national culture wars push to the November 2024 Washington State ballot.
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Recently hired Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm departing agency to care for her father
Timm will be leaving the agency in order to return to the East Coast to take care of family matters, the agency announced in a statement.
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United States House of Representatives finally expels fraudster George Santos
Santos is just the sixth person to be forcibly removed from the House in its centuries-long existence.
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Gaza gets a reprieve with negotiated pause in fighting between Israel and Hamas
“The UN welcomes the release of 24 hostages held in Gaza since October 7 and renews its call for the immediate and unconditional release of all hostages,” the international organization said.