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Tag Archives: Nondiscrimination

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.
Published at:9:30 AM on Monday, May 22nd, 2023
Written by:Caya Berndt
Categories:Civil Liberties, Events, Policy Topics
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Washington State House of Representatives amends and approves police pursuit bill

Excerpt: A bipartisan majority of the Washington State House has endorsed updates to the law governing police pursuits, lowering the standard for police officers to instigate a chase from probable cause to reasonable suspicion while attaching a number of new conditions to police departments’ use of that pursuit authority.
Published at:9:30 AM on Tuesday, April 11th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics
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“Pro-life” Idaho Republican Governor Brad Little just signed a firing squad execution bill

Excerpt: Idaho Republicans are most definitely not trying to change their state's laws to abolish executions. They could be, but they are choosing not to be. It's a choice.
Published at:4:30 PM on Saturday, March 25th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Two-thirds of Washington voters support barring gender-based price discrimination

Excerpt: 67% of 874 likely voters interviewed in March of 2023 by Public Policy Polling voiced support for prohibiting people or businesses "from charging different prices for two substantially similar goods based on the gender of the persons to whom the goods are marketed," which is what Senate Bill 5171 would do if enacted. 59% were strongly supportive and another 8% were somewhat supportive.  
Published at:2:14 PM on Tuesday, March 21st, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Economic Security, Policy Topics
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Manka Dhingra’s youth-inspired bill to ban gender-based price discrimination advances

Excerpt: SB 5171 is youth-inspired legislation that Dhingra, a Northwest Progressive Foundation boardmember, introduced in partnership with civically-oriented students from Lake Washington High School in Kirkland. If passed, it will stop retailers from charging Washingtonians (especially those who identify as female) extra for products merely because they are marketed to a particular gender.
Published at:4:18 PM on Tuesday, March 7th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Economic Security, Policy Topics
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: We will reach the goal of freedom because that is America’s goal

Excerpt: Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail.
Published at:9:30 AM on Monday, January 16th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Holidays, Policy Topics
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking ending felony disenfranchisement with Nicole Porter

Excerpt: In this fifth installment of NPI@NN (2022), NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with Nicole Porter, Senior Director of Advocacy for The Sentencing Project, about restoring fundamental liberties to those with felony convictions.
Published at:8:22 PM on Thursday, August 25th, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
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NPI at Netroots Nation 2022: Talking abortion rights and disability justice with Cori Frazer

Excerpt: In this second installment of NPI@NN, NPI's Caya Berndt spoke with the Executive Director at the Pittsburgh Center for Autistic Advocacy, Cori Frazer, about the intersections of abortion rights and disability.
Published at:8:22 PM on Monday, August 22nd, 2022
Written by:Caya Berndt
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A late winter thaw in Congress yields another long-haul win for Senator Patty Murray

Excerpt: Last week, Congress approved an omnibus budget bill, long-overdue legislation to rescue the Postal Service, and a reauthorization of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA).
Published at:4:28 PM on Monday, March 21st, 2022
Written by:Joel Connelly
Categories:Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics
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A majority of Washington State voters favor expanding the size of the U.S. Supreme Court

Excerpt: 50% of 700 likely 2022 voters surveyed last month for NPI by Public Policy Polling said they strongly or somewhat supported passing legislation to expand the Court, while 41% were strongly or somewhat opposed. 8% were not sure.
Published at:1:33 PM on Wednesday, March 9th, 2022
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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February is Black History Month. It’s a good time to ask: What are you doing to make your community a better place for Black people?

Excerpt: In our fear, may we find purpose. May we leverage our collective pain and struggle to make ourselves and our communities better, Erin Jones writes.
Published at:2:18 PM on Thursday, February 10th, 2022
Written by:Erin Jones
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Juneteenth ’21 at Jimi Hendrix Park: a Black-led parade, celebration, and call to action

Excerpt: Urging people advance racial equity now with real solutions, the 2nd Juneteenth Freedom March and Celebration took place across Seattle's Central District.
Published at:9:47 PM on Saturday, June 19th, 2021
Written by:Bobby Aiyer
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George Floyd remembered around the world on the one year anniversary of his murder

Excerpt: At the White House, Floyd's family called for the evenly divided United States Senate to pass the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act.
Published at:7:30 PM on Tuesday, May 25th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Book Review: “We See It All” is a good study of current local police capabilities

Excerpt: Read David A. Johnson's review of Economist journalist Jon Fasman's new book exploring elements of technology and practices in modern policing in the United States.
Published at:3:00 PM on Sunday, May 16th, 2021
Written by:David A Johnson
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