Excerpt: | By a vote of thirty-seven to twelve (a three-to-one margin), the Washington State Senate has passed a landmark paid family and medical leave bill that will strengthen the economic security and well-being of families across the Evergreen State. |
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Published at: | 9:48 PM on Friday, June 30th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Economic Security, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Fair Wages & Leave |
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Monthly Archives: June 2017
Washington State Senate passes landmark paid family and medical leave bill
Washingtonians strongly support Medicare For All and oppose Trumpcuts, NPI poll finds
Excerpt: | A new poll commissioned by NPI has found that voters in Washington State are overwhelmingly opposed to the U.S. House's version of Trumpcuts while resoundingly supportive of the idea of expanding Medicare to cover everyone |
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Published at: | 1:19 PM on Friday, June 30th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News |
Tags: | Research Poll Findings |
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State budget analysis roundup: NPI partners offer critiques based on what we know so far
Excerpt: | Today is the final day of Washington State’s current fiscal year. State lawmakers must either pass an operating budget by the end of the day or find a way to buy themselves more time to continue hammering out a budget (which most are loathe to do), or else state government will have to shut down. With […] |
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Published at: | 11:32 AM on Friday, June 30th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting |
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End of Washington’s fiscal year looms as lawmakers disclose details of budget deal
Excerpt: | While those watching out for the release of the Washington State Legislature’s final state budget were sorely disappointed this afternoon, details were bubbling out about the Legislature’s plans to address McCleary. Legislative staff, however, are still scrambling to actually produce a budget that negotiators have agreed to in order avoid a state government shutdown. Then […] |
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Published at: | 11:02 PM on Thursday, June 29th, 2017 |
Written by: | Kaylinne Shaffer |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility |
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Christy Clark resigns; NDP’s John Horgan to form new government in British Columbia
Excerpt: | British Columbia will soon have a new Premier heading up a more progressive government following today's decision by the province's Lieutenant Governor Judith Guichon to ask New Democratic Party Leader John Horgan to form a government. |
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Published at: | 9:48 PM on Thursday, June 29th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | B.C. Journal, BC-Assembly |
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Budgets need scrutiny: State Legislature’s lack of fiscal transparency is unacceptable
Excerpt: | Yesterday, without fanfare, Governor Jay Inslee’s office announced that the majority caucuses of the House of Representatives and the Senate had reached agreement (“in principle”, at least) on a go-home budget deal that would avert a state government shutdown following the end of the day on Friday, June 30th, the last day of the current […] |
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Published at: | 10:15 PM on Wednesday, June 28th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility |
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Five ways Seattle Pride can become more environmentally responsible in 2018
Excerpt: | Pride currently generates a lot of trash and air pollution, and we'd like to see organizers pursue strategies that would reduce emissions and the volume of material being sent to landfills. |
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Published at: | 10:41 PM on Sunday, June 25th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Conservation |
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Tim Eyman, Republican lobbyist
Excerpt: | Eyman has always had a relationship with the Republican Party, but it's never been this tight before. |
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Published at: | 5:10 PM on Thursday, June 22nd, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Party Politics |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Neck and neck in Georgia: Jon Ossoff, Karen Handel trading the lead in early counting
Excerpt: | A short time ago, voting in the special election to select a successor to departed U.S. Representative Tom Price in Georgia's 6th Congressional District ended, and the three counties in the district began releasing early results. |
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Published at: | 5:58 PM on Tuesday, June 20th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
Tags: | GA-06 |
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Seattle Times article on state’s rising health insurance rates relies heavily on the perspective of a national right wing think tank
Excerpt: | The Seattle Times' newsroom is capable of putting out higher quality reporting than this. Here's hoping their next article on this subject is more reasonable. |
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Published at: | 11:37 PM on Monday, June 19th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Insurance & Coverage |
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Ecommerce giant Amazon to buy Whole Foods grocery chain in blockbuster deal
Excerpt: | If this deal goes through, Amazon will -- almost overnight -- become a major player in the brick and mortar retail industry. It already dominates ecommerce. |
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Published at: | 7:35 PM on Friday, June 16th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Ethical Business, Mergers and Acquisitions |
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Congratulations to Representative Javier Valdez, Washington State’s newest legislator!
Excerpt: | As a result of Javier's appointment, the House Democratic caucus is now back at full strength and has enough members (fifty) to pass legislation again. |
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Published at: | 4:47 PM on Monday, June 12th, 2017 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Party Politics |
Tags: | Legislative Appointments |
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State House swiftly passes paid family and medical leave bill, sending it to Inslee’s desk