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What Is Your County Spending On Marijuana Law Enforcement?

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Monday, August 27, 2012
For the first time, a new interactive map provides estimates for what each of Washington’s 39 counties has spent on marijuana law enforcement between the years 2000-2010. Click on your county to find how much it spent in the war on marijuana.
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Lawsuit Seeks Meaningful Vote for Latinos in Yakima

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
Vicci Martinez, Washington native and finalist on “The Voice,” was a featured speaker and singer at an ACLU-WA forum on voting rights held in Granger.  The forum came after the ACLU-WA filed a lawsuit seeking to change Yakima’s system for electing candidates to the City Council.  The suit charges that the current system unlawfully dilutes the Latino vote and effectively prevents Latinos from meaningful participation in City Council elections. 
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Demanda busca voto significativo para latinos en elecciones municipales de la Ciudad de Yakima

News Release, Published: 
Wednesday, August 22, 2012
En una demanda presentada bajo el Acta del Derecho al Voto, dos ciudadanos de Yakima alegaron que el sistema de elecciones de la ciudad debilita ilegalmente el voto latino y que efectivamente impide que los latinos participen significativamente en las elecciones municipales. 
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Statement of Plaintiffs in Montes v. City of Yakima

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Wednesday, August 22, 2012
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Help Us Let People Know They Are Eligible to Vote

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Thursday, August 16, 2012
Changing the law is just Step One in extending legal rights. Step Two is making sure people know what their legal rights are, so that – and here’s Step Three – they can actually exercise those rights.
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Incarcerating Communities: Why Faith Leaders Are Speaking Out on the War on Drugs

Published: 
Wednesday, August 1, 2012
On last Tuesday evening, community members gathered at Southside Commons in Seattle to hear leaders of faith discuss the problem of mass incarceration. The panel was comprised of SpearIt, an assistant law professor at St. Louis University, Pastor Carl Livingston, founder of Kingdom Christian Center, and Reverend Paul Benz, Co-Director of Faith Action Network. A recent forum in Seattle made some vital connections for people concerned about the enormous volume of people in our criminal justice system. Its topic: "Faith Communities and Mass Incarceration."
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