Excerpt: | He’s back… sort of. Notorious initiative profiteer Tim Eyman emerged briefly from his self-imposed seclusion earlier today to attend a meeting with the editorial board of The Seattle Times to make his case for I‑1366, his latest and most destructive initiative yet, with extremist Republican State Representative Ed Orcutt in tow as his sidekick du jour. I‑1366 […] |
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Published at: | 9:20 PM on Tuesday, September 29th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Money in Politics, Permanent Defense, Transparent Lobbying, WA-Ballot |
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Monthly Archives: September 2015
Metropolitan King County Council appoints Patty Kuderer to the Washington State House
Excerpt: | The Metropolitan King County Council voted unanimously today to appoint attorney Patty Kuderer to the Washington State House of Representatives, filling the vacancy created by the departure of Ross Hunter earlier this month. “I am pleased to vote yes to appoint Ms. Kuderer to fill the vacancy in the 48th District,” said King Council Chair Larry […] |
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Published at: | 8:22 PM on Monday, September 28th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
Tags: | Legislative Appointments, WA-Leg |
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Another crash closes Aurora Bridge in Seattle: Time to put safety first and improve SR 99
Excerpt: | Well, it’s happened again: A multiple vehicle crash Sunday morning that closed all lanes on Aurora Bridge in Seattle was the second crash on the bridge in a week. Crews were called to the scene around 6:30 AM Sunday to an accident involving three vehicles. Police say no one was seriously injured in the collision. The […] |
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Published at: | 12:38 PM on Sunday, September 27th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, Transportation |
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Washington State’s Machinists take position opposing CarbonWA’s I‑732
Excerpt: | A couple weeks ago, our President, Robert Cruickshank, wrote a lengthy blog post explaining why NPI cannot support CarbonWA’s I‑732, a statewide initiative sponsored by economist Yoram Bauman that attempts to create a new tax on carbon dioxide emissions and use the revenue to lower other taxes. This past weekend, the Washington Council of Machinists, which […] |
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Published at: | 1:02 PM on Friday, September 25th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Climate Crisis, Pollution, WA-Ballot, WA-Leg |
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Tim Eyman hides from the public as NO on I‑1366 coalition continues to ramp up
Excerpt: | The most dangerous place in Washington State is no longer between Tim Eyman and a television camera, it seems. The notoriously brash initiative profiteer, who has in previous years been so eager to get on TV that he has crashed opponents’ press conferences, has suddenly become camera-shy, and is choosing to fire off email missives from […] |
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Published at: | 12:41 PM on Friday, September 25th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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John Boehner to resign as Speaker and as U.S. Representative at the end of October
Excerpt: | Top Republican John Boehner shocked Capitol Hill and America’s political establishment this morning by announcing that he plans to resign the speakership and his position in the House of Representatives as of October 30th, 2015. “The first job of any Speaker is to protect this institution that we all love,” said Boehner in an official statement […] |
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Published at: | 9:38 AM on Friday, September 25th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Party Politics, Public Service |
Tags: | Resignations |
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How to meet Washington’s paramount duty and end the K‑12 funding standoff
Excerpt: | Today Governor Jay Inslee convenes the first meeting of his legislative workgroup in SeaTac to tackle the issue of how to meet the state Supreme Court’s order to fully fund K‑12 public schools. It’s good that they’re getting down to work, but we shouldn’t expect a quick resolution. The Washington Legislature is deadlocked over the […] |
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Published at: | 11:02 AM on Thursday, September 24th, 2015 |
Written by: | Robert Cruickshank |
Categories: | Education |
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Déjà vu: Unmasking of Tim Eyman’s deceptions leads to media field day
Excerpt: | Yesterday, September 21st, 2015, felt a lot like February 5th, 2002. That was the day that people all over Washington State woke up to the news that Tim Eyman had confessed to taking over a hundred and fifty thousand dollars of campaign funds for his own personal use while falsely claiming he was working as […] |
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Published at: | 12:42 PM on Tuesday, September 22nd, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Clean Campaigns, Money in Politics, Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Washington’s Democratic Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen files to run for reelection
Excerpt: | Washington’s incumbent Democratic Lieutenant Governor Brad Owen recently filed paperwork with the Public Disclosure Commission to start up a reelection campaign for 2016, PDC documents show, joining several other statewide Democratic incumbents who have active 2016 campaigns, including Governor Jay Inslee, Lands Commissioner Peter Goldmark, and Treasurer James McIntire. Owen, sixty-five, has been Washington’s lieutenant […] |
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Published at: | 11:11 AM on Friday, September 18th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Exec |
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LIVE from Clyde Hill: Special Democratic nominating caucus underway in 48th District
Excerpt: | Good evening from Clyde Hill Elementary in the heart of the 48th Legislative District (Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Clyde Hill, Medina, Hunts Point, Yarrow Point). Tonight, the Democratic precinct committee officers of the 48th have assembled to draw up a list of candidates to succeed Ross Hunter in the Washington State House of Representatives, who recently […] |
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Published at: | 7:58 PM on Wednesday, September 16th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Party Politics |
Tags: | Legislative Appointments, Special Nominating Caucuses, Vacancies |
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Britain’s Labour heads in a more progressive direction with new anti-austerity Leader
Excerpt: | This is a big, big deal. Via The Wall Street Journal: Jeremy Corbyn, a far-left former union organizer, was elected the leader of the U.K.’s Labour Party on Saturday, a result that signals a more socialist direction for the country’s main opposition and could herald a realignment of British politics. The 66-year-old lawmaker, long on […] |
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Published at: | 11:48 AM on Saturday, September 12th, 2015 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | UK-Labour |
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U.S. House votes with Senate to keep federal government open… for a few more months