| Excerpt: | Rodney Tom says he supported Hillary Clinton for President in 2016. Now he wants Dino Rossi to win in Washington's 8th Congressional District. This is a seat Democrats may need to win in order to retake Congress. |
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| Published at: | 11:34 AM on Tuesday, July 24th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-08, WA-Leg |
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Monthly Archives: July 2018
Proving he’s a born-again Republican, Rodney Tom endorses Dino Rossi for Congress
Meet the 2018 contenders in Washington’s 8th Congressional District: Kim Schrier
| Excerpt: | Read NPI’s profile of Kim Schrier, one of three credible Democratic candidates vying to advance to the November general election in Washington’s 8th Congressional District. |
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| Published at: | 9:41 PM on Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Alison Wendler |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-08 |
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Book Review: “The Storm Before the Storm” and the seduction of history’s lessons
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Storm Before The Storm: The Beginning of the End of the Roman Republic, by Mike Duncan. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, July 22nd, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Books |
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Excavation of East Link’s downtown Bellevue tunnel is done, five months ahead of schedule
| Excerpt: | The new tunnel, which will carry trains underneath the city center, is approximately one third of a mile long (1,985 linear feet, to be specific). |
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| Published at: | 6:21 PM on Friday, July 20th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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This is what pandering looks like: Rodney Tom’s door lit pieces reveal his different faces
| Excerpt: | Tom is simultaneously chasing after two very different groups of voters and trying to win them over to his side by telling them what he thinks they want to hear. That's disturbing, but not surprising coming from someone who sold out the Democratic Party in 2012 in return for a corner office and the title of Majority Leader. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, July 18th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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This autumn, take a stand for public health and vote NO on Big Soda’s Initiative 1634
| Excerpt: | No matter what it may be called, don't fall for the deceptive advertising campaign behind I-1634. And don’t let your friends and neighbors be fooled either. Spread the word. Urge your local media outlets to expose this dishonesty. |
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| Published at: | 10:39 AM on Monday, July 16th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Brad Fenstermacher |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Companies & Industries, WA-Ballot |
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Book Review: This is your brain on “Collusion”
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Collusion: How Central Bankers Rigged the World, by Nomi Prins |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, July 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Media & Culture, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Book Reviews, Books, Fiscal Responsibility, Liberal Markets |
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Meet the 2018 contenders in Washington’s 8th Congressional District: Jason Rittereiser
| Excerpt: | Read NPI’s profile of Jason Rittereiser, one of three credible Democratic candidates vying to advance to the November general election in Washington’s 8th Congressional District. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Saturday, July 14th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Alison Wendler |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-08 |
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NPI poll finds 69% of Washingtonians favor life in prison alternatives to the death penalty
| Excerpt: | An overwhelming majority of Washingtonians would rather send convicted murderers to prison for life than execute them, a recent poll commissioned by the Northwest Progressive Institute has found. |
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| Published at: | 1:30 PM on Thursday, July 12th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Human Rights, Nondiscrimination |
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Book Review: The real “Good News About Bad Behavior” is that the kids are already alright
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Good News About Bad Behavior by Kathleen Reynolds Lewis. |
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| Published at: | 8:15 AM on Wednesday, July 11th, 2018 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Book Reviews, Books |
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Salish Sea threatened by Canada’s buyout of Kinder Morgan’s Trans-Mountain pipeline
| Excerpt: | The expansion of the Trans-Mountain Pipeline is a threat to the Salish Sea that should not be allowed to become yesterday's news. |
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| Published at: | 8:45 AM on Monday, July 9th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Brad Fenstermacher |
| Categories: | Open Government, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Energy & Power, Indigenous Peoples |
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Meet the candidates vying to succeed Kris Lytton in the 40th LD: Rud Browne