Excerpt: | Last night, it was reported that Republicans have found a challenger to run against Democratic Congresswoman Suzan DelBene in 2016: the gun-toting, background check-denouncing Elizabeth Scott, who currently serves in the Republican minority in the Washington State House of Representatives. Republicans have not defeated a Democratic incumbent for federal or statewide office in Washington for […] |
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Published at: | 3:11 PM on Thursday, May 28th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-01 |
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Monthly Archives: May 2015
Militant Republican legislator Elizabeth Scott to challenge Suzan DelBene in 2016
Nebraska lawmakers abolish executions, overriding Republican governor’s veto
Excerpt: | Joyous news to report on today. Lawmakers in the reliably conservative state of Nebraska today took a courageous stand for human rights and dignity by overriding Republican Governor Pete Ricketts’ veto of legislation that would permanently abolish executions. With no votes to spare, the unicameral Nebraska Legislature voted to make the Cornhusker State the nineteenth state […] |
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Published at: | 4:16 PM on Wednesday, May 27th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Criminal Justice, Human Rights |
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Big Bird or Big Oil? Mismanagement is jeopardizing the future of Seattle’s KCTS
Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: John de Graaf is a respected documentary filmmaker and progressive activist with decades of public television experience. He was the keynote speaker at NPI’s 2010 Spring Fundraising Gala and is a valued supporter of NPI’s work. In this post, he explains what has been happening recently at KCTS Seattle, and what we as […] |
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Published at: | 1:41 PM on Friday, May 22nd, 2015 |
Written by: | John de Graaf |
Categories: | Media & Culture |
Tags: | PBS, Television |
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Poll Watch: Jay Inslee holds sizable lead over Andy Hill and Bill Bryant, PPP finds
Excerpt: | Respected public opinion research firm Public Policy Polling has just published the results of a poll it recently conducted in Washington on 2016 races and voter attitudes towards background checks on gun sales, marijuana, and marriage freedom. It finds that both Governor Jay Inslee and Senator Patty Murray are in excellent shape for reelection, leading […] |
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Published at: | 11:21 AM on Thursday, May 21st, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Poll Watch, WA-Gov, WA-Sen |
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Join the coalition opposing I‑1366 — Tim Eyman’s most destructive initiative yet
Excerpt: | This November, in addition to choosing leaders at the city, county, and port level, Washingtonians will very likely be deciding the fate of the most destructive initiative that Tim Eyman has ever proposed: Initiative 1366. I‑1366 is a clone of last year’s I‑1325, which failed to make the ballot because Eyman wasn’t able to find […] |
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Published at: | 9:28 PM on Tuesday, May 19th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Permanent Defense, Strong Commonwealth, WA-Ballot |
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Steve Fields files to run against John Marchione for Mayor of Redmond
Excerpt: | It’s official: We have a contested mayor’s race here in Redmond! Earlier today, businessman and government effectiveness enthusiast Steve Fields, a longtime resident of the Bicycle Capital of the Northwest, filed his candidacy to run for mayor of NPI’s hometown, challenging incumbent John Marchione. “Redmond is changing very fast. We are building everywhere. We have […] |
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Published at: | 8:32 PM on Thursday, May 14th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Cities |
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Bill to fast-track Trans-Pacific Partnership blocked in U.S. Senate (for now)
Excerpt: | Divisive trade promotion authority legislation the White House is seeking to put the Trans-Pacific partnership on a fast-track to passage ran off the rails today, with the United States Senate voting mostly along party lines not to invoke cloture on the bill. The legislation could still come up again, but at least for the time […] |
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Published at: | 2:40 PM on Tuesday, May 12th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Trade |
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Faye Garneau, Suzie Burke, NECA keeping Tim Eyman’s initiative factory lubricated with cash
Excerpt: | Thanks to a mix of new and old wealthy benefactors who have been filling his campaign coffers with megabucks, Tim Eyman appears to have all the money he needs to buy his way onto this November’s ballot with the destructive, hostage-taking initiative that he tried and failed to qualify last year. Reports just filed with the […] |
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Published at: | 10:46 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Sherril Huff confirms retirement as King County Director of Elections; won’t run again
Excerpt: | King County’s incumbent Director of Elections Sherril Huff confirmed this morning what political insiders and a number of activists have been hearing over the last few days: She’s retiring from the job and will not run again this year. In a news release sent to NPI, Huff said she had been planning to run for another […] |
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Published at: | 2:44 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Counties |
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Filing Week 2015: A look at who’s filed in key races as of Monday afternoon
Excerpt: | Welcome to Filing Week 2015! Today through Friday, elections officials around the state will be accepting formal declarations of candidacy from Washingtonians who have decided they want to run for office at the local level (and, in a couple legislative districts, the state level). There are many important contests within King County on the ballot this year, […] |
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Published at: | 2:07 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Filing Week, WA-Cities, WA-Counties, WA-Ports |
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President Obama unwisely ratchets up feud with Senator Warren over fast-track, TPP
Excerpt: | In a just-published interview with political columnist Matt Bai, who now writes for Yahoo, President Barack Obama has unwisely chosen to ratchet up his feud with Senator Elizabeth Warren of Massachusetts over the Trans-Pacific Partnership (TPP) and fast-track legislation that would require a final version of the TPP to receive an up or down vote […] |
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Published at: | 10:33 PM on Saturday, May 9th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Trade |
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Beau Biden: 1969–2015