Excerpt: | Manka Dhingra is going places. The pioneering 45th District Senator and Northwest Progressive Foundation boardmember has been elected to Senate leadership. |
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Published at: | 4:30 PM on Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Monthly Archives: November 2018
Manka Dhingra elected Deputy Senate Majority Leader; will also chair new Behavioral Health Subcommittee
Frank Chopp to retire as Speaker of the Washington State House after 2019 session
Excerpt: | The 2019 legislative session will be Frank Chopp's swan song as House Speaker. |
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Published at: | 3:14 PM on Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Book Review: Hilarie Gamm’s “Billions Lost” sadly has nothing useful or progressive to say
Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Billions Lost: The American Tech Crisis and the Roadmap to Change" by Hilarie T. Gamm. |
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Published at: | 3:30 PM on Sunday, November 25th, 2018 |
Written by: | David A Johnson |
Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
Tags: | Books, Human Rights |
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Reforms still needed to make presidential primary usable by both major parties in WA
Excerpt: | Will both of Washington's major parties use a presidential primary in 2020? It could happen, if some necessary election administration reforms are adopted. |
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Published at: | 1:32 PM on Tuesday, November 20th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Presidential Primary |
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A great day for Sound Transit: Hilltop Link breaks ground; Lynnwood Link gets funded
Excerpt: | Puget Sound's Regional Transportation Authority has secured two big wins heading into the Thanksgiving holiday. |
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Published at: | 7:50 PM on Monday, November 19th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Transportation |
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A stamp shouldn’t be necessary to vote: Let’s keep ballot return envelopes postage-free
Excerpt: | We all ought to be able to agree that voting shouldn't be difficult and burdensome. Let's continue to provide prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, November 17th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Voter Turnout |
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Emily Randall widens her lead over Marty McClendon in tight 26th District Senate race
Excerpt: | With the November 15th ballot drop, Democratic Senate contender Emily Randall is up to an eighty-eight vote lead over Republican Marty McClendon in the closely watched 26th District Senate race. |
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Published at: | 5:22 PM on Thursday, November 15th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Just twelve votes now separate Emily Randall and Marty McClendon in 26th LD Senate race
Excerpt: | As of November 14th, a mere twelve votes separate Democratic contender Emily Randall from Republican Marty McClendon for Senate in Washington's 26th Legislative District. |
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Published at: | 5:47 PM on Wednesday, November 14th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Kyrsten Sinema triumphs over Martha McSally: Democrats pick up a U.S. Senate seat
Excerpt: | Big news out of Arizona tonight: The Associated Press has called the Grand Canyon State's U.S. Senate race for Democratic contender Kyrsten Sinema, and Republican Martha McSally has conceded the race in a congratulatory tweet. |
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Published at: | 6:05 PM on Monday, November 12th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | AZ-Sen |
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Washington State Senate Democrats select Andy Billig as their new Majority Leader
Excerpt: | Andy Billig of Spokane, the State Senate's sole Democrat hailing from east of the Cascades, has been chosen to be the chamber's new Majority Leader. |
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Published at: | 2:54 PM on Monday, November 12th, 2018 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Magnitude 7.0 earthquake shakes Anchorage, Alaska, causing widespread damage