Hopefully putting an end to months of stonewalling by Tim Eyman, Snohomish County Superior Court Judge Ellen Fair today ordered the initiative profiteer to cooperate with Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s investigation into his alleged violations of Washington’s public disclosure law, which began last fall with a referral of a complaint from the Public Disclosure Commission. […]
Monthly Archives: June 2016
Posted inBreaking News, Media & Culture
KPLU SAVED! Deal with KUOW is off, 88.5 FM to become an independent NPR affiliate
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 […]
Posted inPolicy Topics, World Commmunity
Brexit vote: “Leave” wins stunning victory, but Scotland and N. Ireland vote to Remain
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, […]
Posted inOur Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning
Sound Transit Board sends ST3 to ballot; Mass Transit Now campaign launches to pass it
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 […]
Posted inOur Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning
YES on Sound Transit 3: Now is the time to make a bold investment in regional mobility
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 […]
Posted inCivil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Live Coverage, Policy Topics
HAPPENING NOW: U.S. House Democrats stage sit-in on House floor over gun violence
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 […]
Posted inAnnouncements, Elections, Legislative Advocacy
Washington voters want revenue bills decided by a simple majority vote, NPI research finds
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 […]
Posted inAnnouncements, Legislative Advocacy
Washingtonians really, really want a capital gains tax to address education funding crisis
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. […]
Posted inElections, Live Coverage
LIVE from Tacoma: Washington’s PLEO national delegates have been chosen
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 […]
Posted inElections, Live Coverage, Party Politics
LIVE from Tacoma: Final Credentials report heard; Noel Frame elected Permanent Chair
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 […]
Posted inEvents, Live Coverage
LIVE from Tacoma: Preliminary Credentials Committee report delivered and adopted
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 […]
Posted inElections, Party Politics
Hillary Clinton easily leads Donald Trump in Washington State, new NPI poll finds
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% […]
Posted inCivil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics
Senator Chris Murphy’s talking filibuster to stop gun violence enters its fourteenth hour
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 […]
Posted inAnnouncements, Events, Live Coverage, Party Politics
NPI to provide live coverage of the 2016 Washington State Democratic Convention
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, […]