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Monthly Archives: May 2018
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
SIFF Documentary Review: “The Most Dangerous Year” highlights the urgency of the fight for transgender rights
Read NPI’s review of “The Most Dangerous Year”, premiering at the 2018 Seattle International Film Festival.
Posted inElections
Meet the candidates vying to succeed Kris Lytton in the 40th LD: Alex Ramel
Read NPI’s profile of Alex Ramel, a candidate for State Representative in Washington’s 40th Legislative District. Ramel is among six candidates vying to succeed retiring Democratic State Representative Kris Lytton.
Posted inElections
No surprise: NPI poll finds Washingtonians don’t like Donald Trump’s job performance
Washington State voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and has been a hotbed of resistance activity since Donald Trump’s Electoral College victory a year and a half ago, so it’s not too surprising that most Washingtonians don’t have a favorable opinion of Trump’s job performance.
Posted inElections
Senator Maria Cantwell enjoys a robust lead over Susan Hutchison, new NPI poll finds
Maria Cantwell is well positioned to continue on in the United States Senate with seatmate Patty Murray for another six years, a new NPI poll has found. 52% of respondents said they would support Cantwell, while only 36% would support Republican Susan Hutchison.
Posted inElections
Susan Hutchison’s absurd bashing of Maria Cantwell shows how Trumplike she’s become
It’s pretty evident that Hutchison intends to be a candidate in the mold of Donald Trump, her idol. That means we can expect a campaign consisting of outrageous lies and derogatory insults. That is not the kind of campaign that Washingtonians expect or deserve.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Book Review: Read “Inventing Ourselves” to learn about the latest brain science research
Cognitive neuroscientist Sarah-Jayne Blakemore’s book Inventing Ourselves is a fascinating examination of what recent decades of technological progress and investigation have shown us about the teenage brain.
Posted inElections
Jan Angel drops reelection bid; Democrats ready to pick up 26th LD with Emily Randall
Yesterday, incumbent Republican Senator Jan Angel (R‑26th District: Gig Harbor, Key Peninsula) rocked the Washington State political landscape when she unexpectedly dropped her state Senate reelection bid, handing Democrats a prime pickup opportunity in a cycle that is expected to be difficult for Republicans.
Posted inElections
Former Republican State Party Chair Susan Hutchison files to run against Maria Cantwell
With less than an hour and a half to go until the close of Filing Week 2018, former Republican State Party Chair Susan Hutchison has filed to run against incumbent Democratic United States Senator Maria Cantwell — we presume with the backing of the state party organization she was previously in charge of.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Torturer Gina Haspel will be installed as new CIA head thanks to renegade Democrats
Despite the opposition of Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, the United States Senate today voted to confirm torturer Gina Haspel to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency, further harming the United States’ international standing and handing Donald Trump another victory.
Posted inTechnology
Read Patty Murray + Maria Cantwell’s Senate floor speeches in support of Net Neutrality
In an important victory for our digital liberties, the U.S. Senate voted 52–47 in favor of restoring net neutrality as the law of the land in this country. The following are the speeches given by United States Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell in support of a free and open Internet prior to the vote.
Posted inElections
Oregon primary election results: Val Hoyle elected to lead Bureau of Labor and Industries
In a victory for the Democratic Party of Oregon, voters in the Beaver State have decided to keep the office of Commissioner of the Bureau of Labor and Industries (which is a nonpartisan position) in progressive hands by electing Val Hoyle.
Posted inElections
All Washington voters to get prepaid postage on their ballot return envelopes in 2018
Washington Governor Jay Inslee and Secretary of State Kim Wyman have cobbled together enough emergency funding to ensure that all counties in Washington State can offer prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes this year, Inslee’s office announced in a press release today.
Posted inElections
Avalanche of corporate money begins flowing into Washington State initiative campaigns
Big Oil and Big Soda are back — and they want your vote. Serious money is beginning to flow into campaign committees organized for and against initiatives that could be destined for the November 2018 general election ballot, reports recently filed with the PDC show.