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The funds are there…they just might get spent on something else


Planned ParenthoodWe were beginning to think it might never happen, but the Washington State legislative session has finally come to a close.

Here’s the good news: The budget includes enough money to fund fair access to birth control for all Washington women!

But here’s the bad news: The Senate Republican Majority refused to include a line item directing the State Medicaid office to spend that money on equitable access to Long-Acting Reversible Contraceptives (LARC). Instead, the lowest-income women in Washington could still end up with unequal access to the best contraceptives available, even though the money is there

WA LARC 2015

The fight’s not over!

It is both unfair and wrong-headed to deny Washington women fair access to birth control, and we aren’t backing down.
Governor Inslee has the power to change this, and he needs to hear from you about it.
We are fortunate to have a governor who agrees that all women should have access to a full range of reproductive health care services. Now it’s time for him to exercise his leadership and direct the state Medicaid agency to ensure equitable access to LARCs.
Your activism got us to this point and now we are so close to the finish line! Without your hard work, we would not have the funding in the budget in the first place.

With your help once more, we’ll make sure Governor Inslee knows it’s critical that he take the final step.



Thank you for taking action,
Jennifer Allen
Director of Public Policy
Planned Parenthood Votes Northwe

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More from 1600 Penn


whitehouselogoMy Visit to Alaska: Touching Down in Anchorage

President Obama offers some thoughts on his trip to Alaska on Medium. See what he has to say about Day 1 of his three-day tour.

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What Dr. Holdren Saw in Alaska:

Ahead of the President’s trip, his Science Advisor Dr. Holdren traveled to Alaska to learn how climate change is already affecting local communities.

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The 49th State’s Place in History

Take a look back at the history of Alaska and why it is so important to protect.

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Upcoming NMAAHC Film Screening! NMAAHC Public Programs


NMAAHC -- National Museum of African American History and Culture

Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Field Day
A Screening and Discussion
Tuesday, September 8, 2015, 7 – 9 PM EDT
American History Museum, Warner Bros. Theater
14th St and Constitution Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20001 Please enter through Constitution Avenue NW doors Sponsored by the National Museum of African American
History and Culture Take the Orange, Blue or Silver Line to Federal Triangle or Smithsonian Metro stations
Bert Williams Production Still

The National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) will screen Lime Kiln Field Day, a silent film created in 1913 starring iconic entertainer Bert Williams with co-stars Odessa Warren Gray, Sam Lucas, Abbie Mitchell among others. It was the nation’s first romantic comedy to feature an all–black cast supported by an interracial production crew.

The unreleased project lay in the vaults of Biograph Film Studio, until 1938 when movie negatives and reels were donated to the Museum of Modern Art (MoMA). MoMA made the first print of the movie 38 years later and gave it the working title Bert Williams: Lime Kiln Field Day.

A post-screening discussion will feature Mr. Ron Magliozzi, Associate Curator of Film, MoMA and Rhea Combs, Ph.D., NMAAHC film and photography curator. On the evening of the event, Mr. Donald Sosin will play a special music score that he composed specifically for Lime Kiln.

This screening is the first in the Through the African American Lens Film Series offered in conjunction with the Earl W. and Amanda Stafford Center for African American Media Arts.

Registration is suggested. As space allows, walk-ups will be welcome. To make a reservation, please follow this link.

For more information about the event, please email NMAAHCpubpggms@si.edu or call 202-633-1000.

On the evening of the event, you can view the program via webcast.