NUP received Washington Library Association Award

DAYTON — Neighbors United for Progress (NUP), a nonpartisan political action committee in Dayton, has been awarded the Candace Morgan Intellectual Freedom Award 2024 by the Washington Library Association. NUP president Elise Severe accepted the award at the WLA Annual Conference on March 2 at the Spokane Convention Center.

The award is presented annually to “an individual or group for their efforts to defend, champion, support, or educate others about Intellectual Freedom in Washington State.” The award recognized NUP’s successful effort last year to stop a ballot measure that could have resul...