| Excerpt: | Convinced that Democratic Washington State lawmakers have overreached, Republicans have made a big bet on a slate of initiatives that would repeal or roll back many progressive laws. If they don't get the outcomes they want, they will have spent a lot of money creating fresh evidence those laws are popular. |
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| Published at: | 10:13 PM on Saturday, December 30th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Monthly Archives: December 2023
How a right wing millionaire’s money could help vindicate years of progressive legislating
NPI talks to Spokane Mayor-elect Lisa Brown as she prepares to begin leading the Lilac City
| Excerpt: | Brown is set to assume office on New Year's Day, January 1st, succeeding Republican Nadine Woodward, and will have no shortage of tough issues to tackle. Read her pre-Day One interview with the Northwest Progressive Institute. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, December 29th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | Mayoral Transitions, WA-Cities |
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Supreme Court weighs lawsuit challenging Washington’s signature verification system
| Excerpt: | "Without direct review, tens of thousands of fully qualified voters will be disenfranchised for nothing more than their penmanship," argued attorney Kevin Hamilton, representing three groups who have sued the Washington Secretary of State and King County Elections. |
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| Published at: | 9:51 AM on Thursday, December 28th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections |
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Merry Christmas 2023!
| Excerpt: | Readers, whether you're celebrating the Feast of the Nativity of the Lord today or just spending some time with your family, please accept our wishes for a very Merry Christmas. |
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| Published at: | 12:00 PM on Monday, December 25th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Christmas |
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Wild Olympics legislation clears Senate Energy & Natural Resources Committee
| Excerpt: | A bill designed to protect 126,500 acres of wilderness and put streams under the federal Wild and Scenic Rivers Act has been before Congress for more than a decade. In December of 2023, it cleared a key Senate committee. |
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| Published at: | 11:35 AM on Friday, December 22nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation |
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House Republicans vote to formalize their baseless impeachment inquiry against Biden
| Excerpt: | The launch came on a 221-212 party-line vote after self-styled reasonable Republicans, representing districts carried by Biden and Harris in 2020, were press ganged to go along. |
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| Published at: | 9:33 AM on Friday, December 15th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Let’s Go Washington submits signatures for I‑2081, a parental notification scheme
| Excerpt: | The initiative is an attempt to bring the Republican Party's national culture wars push to the November 2024 Washington State ballot. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Education, Elections, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Curriculum, WA-Ballot |
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Recently hired Sound Transit CEO Julie Timm departing agency to care for her father
| Excerpt: | Timm will be leaving the agency in order to return to the East Coast to take care of family matters, the agency announced in a statement. |
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| Published at: | 6:47 PM on Tuesday, December 12th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Leadership Transitions, Transportation |
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DeSantis, Haley, Christie, Ramaswany trade insults in fourth 2024 Republican debate
| Excerpt: | The candidates tore into each other but the big orange cheese — Donald Trump— once again was missing. Three of the four debaters treated him gingerly. |
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| Published at: | 10:19 PM on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Republican Presidential Debates, US-Pres |
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Ex-Speaker Kevin McCarthy, who said he’d never quit, decides to quit Congress
| Excerpt: | "I have decided to depart the House at the end of this year to serve America in new ways. I know my work is only getting started," McCarthy wrote. |
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| Published at: | 11:33 AM on Wednesday, December 6th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Resignations |
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NPI makes the case for letting cities switch to even year elections on KUOW’s Soundside
| Excerpt: | NPI's proposal to allow cities and towns to move their regularly scheduled elections to even years if they want is drawing a lot of interest in the wake of the 2023 general election, which saw the worst turnout in state history. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Monday, December 4th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Even-Year Elections, Voter Turnout |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (November 27th-Dec. 1st)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of resolutions expressing solidarity with Israel and legislation to punish Israel along with Senate confirmation of many Biden judicial and military nominees. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 3rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Loren Culp backs Semi Bird for governor, calls frontrunner Dave Reichert “a looney liberal”
| Excerpt: | Culp, who used to be employed by Republic as a policeman, denounced Reichert in a post on Twitter, writing: "DNA caught the green river killer, don't believe the hype. Reichert voted like a looney liberal in Congress." |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Saturday, December 2nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Gov |
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