Excerpt: | A bill that polishes De-Escalate Washington's successful Initiative 940 has cleared the Legislature unanimously, without a single dissenting vote. |
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Published at: | 12:06 PM on Wednesday, January 30th, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Monthly Archives: January 2019
State Senate sends bill to perfect De-Escalate Washington’s I‑940 to Governor Jay Inslee
Trump caves to Democrats, says he’ll sign bill to temporarily reopen the federal government
Excerpt: | Donald Trump has agreed to temporarily reopen the federal government without money for the construction a wall on the border with Mexico. |
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Published at: | 1:42 PM on Friday, January 25th, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility |
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U.S. Senate fails to advance legislation to reopen the federal government
Excerpt: | The federal government remains shut down, but the Senate Republicans are splintering, which could mean Congress might soon finally stand up to Trump. |
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Published at: | 6:34 PM on Thursday, January 24th, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility |
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Washington State House unanimously passes legislation to adopt new I‑940 compromise
Excerpt: | And they're off! The Washington State House of Representatives has passed its first consequential bill of the 2019 session, concerning law enforcement. |
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Published at: | 5:35 PM on Thursday, January 24th, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Sound Transit: Tim Eyman’s I‑976 would wipe out nearly $7 billion in revenue through 2041
Excerpt: | "If enacted, the initiative would divert a significant amount of tax revenues away from implementing voter-approved transit projects.," the agency says. |
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Published at: | 6:30 PM on Monday, January 21st, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA_Ballot |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: “One day the South will recognize its real heroes”
Excerpt: | Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail. |
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Published at: | 10:30 AM on Monday, January 21st, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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King County residents want more transit, but there would be less under Tim Eyman’s I‑976
Excerpt: | I-976 is a recipe for horrific highway gridlock, derelict roads, and stranded travelers. Think traffic is bad now? I-976 would make it much worse. |
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Published at: | 1:04 PM on Sunday, January 20th, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Book Review: “The Empty Throne” makes a better argument for not having one
Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Empty Throne: America's Abdication of Global Leadership, by Ivo H. Daalder and James M. Lindsay. |
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Published at: | 10:30 AM on Sunday, January 20th, 2019 |
Written by: | David A Johnson |
Categories: | Media & Culture |
Tags: | Books |
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“We are the state that invests in our people”: Jay Inslee delivers 2019 State of the State
Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of Governor Jay Inslee's 2019 State of the State Address. |
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Published at: | 12:30 PM on Wednesday, January 16th, 2019 |
Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | State of the State Address |
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Book Review: Kissinger is proof the adults in the room were “Reckless”, too
Excerpt: | In the Mel Brooks parody “Space Balls”, the villainous character Darth Helmet brags to Lonestarr, the protagonist, that, “Evil will always triumph because good is dumb.” This trope appears in fiction often, and some writers rely on it almost entirely. The medievalist historian and culture critic Steven Atwell has observed that one of the central […] |
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Published at: | 6:00 AM on Sunday, January 13th, 2019 |
Written by: | David A Johnson |
Categories: | Media & Culture |
Tags: | Book Reviews, Books |
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Kevin Ranker resigns from the Washington State Senate following misconduct allegations
Excerpt: | Kevin Ranker has resigned from the Washington State Senate following recent allegations of misconduct, the Senate Democratic Caucus announced today. |
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Published at: | 9:53 PM on Saturday, January 12th, 2019 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Accountable Leaders, WA-Leg |
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Documentary Review: Crime + Punishment details fight against illegal policing quotas
Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Crime + Punishment, an original Hulu documentary chronicling the efforts of whistleblower cops to stop illegal policing quotas. |
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Published at: | 8:30 PM on Thursday, January 10th, 2019 |
Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
Tags: | Criminal Justice, Films, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Washington State Senate approves bill to create a usable presidential primary in 2020