VICTORY! A Canadian court has dealt a MASSIVE blow to the TransMountain oil pipeline that Justin Trudeau wants to build to pump oil out of Alberta to B.C.‘s coast. The pipeline may not be built now. Learn about this huge win for indigenous peoples, climate justice, and our orcas.
Monthly Archives: August 2018
Posted inElections
State Supreme Court erred in ordering I‑940 onto the ballot, but that mistake can be fixed
In ordering I‑940 onto the ballot, the Supreme Court itself stepped out of bounds, but attorneys for De-Escalate Washington have afforded the Court an opportunity to revise its verdict and avoid setting a very problematic, very troubling precedent.
Posted inElections
State Supreme Court sends De-Escalate WA’s Initiative 940 to the November 2018 ballot
A deeply divided Washington State Supreme Court ruled today that De-Escalate Washington’s Initiative 940 must appear on the November 2018 ballot to be considered by the people because its adoption by the Legislature last winter was effectively not without change or amendment due to the Legislature’s passage of a separate compromise bill (ESHB 3003) intended to supersede I‑940.
Posted inAnnouncements
NPI gets a sibling: Announcing the formation of the Northwest Progressive Foundation
Learn about NPI’s new sibling, the Northwest Progressive Foundation.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Don’t expect right wing media to apologize for deceptively declaring I‑1639 to be dead
Last week, right wing blogs and media outlets credited the NRA with a big victory when a judge blocked the Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s I‑1639 from the ballot. Now that the Supreme Court has reversed that judge’s decision, though, no mea culpas appear to be forthcoming.
Posted inBreaking News
Unanimous Supreme Court rules Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s I‑1639 will stay on ballot
NRA LOSES APPEAL: The Washington State Supreme Court has decided that the Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s I‑1639 will STAY on the November 2018 ballot, overturning a Superior Court judge who had blocked the measure from the ballot last week.
Posted inElections
Malcom Turnbull out as Australian Prime Minister after latest Aussie leadership spill
The Commonwealth of Australia is getting a new Prime Minister for the sixth time since 2007, after the Liberal Party of Australia (which is, despite its name, the country’s major right wing party) decided to boot out its current leader Malcom Turnbull, who himself ousted his predecessor in a leadership spill three years ago.
Posted inAnnouncements
We’ve been revolutionizing grassroots politics for a decade and a half: NPI is fifteen today!
August 22nd, 2018 is the the fifteen year anniversary of the founding of the Northwest Progressive Institute, which publishes the Cascadia Advocate.
Posted inElections
Judge blocks Alliance for Gun Responsibility’s I‑1639 from the ballot; campaign appeals
A judge in Thurston County has ordered that the Alliance For Gun Responsibility’s I‑1639 (raising the age to buy semiautomatic firearms, imposing new safe storage requirements, creating new background check requirements) be blocked from the November 2018 ballot.
Posted inElections
Jason Rittereiser suspends congressional campaign; congratulates Kim Schrier
Kim Schrier has emerged victorious among the Democratic field in Washington’s 8th Congressional District. Jason Rittereiser said today he’s suspending his campaign.
Posted inBreaking News
Good news: Washington State seeing highest August electoral voter turnout since 2012
August voter turnout is significantly UP compared to 2014 and even 2016. The last time August turnout was this high was in 2012. It looks we’ll soon surpass the 2012 mark, which will make August turnout the highest in eight years.
Posted inBreaking News
Senator Sharon Nelson’s successor will likely be either Shannon Braddock or Joe Nguyen
Who will succeed Senate Majority Leader Sharon Nelson in the Washington State Senate? It looks like the 34th District’s next Senator will be either Shannon Braddock or Joe Nguyen.
Posted inElections
5th District Democrats celebrate as early returns put Bill Ramos and Lisa Callan ahead
The Eastside of King County might soon cease to have any Republican representation in the Washington State Legislature. If Bill Ramos and Lisa Callan go on to win their House races (they’re currently ahead), Democrats will hold 12 out of 12 legislative seats on the Eastside.
Posted inBreaking News
Patty Kuderer, My-Linh Thai roll to victory in the 48th and 41st Legislative Districts
So much for Rodney Tom’s comeback bid. He’s getting crushed by Patty Kuderer in Washington’s 48th Legislative District. Meanwhile, My-Linh Thai is leading both Republican Michael Appleby and fellow Democrat Wendy Weiker in the race to succeed Judy Clibborn.