Oregon’s congressional delegation is finally whole again. After having spent nearly six months without representation in Congress, voters in the Beaver State’s 1st Congressional District (which spans the northwestern part of the state) finally got the chance this month to choose a new representative to serve them in the U.S. House. And tonight, with the first […]
Daily Archives: January 31st, 2012
Posted inMeta
Happy seventh birthday, Pacific NW Portal!
One of our most important projects, which we’ve been investing a lot of energy into lately, is turning seven today: Pacific NW Portal, first launched on January 31st, 2005, has now been online for a grand total of eighty four months. Since the day it launched, it’s helped to bring the netroots of Washington, Oregon, […]
Posted inCivil Liberties, Meta, Policy Topics
Big vote on marriage equality tomorrow
In a matter of hours, Washington’s Senate is set to take up Ed Murray’s bill, SB 6239, to make marriage equality the law of the land across the Evergreen State. At least twenty-five senators (including some Republicans) have already committed to vote in favor of the bill, so it is expected to pass. However, if you […]
Posted inOpen Government
Congressional insider trading bill being considered in the U.S. Senate today
Last week in his State of the Union Address, President Barack Obama renewed the call to end the little-known unethical practice that helps members of Congress increase their wealth through insider trading. Today the Senate will consider S. 2038, sponsored by Senator Joe Lieberman (Party of One — Connecticut) which will prohibit members from trading […]