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Here is what is most striking about the government s response to the unprecedented surge of illegal border crossers: It is entirely improvised. Jury-rigged. Thrown together in a scramble to accommodate thousands of migrants who were not coming just months ago. And the reason it is being improvised is that during his first days in office, President Joe Biden blew up the foundation of the government s handling of migrants. With a series of executive actions, Biden threw out key policies
Rep. Nicole Clowney and Sen. Jim Hendren will participate in a roundtable conversation next week about civility and bipartisanship moderated by professor Janine Parry at 7 p.m. Tuesday, March 2.
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Last week, Equal Rights Washington held their annual lobbying day modified a bit, since many lawmakers aren’t in Olympia this year and while in previous years the organization focused on bills that address LGBTQ+ issues, this year’s theme was far more broad: Nearly every bill on which ERW lobbied legislators was connected to police accountability. Sponsored Ballard-brewed beers and tasty bites for all palates under our heated tent. C mon down!
“What people have to remember about Stonewall was it wasn t like, ‘Yay, we get to have a parade, ” says Monisha Harrell, board chair of Equal Rights Washington. “It’s a celebration of our durability. Stonewall was a fight against law enforcement trying to police the identities of queer people, and police accountability is an issue that reaches deeply into most ma
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Last week, Equal Rights Washington held their annual lobbying day modified a bit, since many lawmakers aren’t in Olympia this year and while in previous years the organization focused on bills that address LGBTQ+ issues, this year’s theme was far more broad: Nearly every bill on which ERW lobbied legislators was connected to police accountability.
“What people have to remember about Stonewall was it wasn t like, ‘Yay, we get to have a parade, ” says Monisha Harrell, board chair of Equal Rights Washington. “It’s a celebration of our durability. Stonewall was a fight against law enforcement trying to police the identities of queer people, and police accountability is an issue that reaches deeply into most marginalized communities.”