Below are links to all of the media pieces we are aware of about the legislation (SB 5830 / HB 1270) establishing a Washington state commission on boys and men.
- Editorial: Panel on concerns of boys, men deserves hearing (Everett Daily Herald)
- Bipartisan support for legislation to establish Washington State Commission on Boys and Men (My Edmonds News, Lynnwood Today)
- The Case for a Washington Commission on Boys and Men (Seattle’s Child Magazine)
- It’s time for a fresh approach to helping Washington’s struggling boys and men (Washington State Standard)
- ‘Men are in despair’: Advocates in Washington push for commission to help men, boys (TV report and web article by NBC affiliate KING-5 News Seattle)
- WA males account for 80% of suicides, among other troubling disproportionate trends (TV report and web article by ABC affiliate KXLY-4 Spokane)
- ‘We’re not gonna be ok’: Bill would create a WA State Commission on Boys and Men (The Center Square)
- Editorial: Commission on Boys and Men Needed for Interests of All (Everett Daily Herald)
- Why Washington State should create a Commission on Boys and Men (Richard Reeves, American Institute for Boys and Men)
- The case for a Commission on Boys and Men: Will Washington state lead the way? (Brookings Institution)
- Does Washington need a Commission on Boys and Men? (Real Change News)
- Washington Boys and Men Commission bill tabled for the year (Men and the 2024 Election: A Democrat’s View)
- Washington State moves closer to creating a Commission on Boys and Men (Men and the 2024 Election: A Democrat’s View)
- Rep. Fitzgibbon: Bill to help men, boys too focused on ‘historically most advantaged’ (The Center Square)
- Washington Rep. Fitzgibbon: Bill to Help Men & Boys Too Focused On ‘Historically Most Advantaged’ (Washington in Focus, a podcast by The Center Square)
- Boys and Men commission bill dies, pursuit measure advances (KING-5 News)
- Editorial: Four failed bills that merit second shot next year (The Everett Herald)
- Society is failing men. What can be done about it? ([un]Divided with Brandi Kruse)
- Richard Reeves on the State of Boys and Men in the U.S. (C-SPAN Washington Journal)
- Bill proposed to create Boys and Men Commission (Columbia Basin Herald)
- Mary Dye introduces bill to help men, boys (Whitman County Gazette)
- Are Males in Crisis? (Original Guide to Men’s Health podcast episode with Rep. Mary Dye and Richard Reeves)
- Are Males in Crisis? (same podcast episode as above but republished by Let’s Examine This, a podcast of the Partnership for Male Youth)
- SE Washington Lawmaker Proposes State Commission on Boys and Men (KOZE Radio)
- Yes, men and boys are in crisis — but traditional masculinity won’t help them (Salon)
- Washington State Eyeing Commission on Boys and Men (Global Initiative for Boys and Men)
- As House Bill Looms, KXLY Spokane addresses crisis facing boys and men in Washington State (Global Initiative for Boys and Men)
- Capitol report with Rep. Dye: Creating a commission for boys and men (3-minute audio report featuring Rep. Mary Dye and Richard Reeves)
- Mary Dye bill would create a new Washington State Commission on Boys and Men (press release from Washington House Republicans)
- Rep. Mary Dye: An innovative step toward improving the lives of Washington’s boys and men (Rep. Mary Dye)
- Video: Rep. Mary Dye introduces House Bill 1270 – Washington State Commission on Boys and Men, interviews Brookings expert Richard Reeves (Washington State House Republicans)