| Excerpt: | The Donald's abuse of power was too much for Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Jaime Herrera-Beutler to stomach. They put country ahead of party for a change. |
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| Published at: | 11:12 PM on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Monthly Archives: February 2019
Bipartisan majority in U.S. House votes to terminate Trump’s fake national emergency
Mammoth public lands bill gets resounding vote of support on final passage in U.S. House
| Excerpt: | A bill that will expand our national parks system and permanently reauthorize the Land & Water Conservation Fund has cleared Congress. |
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| Published at: | 9:12 PM on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Conservation, Emergency Preparedness, Historic Preservation |
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Sound Transit says House Bill 2123 (vehicle fees) would blow a big financial hole in ST3
| Excerpt: | NPI is urging a group of Washington State House Democrats to abandon legislation that would reduce revenue for Sound Transit projects in an Eyman-like fashion. |
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| Published at: | 11:29 PM on Monday, February 25th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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2019 Oscars impressions: America got a shorter, more diverse ceremony to enjoy
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's impressions of the 91st Annual Academy Awards, which aired February 24th, 2019, on ABC. |
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| Published at: | 10:20 PM on Sunday, February 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Academy Awards, Film |
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Documentary Review: “Silas” will take you inside the fight against corruption in Liberia
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Silas" a documentary about the fight against corruption and exploitation in Liberia. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Views & Reviews, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Conservation, Film, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Bored House Republicans waste our resources on bill mocking statue replacement task force
| Excerpt: | Fourteen of our Republican elected representatives just made fools of themselves by trying their hands at satire, wasting public resources in the process. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, February 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Lessons from History |
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Tim Eyman, broke? Nope! Try flush with cash — he’s got $465,615 in his checking accounts
| Excerpt: | Remember when Tim Eyman filed for bankruptcy? He make it sound like he'd fallen upon hard times. But actually, he's doing quite well, thank you very much. |
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| Published at: | 1:08 PM on Friday, February 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense |
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Good news: House Democrats introduce bill to create progressive tax reform task force
| Excerpt: | The legislation would create a task force to set Washington on a pathway to developing a credible plan to overhaul our unfair, broken tax code. |
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| Published at: | 3:55 PM on Thursday, February 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Alternative voting method discussions should note the “bug” in RCV’s instant runoff voting
| Excerpt: | How can we make voting a more satisfying experience? Proponents of instant runoff/ranked choice voting say they have the answer, but NPI disagrees. |
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| Published at: | 6:16 PM on Wednesday, February 20th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Approval Voting, Fair Elections, Instant Runoff Voting |
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Tim Eyman charged with misdemeanor theft; he says he didn’t mean to steal office chair
| Excerpt: | The disgraced initiative promoter has cooked up a pathetic, laughable excuse for his criminal conduct for last week. |
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| Published at: | 4:48 PM on Tuesday, February 19th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Permanent Defense |
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Bethel youth get it: In a democracy, decisions should be made by the many — not a few
| Excerpt: | Washington State's Constitution should be amended to change the threshold for passage of school bonds to a majority vote, which is all that levies require. |
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| Published at: | 1:29 PM on Sunday, February 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Education, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | School Funding |
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Tim Eyman caught on video stealing a chair from the Office Depot in Lacey, Washington
| Excerpt: | The disgraced initiative promoter is under investigation for petty theft and pledges to "cooperate fully" following widespread media coverage of his crime. |
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| Published at: | 11:09 PM on Friday, February 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Permanent Defense |
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate votes to abolish the death penalty a second time
| Excerpt: | Washington is once again on its way to becoming the next state to abolish the death penalty thanks to Senate passage of Reuven Carlyle's SB 5339. |
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| Published at: | 3:08 PM on Friday, February 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
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Bill to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls advances to floor of Washington State Senate