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Daily Archives: November 7th, 2018

Dino Rossi concedes the 2018 8th Congressional District race to Dr. Kim Schrier

Excerpt:	Perennial loser Dino Rossi has thrown in the towel on his fourth consecutive failed bid for higher office in Washington State.
Published at:	10:14 PM on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-08
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Washingtonians rejected I‑1631, but that doesn’t mean they oppose a price on pollution

Excerpt:	Since I-1631 is unfortunately not going to become law in December, we need to get to work developing a new climate action plan, pronto.
Published at:	6:37 PM on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections, Our Environment, Policy Topics
Tags:	Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power, Pollution, WA-Ballot
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Mona Das closes in on Joe Fain in 47th District; now trails by just ninety votes

Excerpt:	Democratic challenger Mona Das is on the cusp of overtaking entrenched Republican State Senator and alleged rapist Joe Fain in Washington's 47th Legislative District.
Published at:	4:17 PM on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	WA-Leg
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Idaho overwhelmingly votes to expand Medicaid; Proposition #2 Yes vote tops 60%!

Excerpt:	Voters in Idaho are giving a big thumbs up to a ballot measure to expand Medicaid to cover low income adults and people without children.
Published at:	1:32 AM on Wednesday, November 7th, 2018
Written by:	Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:	Elections
Tags:	ID-Ballot
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