| Excerpt: | The chamber voted overwhelmingly to adopt a transportation budget for 2019-2021 (ESHB 1160) developed by the House Transportation Committee, chaired by Jake Fey. |
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| Published at: | 12:32 PM on Friday, March 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Monthly Archives: March 2019
2019–2021 transportation budget approved by Washington State House with five nays
Poll Watch: “Mayor Pete” gaining support with Iowa Democrats
| Excerpt: | Support is rising for Democratic presidential contender Pete Buttigieg, the Mayor of South Bend, Indiana, according to a new poll of likely Iowa caucusgoers. |
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| Published at: | 1:17 PM on Thursday, March 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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Kirsten Gillibrand releases tax returns as a challenge to Trump and other Democrats
| Excerpt: | "It allows people to know you’re working for them and nobody else,” the junior Senator from New York and presidential contender explained to CNN. |
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| Published at: | 9:59 PM on Wednesday, March 27th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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Book Review: Fallout: Conspiracy, Cover-Up and the Deceitful Case for the Atom Bomb
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Peter Watson's Fallout, which argues that "the atomic bomb was the unnecessary product of mistrust and deceit between World War II allies". |
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| Published at: | 8:00 PM on Sunday, March 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Books, Nuclear Proliferation |
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Documentary Review: Oscar winner “Period. End of Sentence.” is a must-see short film
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of the 2019 Academy Award winning film for Best Documentary Short, exploring the rarely discussed subject of menstruation. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Sunday, March 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Academy Awards, Films |
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Poll Watch: Early survey examines Washington’s 2020 gubernatorial landscape
| Excerpt: | In presidential years, Washington State elects a governor. If incumbent Jay Inslee doesn't run again, what will the electoral landscape look like? |
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| Published at: | 8:10 PM on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Gov |
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April 10th will henceforth be celebrated as Dolores Huerta Day in Washington State
| Excerpt: | Washington State has a new holiday, recognizing a pioneering labor leader and civil rights activist who co-founded the National Farm Workers Association. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, March 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Dolores Huerta Day |
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Former gubernatorial hopeful Andrew Gillum launches massive voter registration effort
| Excerpt: | Former gubernatorial candidate Andrew Gillum has a new mission: deny Donald Trump a second term by making sure Florida doesn't vote for him again. |
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| Published at: | 8:53 PM on Friday, March 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Universal Suffrage |
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Poll Watch: New poll shows Kamala Harris gaining, record enthusiasm ahead of 2020
| Excerpt: | A new poll conducted on behalf of CNN shows California Senator Kamala Harris gaining support among Democratic voters, with less than a year to go until the Iowa caucuses. |
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| Published at: | 12:32 PM on Thursday, March 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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*This* is what leadership looks like: New Zealand is banning military-grade guns
| Excerpt: | It's truly refreshing to see a country's leadership take swift and decisive action to improve gun safety laws in the aftermath of a horrific mass shooting. |
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| Published at: | 10:19 PM on Wednesday, March 20th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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State of Washington moves to convert Tim Eyman’s bankruptcy into a Chapter 7 case
| Excerpt: | Bob Ferguson has objected to Tim Eyman's motion to dismiss his Chapter 11 case and is asking for a conversion to a Chapter 7 liquidation bankruptcy instead. |
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| Published at: | 7:52 PM on Tuesday, March 19th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, State of Washington v. Tim Eyman |
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U.S. Senate joins House in voting to terminate Donald Trump’s fake emergency declaration
| Excerpt: | By a vote of fifty-nine to forty-one, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate concurred that Donald Trump's fake national emergency declaration should be terminated. |
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| Published at: | 12:17 PM on Thursday, March 14th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Roll Call Votes |
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Senate Democrats unveil their own capital gains tax plan, but it doesn’t fund our schools