Civil Rights, Drug Policy
For substance-abuse disorders, many individuals required to receive treatment through the criminal legal system there is no option to receive the treatment they need. Too often, individuals are required by the state to participate in religious programs that conflict...
Criminal Justice Reform, Taxes, Revenue and Government Contracts
Too often, government policy criminalizes being poor and makes it more difficult for low-income folks to achieve upward mobility. ASEO member State Assemblywoman Rochelle Nguyen put humanist values into action by successfully decriminalizing traffic tickets in Nevada....
Climate, Energy, and the Environment
Beginning with his time in the Michigan State House of Representatives, Senator Irwin has introduced and sponsored legislation that makes environmental investments possible for the state and for individual constituents. For example, in 2015 he introduced a bill to...