ISSUES
​Economic Security
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Safe Workplace Conditions
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Living Wages
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Secure Scheduling
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Affordable Childcare
​Education
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Update the Prototypical School Funding Model
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Increase support for Early Learning
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Additional support for Social Emotional Learning (SEL)
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Decrease disparities in graduation and discipline rates for students of color
​Housing
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Support for the Housing Trust Fund to build affordable housing
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Funding for Permanent Supportive Housing
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Reduce the barriers for shelters
​Healthcare
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Accessible and affordable healthcare for all
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Pandemic preparation
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Ensure equitable funding for rural healthcare systems
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Support frontline healthcare workers
​Environment
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Support a science-based approach for combating climate change and raise the bar for progress and job growth
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Support Clean Fuel Standards
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Advocate for environmental justice in underrepresented communities
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Support clean water and healthy forests
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Support Clean Air Authority
​Transportation
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Reliable, accessible and affordable transportation is critical to economic and educational success
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Invest in transportation to create living wage jobs, allow workers to access economic opportunity outside of their community and improve students access to educational programs and apprenticeships
​Childcare
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Childcare must be made affordable and accessible for all. It is crucial to support working parents and their children in this way
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Childcare needs to be treated as infrastructure
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Universal childcare would vastly improve the quality of care in Washington and allow many parents to focus on their careers, creating a ripple effect of a stronger workforce and economy.