Washington Liberals Blog

Support SHB 2762 — a bill to expire tax loopholes 0

Support SHB 2762 — a bill to expire tax loopholes

Please ask your legislators to support SUBSTITUTE HOUSE BILL 2762 This bill “Declares an intent to: (1) Periodically expire all nonconstitutionally required tax preferences that are not already subject to expiration; and (2) Require...

Kaptur defeats Kucinich in Ohio primary 0

Kaptur defeats Kucinich in Ohio primary

Dennis Kucinich was defeated tonight, with the help of corporate money, redistricting, and the Democratic Party leadership.  I will never forget that he introduced articles of impeachment against Bush and Cheney, spoke forcefully against...

Tim Eyman's Little Helpers 0

Tim Eyman's Little Helpers

On Friday, March 2, 2012, Washington State Democratic Senators Rodney Tom, Tim Sheldon, and Jim Kastama voted with 22 Senate Republicans to approve a regressive budget that favors the 1%. See Outrage as Road...

Senate Bill Would Reinstate Habeas Corpus for US Citizens 0

Senate Bill Would Reinstate Habeas Corpus for US Citizens

This bill would guarantee due process. Seattle University Law professor, Lorraine Bannai, a Japanese American, spoke about her family’s ordeal during internment. Stephen Bradburg, former BushCo official who helped install US torture policy, testified...