| Excerpt: | Recent House floor proceedings have revealed that a Trump-loving member of the Washington State House of Representatives has an anger management problem. |
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| Published at: | 3:39 PM on Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Insurance & Coverage |
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Monthly Archives: March 2019
Republican Jim Walsh’s angry tirades disrupt the work of the Washington State House
Boeing backpedals as United States finally joins rest of world in grounding the 737 MAX
| Excerpt: | The 737 MAX, Boeing's next generation narrow body jet, has been grounded in the United States following the fatal crash of Ethiopian Airlines Flight 302. |
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| Published at: | 1:27 PM on Wednesday, March 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Aviation |
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Senate Republicans kill effort to allow future school bonds to pass with a simple majority
| Excerpt: | A constitutional amendment to allow school bonds to pass by majority vote has died in the Washington State Senate at the hands of the Republicans. |
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| Published at: | 9:34 PM on Tuesday, March 12th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Education, Elections, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Facilities & Class Size, School Funding |
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Milwaukee selected as the host city for the 2020 Democratic National Convention
| Excerpt: | It's official: the Democratic Party will gather in the Midwest to nominate its next standard bearers for President and Vice President of the United States. |
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| Published at: | 6:34 PM on Monday, March 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Events, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Democratic National Convention, US-Pres |
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So much for that bankruptcy: Tim Eyman moves for his Chapter 11 case to be dismissed
| Excerpt: | The disgraced initiative promoter asked Judge Marc Barreca to dismiss his bankruptcy filing in a motion filed on February 28th, 2019. |
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| Published at: | 6:25 PM on Friday, March 8th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense |
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Tim “Chairman” Eyman pleads not guilty to charge of theft in the third degree
| Excerpt: | Video evidence shows that Eyman stole a Brenton Studios Mayhart chair from the Lacey Office Depot on February 13th, but Eyman says he's not guilty. |
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| Published at: | 7:35 PM on Thursday, March 7th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Permanent Defense |
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Washington State House passes bill ending the personal exemption for MMR vaccine
| Excerpt: | Parents in Washington may soon no longer be able to opt schoolchildren out of being vaccinated for measles, mumps, or rubella on philosophical grounds. |
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| Published at: | 11:45 PM on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Policy Topics |
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Bill to make prepaid postage on return ballot envelopes permanent sails out of Senate
| Excerpt: | Prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes will continue to be provided to Washington voters with Joe Nguyen's Substitute Senate Bill 5063. |
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| Published at: | 9:32 PM on Tuesday, March 5th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Prepaid Postage for Ballot Return Envelopes |
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Washington State House sends bill to reform presidential primary to Governor Jay Inslee
| Excerpt: | The Legislature has given final approval to a bill that will make Washington's presidential primary statute usable by both major parties in 2020. |
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| Published at: | 10:01 PM on Monday, March 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Presidential Primary |
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate approves legislation to repeal Tim Eyman’s push polls
| Excerpt: | We're halfway towards our objective of sending Governor Jay Inslee legislation to repeal Eyman's push polls, which he falsely calls "advisory votes". |
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| Published at: | 2:53 PM on Friday, March 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Permanent Defense |
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Washington Governor Jay Inslee announces climate-focused presidential campaign
| Excerpt: | Our own Governor Jay Inslee has officially joined the 2020 Democratic presidential field. |
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| Published at: | 11:29 AM on Friday, March 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, US-Pres |
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Republican-controlled U.S. Senate votes to rebuke Donald Trump over Yemen war