Excerpt: | A major victory for media diversity and independent journalism has been won today with the news that Pacific Lutheran University has agreed to sell NPR affiliate KPLU to the nonprofit group Friends of 88.5 FM, which successfully raised $7 million in the span of just a few months to keep the station independent. The just-announced […] |
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Published at: | 3:12 PM on Tuesday, June 28th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Media & Culture |
Tags: | Future of Journalism, Media Ownership, Radio |
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Monthly Archives: June 2016
KPLU SAVED! Deal with KUOW is off, 88.5 FM to become an independent NPR affiliate
Brexit vote: “Leave” wins stunning victory, but Scotland and N. Ireland vote to Remain
Excerpt: | A majority of voters in the United Kingdom of Great Britain have decided to break up with the European Union, British mass media outlets are projecting, stunning financial markets and pundits who had predicted a victory for the Remain campaign when all was said and done. At around midnight Eastern time and 9 PM Pacific, […] |
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Published at: | 10:47 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Brexit |
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Sound Transit Board sends ST3 to ballot; Mass Transit Now campaign launches to pass it
Excerpt: | Sound Transit’s eighteen member Board of Directors voted unanimously to adopt the revised draft ST3 (Phase III) plan and refer it to the voters of urban King, Pierce, and Snohomish counties this afternoon, successfully concluding several years of extensive planning and public outreach. Board Chair Dow Constantine thanked Sound Transit staff for their hard work […] |
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Published at: | 4:32 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Land Use, ST3, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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YES on Sound Transit 3: Now is the time to make a bold investment in regional mobility
Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: Today at Union Station, I spoke in favor of Sound Transit’s ST3 plan, and urged the Sound Transit Board of Directors to place it on the ballot. The following is the text of my prepared testimony. I delivered an abbreviated version of these remarks before the Board during its public comment period. Good […] |
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Published at: | 3:04 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation |
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HAPPENING NOW: U.S. House Democrats stage sit-in on House floor over gun violence
Excerpt: | Fed up with inaction in Congress on gun safety reform, Democratic members of the United States House of Representatives have decided to occupy the well of the House until Speaker Paul Ryan and his leadership team agree to hold a vote on legislation that would address the nation’s gun violence epidemic. The sit-in began with […] |
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Published at: | 12:41 PM on Wednesday, June 22nd, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Live Coverage, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Washington voters want revenue bills decided by a simple majority vote, NPI research finds
Excerpt: | Over the course of the past twenty-five years, right wing Republicans in Washington have been on a mission to sabotage the majority vote clause of our state’s Constitution. Through a series of statewide initiatives sponsored by Linda Smith and Tim Eyman, they’ve repeatedly attempted to grant themselves the power to block any bill that would […] |
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Published at: | 3:36 PM on Tuesday, June 21st, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Announcements, Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Permanent Defense, Research Poll Findings, WA-Ballot |
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Washingtonians really, really want a capital gains tax to address education funding crisis
Excerpt: | Washington voters believe our public schools are underfunded and strongly support raising revenue at the state level to address the problem, according to a new survey conducted last week by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute. 63% of the likely voters who responded to the survey agreed that Washington’s schools need more funding. […] |
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Published at: | 12:32 PM on Monday, June 20th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Announcements, Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Permanent Defense, Research Poll Findings, Strong Commonwealth |
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LIVE from Tacoma: Washington’s PLEO national delegates have been chosen
Excerpt: | Good afternoon from Tacoma. Today is the third day of the 2016 Washington State Democratic Convention, the last event in the state party’s caucus and convention cycle for this year. Committee meetings and constituency caucuses were held on Friday along with the gala banquet; the general session was held yesterday along with the state leaders […] |
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Published at: | 1:22 PM on Sunday, June 19th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Live Coverage |
Tags: | Democratic National Convention, Washington State Democratic Convention |
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LIVE from Tacoma: Final Credentials report heard; Noel Frame elected Permanent Chair
Excerpt: | The 2016 Washington State Democratic Convention is rolling along in Tacoma. In the span of a few short minutes, the Convention heard a Final Credentials Report from co-chairs Javier Valdez and Linda Isenson, then proceeded to elect a permanent chair for the Convention: 36th District Representative Noel Frame. As of the time that registration closed, 690 […] |
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Published at: | 2:36 PM on Saturday, June 18th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Live Coverage, Party Politics |
Tags: | Washington State Democratic Convention |
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LIVE from Tacoma: Preliminary Credentials Committee report delivered and adopted
Excerpt: | We are now into our second hour here at the 2016 Washington State Democratic Convention in Tacoma; and we’ve just heard the preliminary report of the Credentials Committee, co-chaired by King County Committeeman Javier Valdez and Pierce County Chair Linda Isenson. The report of the committee was as follows: 445 Bernie Sanders delegates have signed […] |
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Published at: | 10:44 AM on Saturday, June 18th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Events, Live Coverage |
Tags: | Washington State Democratic Convention |
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Hillary Clinton easily leads Donald Trump in Washington State, new NPI poll finds
Excerpt: | Presumptive Democratic nominee Hillary Clinton has a double digit lead over presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump, according to a survey conducted this week by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute. The survey asked respondents: If the candidates for President this fall were Democrat Hillary Clinton and Republican Donald Trump, who would you vote for? 49% […] |
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Published at: | 1:55 PM on Thursday, June 16th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
Tags: | Poll Watch, US-Pres |
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Senator Chris Murphy’s talking filibuster to stop gun violence enters its fourteenth hour
Excerpt: | Early this morning, at 8:21 AM Pacific Time, Democratic U.S. Senator Chris Murphy of Connecticut took to the Senate floor to call for action to address gun violence. But instead of merely giving a short speech and then yielding the floor, Murphy courageously began what has now turned into the eighth longest “talking filibuster” in […] |
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Published at: | 10:40 PM on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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NPI to provide live coverage of the 2016 Washington State Democratic Convention
Excerpt: | This weekend, the Washington State Democratic Party will be holding its 2016 Convention, the last event in the party’s biannual caucus and convention cycle, at the Greater Tacoma Convention and Trade Center in the City of Destiny. As we have in years past, NPI will be offering live coverage of the goings-on at the Convention, […] |
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Published at: | 2:39 PM on Wednesday, June 15th, 2016 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Announcements, Events, Live Coverage, Party Politics |
Tags: | Washington State Democratic Convention |
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VICTORY! Tim Eyman ordered to cooperate with AG investigation, pay enforcement costs