Read NPI’s review of LA 92, a film by Daniel Lindsay and T. J. Martin that tells the story of the riots that tore apart the Southland using only archival footage.
Monthly Archives: March 2018
Posted inMedia & Culture
NPI asks Bob Ferguson to consider filing suit to block bad AT&T/Time Warner merger
Read NPI’s letter to Attorney General Bob Ferguson requesting that the State of Washington file suit against AT&T to block its proposed acquisition of Time Warner.
Posted inElections
Conor Lamb declares victory in PA-18 as seething Republicans mull election challenge
Barring a recount that produces a different outcome, young Democratic congressional hopeful Conor Lamb has eked out a narrow victory over Republican opponent Rick Saccone in Pennsylvania’s Trump-friendly 18th Congressional District, confounding Republicans and delighting Democrats across the country.
Posted inPolicy Topics
U.S. Senate passes Republican-backed bill to weaken Dodd-Frank financial reforms
The United States Senate voted overwhelmingly today to begin dismantling the Dodd–Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act of 2010, approving Idaho Senator Mike Crapo’s S. 2155 by a vote of sixty-seven to thirty-one.
Posted inElections
Every vote counts: Democrat Conor Lamb has extremely slim lead in PA-18 with 99% in
A massive vote swing against Donald Trump and the Republicans in western Pennsylvania has put the party in jeopardy of losing a gerrymandered district it has previously had no trouble winning to a resurgent Democratic Party hungry for more special election victories ahead of the 2018 midterms.
Posted inHealthcare
Why states are a good place to fight for health care as a human right
The path to single-payer health care can, and perhaps will, begin in the states themselves, Robert Cruickshank writes.
Posted inElections
Publicity seeking Tim Eyman files lawsuit to undo the Legislature’s I‑940 compromise
Refusing to leave well enough alone, disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman today filed a lawsuit against Secretary of State Kim Wyman in an attempt to nullify last week’s agreement between the Legislature, De-Escalate Washington, and representatives of the law enforcement community regarding I‑940.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
It’s over: 2018 session of the Washington State Legislature adjourned Sine Die
The Washington State Legislature is going home. Having spent sixty days working to craft three budgets and pass a long list of policy bills (many liberated from the Republicans’ graveyard of progress), lawmakers in the Democratic-controlled House and Senate jubilantly voted to adjourn Sine Die tonight.
Posted inBreaking News
De-Escalate Washington’s I‑940 approved by the Legislature along with a compromise bill
In a historic vote, the House and Senate of the State of Washington have approved an initiative and a successor bill that removes the requirement for prosecutors to prove that a police officer acted “without malice” when bringing a case for improper use of deadly force.
Posted inBreaking News
Washington State House, Senate agree on 2018 supplemental operating budget
As one of its final acts prior to adjourning Sine Die later on this evening, the Washington State Legislature today sent Governor Jay Inslee a supplemental operating budget agreement that appropriates funding to a host of essential public services necessary to the health and well-being of our communities.
Posted inElections
Ruth Kagi (D‑32nd District: Shoreline, Seattle, Edmonds) to retire from the state House
Another senior member of the Washington State Legislature’s House Democratic caucus has decided to retire this year instead of seeking reelection. Representative Ruth Kagi (D‑32nd District: Shoreline, Seattle, Edmonds) announced today that this will be her last term in office.
Posted inElections
Judy Clibborn (D‑41st District: Mercer Island, Bellevue) to retire from the state House
One of suburban Washington’s longest-serving Democratic legislators has decided not to seek reelection in 2018, setting the stage for a change of leadership on the House Transportation Committee and opening up a seat on the Eastside.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Governor Inslee signs net neutrality into law in Washington, drawing nationwide attention
Net neutrality will soon be the law of the land again — at least in the Evergreen State — following today’s signing of Substitute House Bill 2282 by Governor Jay Inslee, officially titled protecting an open internet in Washington State.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Thoughtful planning will help Sound Transit’s Ballard, West Seattle Link projects succeed
Today, Sound Transit is concluding the comment period for the first phase of early scoping on the voter-approved Ballard and West Seattle Link light rail extensions. Read the comments that NPI submitted to Sound Transit regarding issues we believe should be studied as part of the planning for each extension.