Democrats now have a majority in the Washington State following the swearing in of Manka.
Monthly Archives: November 2017
Posted inElections
Oops, we did it again: Washington sets record for worst-ever general election turnout
For the second time in two years, Washington’s November voter turnout has sunk to a new low. Only 37.1% of voters participated in the 2017 general election.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Founding NPI boardmember Gael Tarleton calls on the FCC to protect net neutrality
Read Gael Tarleton’s message to the FCC urging Ajit Pai, Michael O’Rielly, and Brendan Carr not to scrap the rules that protect Internet freedom in the U.S.
Posted inLitigation
Lawbreaker Tim Eyman accuses Bob Ferguson of “personally profiting” from suing Donald Trump’s regime in his latest plea for money
Tim Eyman’s latest plea for money paints Attorney General Bob Ferguson as villain who’ll stop at nothing to personally profit from politics. Sound familiar?
Posted inBreaking News
Washington’s public schools still aren’t amply funded, state Supreme Court concludes
The McCleary case isn’t over. Lawmakers need to fully fund teacher salaries in order to be constitutionally compliant, Washington’s State Supreme Court says.
Posted inElections
Senator-elect Manka Dhingra will serve as Vice Chair of two state Senate committees
Dhingra’s assignments include Transportation, Law & Justice, and Human Services & Corrections. She has been chosen to serve as Vice Chair of the latter two.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Washington State Senate Democrats announce 2018 committee assignments
There’s a new majority in Olympia! Democrats are preparing to take over management of the Senate from the Republicans. Here are their committee assignments.
Posted inOur Environment
Documentary Review: “The Breach” sounds the alarm about threats to our wild salmon
Read NPI’s impressions of Mark Titus’ 2015 film, which explains why wild salmon are disappearing from the waters of the Pacific Northwest.
Posted inElections
“This is what democracy looks like”: Read Manka Dhingra’s Election Night victory speech
Read the text of Senator-elect Manka Dhingra’s 2017 victory speech following the release of initial results for State Senate in Washington’s 45th Legislative District.
Posted inElections
King County gets a new Sheriff: Mitzi Johanknecht defeats John Urquhart
It appears that King County will soon have a new top law enforcement official, thanks to a strong Thursday showing for Mitzi Johanknecht.
Posted inBreaking News
Cary Moon concedes Seattle mayoral race to Jenny Durkan after Wednesday’s ballot drop
Seattle mayoral hopeful Cary Moon ended her campaign this afternoon, acknowledging that she’s too far behind Jenny Durkan to catch up in late ballots.
Posted inElections
Second 2017 general count in: Manka Dhingra increases her lead over Jinyoung Englund
King County Elections has just published updated election results which include several thousand newly tabulated ballots. With the Day Two count in, Manka Dhingra has expanded her share of the vote from 55.42% last night to 55.45% today, while Englund’s has contracted, going from 44.58% to 44.55%.
Posted inElections
KVI hosts John Carlson and Kirby Wilbur are 0 for 3 in their 2017 “contests that matter”
Last week, prior to Election Day, right wing talk show hosts Kirby Wilbur and John Carlson (both longtime fixtures on KVI who also have served the Washington State Republican Party in different capacities) released a podcast in which they discussed their key picks for the 2017 local elections. The pair chose to focus on three […]
Posted inElections
Manka Dhingra defeats Jinyoung Lee Englund in 45th, Washington’s Senate flips Democratic
Voters in Washington State’s 45th Legislative District are decisively backing Democratic Senate hopeful Manka Dhingra in early Election Night returns, putting an end to five years of Republican control of Washington’s Senate and uniting the Left Coast under a trifecta of Democratic-run statehouses.