As of June 6th, Washington will require that both parties entering into a civil marriage be at least eighteen years of age.
Tag: Human Rights
VICTORY! Washington State Senate sends bill ending child marriage to Governor Inslee
On February 23rd, 2024, forty-eight out of forty-nine state senators voted 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.
Bill to end child marriage moves to the floor of the Washington State Senate
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.
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.
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.
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.
Pope Francis journeys to Alberta to apologize for “the evil committed by so many Christians against the Indigenous peoples”
With his statements, the Pope answered a 2015 recommendation by Canada’s Truth and Reconciliation Commission, which called for accountability and apology for the “spiritual, cultural, emotional, physical and sexual abuse of First Nations, Inuit and Metis children from Catholic-run residential schools.”
The occupation convoys plaguing Canada are a slick, foreign-funded attack on democracy
All told, more money has flowed toward the convoy protest than was given to Canada’s three major political parties in the last quarter of 2021. One percent of donors has accounted for twenty percent of the money donated.
Book Review: Hilarie Gamm’s “Billions Lost” sadly has nothing useful or progressive to say
Read NPI’s review of “Billions Lost: The American Tech Crisis and the Roadmap to Change” by Hilarie T. Gamm.
NPI poll finds 69% of Washingtonians favor life in prison alternatives to the death penalty
An overwhelming majority of Washingtonians would rather send convicted murderers to prison for life than execute them, a recent poll commissioned by the Northwest Progressive Institute has found.
SIFF Documentary Reviews: “Afghan Cycles” and “The Poetess” tell the stories of groundbreaking women in the Middle East
Read NPI’s reviews of two films screened at the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival that tell the stories of groundbreaking women in the Middle East.
SIFF Documentary Review: “The Most Dangerous Year” highlights the urgency of the fight for transgender rights
Read NPI’s review of “The Most Dangerous Year”, premiering at the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.
Torturer Gina Haspel will be installed as new CIA head thanks to renegade Democrats
Despite the opposition of Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, the United States Senate today voted to confirm torturer Gina Haspel to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency, further harming the United States’ international standing and handing Donald Trump another victory.
LANDMARK VICTORY: Washington State Senate votes to abolish the death penalty!
In a landmark victory for human rights and dignity, the Washington State Senate made history today by approving legislation that would abolish the death penalty, ending the barbaric practice of executing people as a punishment for crimes.