The 2019 Washington State legislative session has adjourned Sine Die. Read NPI’s recap of the session.
Tag: Nondiscrimination
Posted inPolicy Topics
A huge win for inclusion and opportunity: Washington State Legislature adopts I‑1000
The House and Senate have approved an initiative that would allow Washington to remedy discrimination faced by underrepresented and disadvantaged communities.
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Legislation to abolish death penalty won’t get a vote in the Washington State House in 2019
Speaker Frank Chopp has blocked the Washington State House from voting to abolish the death penalty during the 2019 legislative session.
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Abolition now! NPI urges Senate Law & Justice Committee to end the death penalty
Read the Northwest Progressive Institute’s testimony in support of Senate Bill 5339, which would end the death penalty in Washington State.
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State Senate sends bill to perfect De-Escalate Washington’s I‑940 to Governor Jay Inslee
A bill that polishes De-Escalate Washington’s successful Initiative 940 has cleared the Legislature unanimously, without a single dissenting vote.
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Washington State House unanimously passes legislation to adopt new I‑940 compromise
And they’re off! The Washington State House of Representatives has passed its first consequential bill of the 2019 session, concerning law enforcement.
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: “One day the South will recognize its real heroes”
Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King’s Letter From Birmingham Jail.
Posted inBreaking News
VICTORY! Death penalty abolished in Washington by order of State Supreme Court
IT’S OVER. The death penalty has been ended in Washington State by court order! All death sentences have been converted to life imprisonment. Now it’s time for the Legislature to change the RCWs and affirm we are a state that values justice.
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LIVE from New Orleans: Why avoiding talking about race is inauthentic and ineffective
When we don’t directly address race and dog whistle messages, people know that we aren’t being honest. But when we call it out and address it, we build trust and authenticity. Invoking cross-racial solidarity helps to get past people’s cynicism.
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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.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
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.
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Documentary Review: LA 92 tells the story of the riots that tore apart the Southland
Read NPI’s review of LA 92, a film by Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin that tells the story of the riots that tore apart the Southland using only archival footage.
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Victory! House Judiciary Committee advances bill to abolish the death penalty (SB 6052)
Legislation to abolish the death penalty moved a step closer to Governor Jay Inslee’s desk today when the House Judiciary Committee voted along party lines to advance Senate Bill 6052, prime sponsored by Republican Senator Maureen Walsh.
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VICTORY! Washington Voting Rights Act wins approval in the state Senate for the first time
After having passed the DISCLOSE Act, same-day voter registration, and the capital budget earlier this week, our Senate today voted for the first time to adopt the Washington Voting Rights Act (SSB 6002), liberating a bill that had been stuck in the Senate Republicans’ graveyard of progress for years.