Where families suffer from disasters that are preventable, this is a measure of a whole nation’s neglect.

A society imperils its own future when, out of negligence or contempt, it overlooks the need of children to be reared in a family … or when, in the midst of plenty, some families cannot give their children adequate food and shelter, safe activity and rest, and an opportunity to grow into full adulthood as people who can care for and cherish other human beings like themselves.

Margaret Mead

a message in a bottle

Civil Rights Act of 1964 Facts The Civil Rights Act of 1964 was a far-ranging law that was passed by Congress and signed into law by President Lyndon Johnson. The Act essentially outlawed racial and gender discrimination in the workplace and outlawed most forms of racial segregation. The bill was originally the idea of President John F. Kennedy, who was viewed by many in the Civil Rights movement as apathetic at best to their plight. Kennedy said he was influenced by sights of civil rights marchers being beaten by the police in Alabama, so he put forward the legislation in June 1963. The bill probably had the votes to pass, but was stopped in committee by Representative Howard Smith of Virginia, who was a segregationist. After Kennedy was assassinated on November 22, 1963, the Congress and the general public were much more sympathetic to the bill. The bill was passed 289-126 in the House of Representatives and a modified compromise version by the Senate 73-27 on June 19, 1964. President Johnson signed the bill into law on July 2, 1964.

Interesting Civil Rights Act of 1964 Facts:
Opposition to the bill was more along geographic than political lines with a majority of both southern Democrats and Republicans voting “nay.”
Representative Emanuel Cellar (D-NY) was one of the bill’s early advocates. He was also instrumental in passing the Immigration Act of 1965.
Southern Democrats filibustered for fifty-four days to prevent the passage of the bill before a compromise bill was introduced that lessened the power of the government to regulate private business.
Civil rights organizations, such as the NAACP, and leaders, like Martin Luther King Jr., lobbied congressmen and both presidents to pass the bill.
Title VII of the Act expressly prohibits workplace discrimination on the basis of race, color, religion, sex, or national origin.
The Equal Employment Opportunity Commission (EEOC), oversees enforcement of Title VII of the Civil Rights Act of 1964.
Among the more interesting of the congressmen who were opposed to the bill were Senators Robert Byrd (D-WV), who became a mentor to the next generation of Democrat politicians, and Albert Gore Sr. (D-TN), who was the father of former vice president and senator, Al Gore.
The legality of the Act has been upheld in several Supreme Court decisions, including: Heart of Atlanta Hotel v. United States, Philips v. Martin Marietta Corp., and Pittsburgh Press Co. v. Pittsburgh Commission on Human Relations.
Title IX of the Act made it easier for criminal cases involving civil rights violations to be tried in federal court. This was extremely important as many Klansmen who were acquitted in state courts for crimes ranging from assault and arson to murder were usually convicted for civil rights violations, although the convictions usually carried far less time.
The passage of the Civil Rights Act of 1964 paved the way for the Civil Rights Act of 1968, which barred racial discrimination in housing.
Although some aspects of voting problems were addressed in the Civil Rights Act of 1964, most of the barriers to black disenfranchisement in the southern states were dealt with in the Voting Rights Act of 1965. softschools.com

If you see any errors please feel free to comment… so many opinions on who actually came up with the idea of the Bill

Tue, Jul 21, 3:19 PM PDT to Wed, Jul 22, 11:00 PM PDT

What

Hot conditions with high temperatures in the mid to upper 90s expected and low temperatures from 60 to 65 degrees. This will pose a major risk of heat-related illness.

Where

Eastern Kitsap County, City of Seattle, Downtown Everett / Marysville Area, Eastside, Foothills and Valleys of Central King County, Foothills and Valleys of Pierce and Southern King Counties, Foothills and Valleys of Snohomish and Northern King Counties, Lowlands of Pierce and Southern King Counties, and Shoreline / Lynnwood / South Everett Area.

When

Until 11 PM PDT Wednesday.

Impacts

Extreme heat will significantly increase the risk of heat-related illnesses for much of the population, especially those who are heat sensitive and those without effective cooling or adequate hydration.

Additional Details

Areas immediately along the water will experience cooler daytime high temperatures.

Summary

Drink plenty of fluids, stay in an air-conditioned room, stay out of the sun, and check up on relatives and neighbors. Young children and pets should never be left unattended in vehicles under any circumstances. Take extra precautions if you work or spend time outside. When possible, reschedule strenuous activities to early morning or evening. Know the signs and symptoms of heat exhaustion and heat stroke. Wear lightweight and loose-fitting clothing when possible. To reduce risk during outdoor work, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration recommends scheduling frequent rest breaks in shaded or air-conditioned environments. Anyone overcome by heat should be moved to a cool and shaded location. Heat stroke is an emergency! Call 9 1 1. For sheltering information and other human services in your area, dial 2 1 1 during business hours or visit wa211.org anytime.

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NWS Seattle WA

OLYMPIA, Wash. — Washington state legislators passed 267 new state laws in the most recent legislative session.

~ Healthcare: expanded practices for nurses

HB 2340 adds a new limit to the public information about nursing assistants disclosed by the Board of Nursing. If a nursing assistant dealing with substance abuse issues was disciplined by the Board of Nursing but undergoes counseling, the board is not permitted to disclose its disciplinary action on its public website.

While HB 2339 took effect June 11, the law includes a clause that practicing nurse anesthetists who did not receive their prescribing authority before July 1 can still administer certain drugs to patients, adding a legal exception that protects nurses from being suddenly cut off from doing their jobs.

Tax Money Spent: On Childcare, Public Health Beginning in 2027, HB 2442 authorizes counties and cities to adopt a 0.01% local sales tax to fund services for children and families, including perinatal support, after-school programs, workforce development and transportation for facilities receiving services.

Housing House Bill 2442, which takes effect Wednesday, gives cities and counties greater fiscal flexibility in how they use local tax revenues to support housing, childcare and public health and other needs.

For instance, “Communities can now use affordable housing sales tax revenue for rental assistance, rehab work on existing units and ongoing operations and maintenance,” Southwest Washington Accountable Community of Health said on its website.

~ Speed Zone Camera Fees

While not a state law, drivers in Washington should be aware that first-time tickets for speeding in road work zones will be going up in price.

Fines for first-time traffic infraction offenders who speed through road work areas will go up to $125 starting July 1, as part of WSDOT’s Work Zone Speed Camera Program. Any and all subsequent speeding incidents will result in a $248 fine.

According to WSDOT, the cameras have been used over 900 times at about 50 job sites since the program began April 16, 2025, and about 85,000 work zone speed camera infractions have been issued statewide. 77,000 of those were first-time infractions.

~ Stabilized ambulance fees

Ambulance companies will see less fluctuation in the fees they pay to the state’s treasury, creating a more accurate way of tracking funds in the pool.

In Washington, ambulance companies pay fees into a state treasury called the Ambulance Transport Fund. The fund was established to account for the gap between the cost of providing emergency medical care and state Medicaid reimbursement rates. Now, when those ambulance providers treat a patient, federal Medicaid dollars can be activated to cover the cost of providers’ services, in addition to the money the companies paid into the state fund.

Starting July 1, HB 2531 will freeze the fee rate that ambulance companies pay to the state Ambulance Transport Fund treasury to the rate they paid in July 2025, and will make sure that any funds they are paid back through Medicaid reflect what’s actually available in the fund.

~ PTSD counseling

A new pilot program will provide post-traumatic stress disorder counseling for employees filing worker’s compensation cases. The Department of Labor and Industries program created by SHB 2405 will provide a determined number of counseling sessions before and after claims are closed. 

Source: king5.com, olympian.com, Molly Hetherwick,

Times of crisis are often the times of the most significant innovation. The October 1929 stock market crash and the beginning of the Great Depression created unparalleled unemployment and economic adversity for every American.

World War I – the “War to End All Wars” – had concluded 12 years earlier, creating nearly five million Veterans. Over 204,000 were disabled by weaponry that had never been seen before this war.

Despite the challenging times facing the country, President Herbert Hoover acted.

On July 21, 1930, Hoover signed Executive Order 5398, consolidating three agencies administering Veterans benefits programs into a single entity called the Veterans Administration. The action changed how the federal government and the public perceived Veterans’ compensation and other benefits. 

Source: Veterans Administration Website