Read NPI contributor Joel Connelly’s review of Big River: Resilience and Renewal in the Columbia Basin, by David Moscowitz and Eileen Delehanty Pearkes.
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Vice President Kamala Harris headlines two Seattle fundraising events for Biden Victory Fund
Read a recap of Vice President Harris’ two appearances at Biden Victory Fund events in the City of Seattle on June 1st, 2024.
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Vice President Kamala Harris arrives in Seattle for three and a half hour fundraising trip
The VP has touched down in the Emerald City and is now on her way to the first of two fundraising events.
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White House releases Vice President Kamala Harris’ itinerary for June 2024 Seattle trip
Harris will make two stops in the Emerald City before returning to California, according to the schedule published by the White House.
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Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Ben Ray Luján reintroduce Fair Repair Act in both chambers of Congress
The legislation would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to regulate the business practices of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), so that Americans can more easily repair their existing devices and appliances.
Posted inCivil Liberties
Justice is served: Donald Trump convicted on all thirty-four counts of falsifying business records
A New York jury found that Trump repeatedly committed a felony when he attempted to conceal the existence of payments to keep his affair with pornographic film star Stormy Daniels quiet.
Posted inEconomic Security
Direct File is becoming a permanent filing option, IRS announces
“After a successful pilot, we are making Direct File permanent and inviting all 50 states to offer this free filing option to their residents,” said U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen.
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Jim Mayhew and Heather Koellen hope to bring Democratic representation to Washington’s redrawn 12th Legislative District
The duo are hoping to break a decades-long Republican winning streak in legislative races in the recently reconfigured 12th Legislative District, which data suggests could offer some of the cycle’s best pickup opportunities for Democrats.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Book Review: The Holocaust — An Unfinished History is intense, disturbing, and necessary
Read NPI’s review of The Holocaust: An Unfinished History by Dan Stone, a historian of modern Europe with particular interests in the Holocaust, comparative genocide, fascism, race theory, and the history of anthropology.
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Poll Watch: Elway delivers more bad news for Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh’s slate of destructive initiatives
Elway’s survey is the first independent public poll that we know that has looked at these measures. Here’s an analysis from NPI of each of Elway’s findings.
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Democratic Party still at risk of general election lockout in 2024 Commissioner of Public Lands race, NPI poll finds
58% of the 615 likely voters interviewed by Public Policy Polling for NPI last week said they weren’t sure who they would vote for in the downballot Washington State race if the election were being held now. The remaining 42% were split between a field of seven candidates, with two Republicans in the double digits and five Democrats in the single digits.
Posted inLitigation
Nonprofit-led coalition files lawsuit to overturn Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh’s I‑2081
Ten plaintiffs have stepped forward in an effort to thwart a right wing measure that purports to be about empowering parents, but actually threatens the balance between students’ rights and parents’ rights.
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The end of Tory rule in the United Kingdom could be weeks away: Snap general election called for July 4th, 2024
Public opinion polling suggests that the rival Labour Party has a big lead and is well poised to win after more than a decade and a half of serving as the monarch’s loyal opposition.
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A plurality of Washington voters are not sure who they want to vote for in the contest for Attorney General, NPI poll finds
45% of 615 likely November 2024 voters interviewed in mid-May by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute said were not sure who they’d support for Attorney General if they had to vote now. 36% said they would vote for Republican Pete Serrano, the only Republican who filed, 10% said they’d support Democrat Manka Dhingra, and 9% said they’d support Democrat Nick Brown.