Ready to get rid of Tim Eyman’s push polls (which he calls “advisory votes”)? The Washington State Senate is! A repeal bill is now awaiting a floor vote.
Monthly Archives: February 2019
Bipartisan majority in U.S. House votes to terminate Trump’s fake national emergency
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.
Mammoth public lands bill gets resounding vote of support on final passage in U.S. House
A bill that will expand our national parks system and permanently reauthorize the Land & Water Conservation Fund has cleared Congress.
Sound Transit says House Bill 2123 (vehicle fees) would blow a big financial hole in ST3
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.
2019 Oscars impressions: America got a shorter, more diverse ceremony to enjoy
Read NPI’s impressions of the 91st Annual Academy Awards, which aired February 24th, 2019, on ABC.
Documentary Review: “Silas” will take you inside the fight against corruption in Liberia
Read NPI’s review of “Silas” a documentary about the fight against corruption and exploitation in Liberia.
Bored House Republicans waste our resources on bill mocking statue replacement task force
Fourteen of our Republican elected representatives just made fools of themselves by trying their hands at satire, wasting public resources in the process.
Tim Eyman, broke? Nope! Try flush with cash — he’s got $465,615 in his checking accounts
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.
Good news: House Democrats introduce bill to create progressive tax reform task force
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.
Alternative voting method discussions should note the “bug” in RCV’s instant runoff voting
How can we make voting a more satisfying experience? Proponents of instant runoff/ranked choice voting say they have the answer, but NPI disagrees.
Tim Eyman charged with misdemeanor theft; he says he didn’t mean to steal office chair
The disgraced initiative promoter has cooked up a pathetic, laughable excuse for his criminal conduct for last week.
Bethel youth get it: In a democracy, decisions should be made by the many — not a few
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.
Tim Eyman caught on video stealing a chair from the Office Depot in Lacey, Washington
The disgraced initiative promoter is under investigation for petty theft and pledges to “cooperate fully” following widespread media coverage of his crime.
VICTORY! Washington State Senate votes to abolish the death penalty a second time
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.