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Daily Archives: April 16th, 2015

NPI to region’s congressional delegation: Stand strong against fast-track for TPP

Excerpt: Edi­tor’s Note: The fol­low­ing mes­sage regard­ing the Trans-Pacif­ic Part­ner­ship is being sent today to our region’s Unit­ed States Sen­a­tors and Rep­re­sen­ta­tives, exclud­ing Ron Wyden and Dave Reichert, who are on record in sup­port of leg­is­la­tion to give Pres­i­dent Oba­ma the author­i­ty to nego­ti­ate a final incar­na­tion of the Trans-Pacif­ic Part­ner­ship that could­n’t be amend­ed by […]
Published at:2:14 PM on Thursday, April 16th, 2015
Written by:Robert Cruickshank
Categories:Policy Topics, World Commmunity
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Federal grand jury returns ten count indictment of State Auditor Troy Kelley

Excerpt: State Audi­tor Troy Kel­ley has been indict­ed by a fed­er­al grand jury for fil­ing false tax returns, mak­ing false dec­la­ra­tions, obstruct­ing jus­tice, and pos­sess­ing stolen prop­er­ty, the Unit­ed States Attor­ney for West­ern Wash­ing­ton announced today. The ten count indict­ment was returned by a jury in the U.S. Dis­trict Court in Seat­tle. Kel­ley is due to […]
Published at:12:39 PM on Thursday, April 16th, 2015
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics
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