| Excerpt: | Twenty years ago, before Tim Eyman had become a household name and a master media manipulator, he was a seller of wristwatches to fraternities and sororities, residing near Green Lake in Seattle. This was, for many years, the text that greeted visitors to Eyman’s Insignia Corporation website, greekwatch.com: Established in 1989, Insignia Corporation is officially […] |
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| Published at: | 5:23 PM on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Monthly Archives: July 2017
“There are no limits on how much can be given”: Tim Eyman would like your money
NPI to FCC’s Ajit Pai: Broadband must remain classified as a telecommunications service
| Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: The following are the comments submitted by the Northwest Progressive Institute to the Federal Communications Commission in support of a free and open Internet, opposing Republican Ajit Pai’s proposal to do away with the rules adopted in 2015 to require broadband providers to adhere to net neutrality. Commissioners: Title 47 of the Code […] |
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| Published at: | 1:09 PM on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Technology |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Sound Transit: Tim Eyman’s great white whale
| Excerpt: | Despite having failed to qualify the last four (yes, four) consecutive initiatives he printed up petitions for, Tim Eyman is once again asking his shrinking base of followers to believe in him and give him money — lots of money — to force a new anti-Sound Transit initiative in front of the Legislature. Initiative 947 […] |
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| Published at: | 1:21 PM on Wednesday, July 12th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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More déjà vu: Tim Eyman unveils Initiative 947, his latest effort to destroy Sound Transit
| Excerpt: | It’s been a little over twenty years since voters in urban King, Snohomish, and Pierce counties voted to create the Regional Transportation Authority (RTA), better and more commonly known as Sound Transit. During those years, thanks to the wise investment of our tax dollars, our region has gained a network of express bus routes, commuter […] |
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| Published at: | 5:40 PM on Tuesday, July 11th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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City of Seattle adopts income tax on the wealthy; legal challenge coming
| Excerpt: | Seattle's City Council has voted unanimously to levy an income tax of 2.5 percent on high earners, setting the stage for a protracted legal battle over whether local governments have the authority to pursue progressive tax reform on their own. |
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| Published at: | 5:14 PM on Monday, July 10th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Washingtonians are hungry for meaningful corporate tax accountability, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | NPI's research has confirmed that there's an extraordinary appetite for meaningful accountability that spans the ideological spectrum and every demographic group imaginable. |
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| Published at: | 3:15 PM on Monday, July 10th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Ethical Business, Fiscal Responsibility, Research Poll Findings |
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Sound the alarm: Net neutrality is under attack at the FCC, and it’s up to us to save it
| Excerpt: | Read our recap of Senator Maria Cantwell's net neutrality town hall, and what you need to do to help save the internet. |
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| Published at: | 8:59 PM on Friday, July 7th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Sanjay Satish |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Technology |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Maria Cantwell’s trio of Seattle town halls begins successfully at UW’s Kane Hall
| Excerpt: | Activists who have been longing for Washington State's U.S. Senators to start holding town hall meetings got their wish fulfilled last night when Senator Maria Cantwell hosted the first of three town halls planned for the Seattle area, focused on healthcare |
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| Published at: | 6:17 PM on Thursday, July 6th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Sanjay Satish |
| Categories: | Events, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Insurance & Coverage, Progressive Ideas We Need |
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Majority of Washingtonians surveyed support Democratic Party in 2017 legislative elections
| Excerpt: | Given the opportunity to cast a vote in a special state House race or state Senate contest this year -- ordinarily just a local election year -- most Washingtonians surveyed say they would support the Democratic Party's candidates. |
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| Published at: | 12:39 PM on Thursday, July 6th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Leg |
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Maria Cantwell well ahead of Rob McKenna in potential U.S. Senate matchup, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | Elections can be difficult to predict, and we can't be sure of what will happen in the November 2018 midterms, but this data reinforces our belief that Republicans will be hard pressed to find a candidate who can give Cantwell a serious challenge, let alone unseat her. |
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| Published at: | 10:26 AM on Wednesday, July 5th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Sen |
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The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-one years later
| Excerpt: | Take a few moments this July Fourth to read the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 AM on Tuesday, July 4th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Fourth of July |
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LIVE from Seattle: Impact Hub hosts televised 2017 Emerald City mayoral debate