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by Melissa Boles · Published September 28, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
This post is part of a regular blog series from the YDWA Women’s Caucus. Today’s post was written by Amy Veneziano. John Boehner is … an ally? Yeah, we’re pretty surprised to be saying...
Caucus Blogs / Women's Caucus Blog / YDWA Blog
by Melissa Boles · Published September 25, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
The YDWA Women’s Caucus posts monthly blog posts on topics related to all who identify as woman. This months post was written by Vice-Chair Katie Crombie. Women’s sexuality is a touchy topic. There are...
Caucus Blogs / Women's Caucus Blog / YDWA Blog
by Melissa Boles · Published September 15, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
This post is part of a regular blog series from the YDWA Women’s Caucus. Today’s post was written by Amy Veneziano. A few weeks ago, an anti-abortion organization called The Center for Medical Progress...
Caucus Blogs / Higher Education Caucus Blog / YDWA Blog
by Melissa Boles · Published August 31, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
Over the past five years, tuition at Washington’s four-year universities has increased 34%, and that’s adjusting for inflation. With a national average increase of 17%, Washington has fallen behind, and students are paying the...
Caucus Blogs / Environmental Caucus Blog / YDWA Blog
by Melissa Boles · Published August 31, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
The State of Washington has become a major part of the oil, gas and coal industries’ efforts to sell domestic carbon products to Asia. This has come in the form of the largest rail...
Caucus Blogs / Women's Caucus Blog / YDWA Blog
by Melissa Boles · Published July 6, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
We’re going to double our Girl Scout cookie order next year. No, really: At the Young Democrats of Washington’s Women’s Caucus, we have never wondered whether a woman who was not born with women’s...
Caucus Blogs / People of Color Caucus Blog / YDWA Blog
by Melissa Boles · Published June 19, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
History repeats itself. As cliché as it sounds, it bears saying in this instance. In the Pacific Northwest, we learn in our classrooms that in the 60’s, the civil rights movement happened, which means...
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by Melissa Boles · Published June 8, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
Warmer weather has arrived, and with it increased dress code reminders and hand-wringing about modesty and “covering up.” It seems summer always brings a waft of body shaming. After all, those bare arms, exposed...
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by Higher Education Caucus · Published March 27, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
On March 27th, 2015, the Democratic Leadership in the Washington State House of Representatives released their proposed 2015-17 biennial budget (PSHB 1106). In it, roughly $140.4 million will go towards Higher Education in the...
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by Sarah Kohout · Published March 27, 2015 · Last modified May 28, 2019
In honor of Gloria Steinem and her critical role in the second wave of Feminism, let’s chat about what Feminism really is. Unfortunately, some people see Feminists as bra-burning man haters, a reductive and...
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