Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 12:38 PM on Thursday, March 22nd, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Media & Culture |
Tags: | Media Ownership |
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Monthly Archives: March 2018
NPI asks Bob Ferguson to consider filing suit to block bad AT&T/Time Warner merger
Conor Lamb declares victory in PA-18 as seething Republicans mull election challenge
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 11:12 PM on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | PA-18 |
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U.S. Senate passes Republican-backed bill to weaken Dodd-Frank financial reforms
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 6:27 PM on Wednesday, March 14th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Economic Security, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Consumer Protection |
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Every vote counts: Democrat Conor Lamb has extremely slim lead in PA-18 with 99% in
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 8:11 PM on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | PA-18 |
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Why states are a good place to fight for health care as a human right
Excerpt: | The path to single-payer health care can, and perhaps will, begin in the states themselves, Robert Cruickshank writes. |
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Published at: | 3:09 PM on Tuesday, March 13th, 2018 |
Written by: | Robert Cruickshank |
Categories: | Healthcare |
Tags: | Insurance & Coverage |
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Publicity seeking Tim Eyman files lawsuit to undo the Legislature’s I‑940 compromise
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 2:45 PM on Monday, March 12th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy, Litigation |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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It’s over: 2018 session of the Washington State Legislature adjourned Sine Die
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 10:37 PM on Thursday, March 8th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Sine Die |
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De-Escalate Washington’s I‑940 approved by the Legislature along with a compromise bill
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 7:38 PM on Thursday, March 8th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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Ruth Kagi (D‑32nd District: Shoreline, Seattle, Edmonds) to retire from the state House
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 3:58 PM on Thursday, March 8th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Retirements, WA-Leg |
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Judy Clibborn (D‑41st District: Mercer Island, Bellevue) to retire from the state House
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 6:24 PM on Wednesday, March 7th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Retirements, WA-Leg |
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Governor Inslee signs net neutrality into law in Washington, drawing nationwide attention
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 9:11 PM on Monday, March 5th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Technology |
Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Thoughtful planning will help Sound Transit’s Ballard, West Seattle Link projects succeed
Excerpt: | 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. |
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Published at: | 5:51 PM on Monday, March 5th, 2018 |
Written by: | Robert Cruickshank |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Transportation |
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Documentary Review: LA 92 tells the story of the riots that tore apart the Southland