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Less than twenty-four hours remain to participate in Washington’s 2020 presidential primary! Have you voted? Have you checked in on your friends and family?
LaunchState Representative Monica Stonier speaks at an event hosted by the Washington State Democratic Party
LaunchNPI's Gael Tarleton speaks at a press conference to unveil new data privacy legislation on the first day of the 2020 Legislative session
LaunchIndigenous activists call on Governor Jay Inslee to declare a climate emergency
LaunchIndigenous activists campaign for climate justice as the 2020 short legislative session kicks off in Olympia
LaunchA Declare Climate Emergency banner is hoisted up the steps of Washington State's Legislative Building on the first day of the 2020 session
LaunchRepresentatives Tina Orwall and John Lovick are sworn in as Speakers Pro Tem by Justice Mary Fairhurst
LaunchHouse Speaker Laurie Jinkins presides over the first House floor session of 2020, just after noon on January 13th, 2020
LaunchNew House Speaker Laurie Jinkins embraces retiring Justice Mary Fairhurst after taking the oath of office
LaunchState Representative Frank Chopp smiles as he is recognized for his contributions to the State of Washington as Speaker of the House for two decades
LaunchGovernor Inslee watches from the wings as Laurie Jinkins becomes Washington's Speaker of the House (Photo: Andrew Villeneuve/NPI)
LaunchLaurie Jinkins takes the oath to become Washington's first female Speaker of the House of Representatives (Photo: Andrew Villeneuve/NPI)
LaunchA scene from New Year's At The Needle 2020, using an in-camera art filter
LaunchHappy New Year from NPI! May 2020 be the year we rescue our country from the scourge of neofascism
LaunchMerry Christmas from your friends at the Northwest Progressive Institute!
LaunchTaking the oath: David Carson, Jessica Forsythe, Varisha Khan, and Vanessa Kritzer are sworn in as Redmond City Councilmembers
LaunchInside Sound Transit's new Roosevelt Station: The new heavy duty "transit grade" escalators are being broken in
LaunchA before and after look at Sound Transit's Roosevelt Station: The top image shows a light rail tunnel under construction as of last January; the
LaunchA before and after look at Sound Transit's Roosevelt Station: The top image shows construction on the platform as of January 2019; the bottom image
LaunchOutside Sound Transit's new Roosevelt Station: Exterior art will be a fixture between the entrances
LaunchInside Sound Transit's new Roosevelt Station: Bright, colorful artwork has already been installed on the station walls
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