| Excerpt: | Democrats and Republicans in the Granite State's House and Senate came together to override a gubernatorial veto, abolishing the death penalty in New Hampshire. |
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| Published at: | 3:15 PM on Thursday, May 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Criminal Justice, Nondiscrimination |
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Monthly Archives: May 2019
Death penalty legislatively abolished in New Hampshire by bipartisan supermajorities
Frontier Communications to leave Cascadia; PNW assets sold to WaveDivision Capital
| Excerpt: | Nine years after taking on debt to buy Verizon's assets in the Pacific Northwest, Frontier Communications is offloading those same assets in a $1.35 billion sale to Kirkland-based WaveDivision Capital, which must be approved by regulators. |
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| Published at: | 12:04 PM on Thursday, May 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning, Technology |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure |
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Fourth annual Rooted in Rights Film Festival puts disabled storytellers front and center
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the 2019 Rooted in Rights in Film Festival, where several groundbreaking films created by people with disabilities were screened. |
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| Published at: | 6:15 PM on Wednesday, May 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination |
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Washingtonians unhappy with Donald Trump, want to replace him with a Democrat in 2020
| Excerpt: | Most Evergreen State voters disapprove of Donald Trump and say they'd support his Democratic opponent if the 2020 election were being held now, a new NPI poll finds. |
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| Published at: | 12:15 PM on Tuesday, May 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, US-Pres |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 20th-24th)
| Excerpt: | Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week in Congress. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 26th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Guy Palumbo resigns from the Washington State Senate, effective immediately
| Excerpt: | Guy Palumbo is out. The one-term Democratic state senator has resigned from office, effective immediately. Three successors must now be nominated by the Democratic Party. |
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| Published at: | 9:52 AM on Friday, May 24th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Resignations, State Legislative Appointments |
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Court penalizes Tim Eyman and associates as state wins two successive default judgments
| Excerpt: | Disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman and his friends now owe the taxpayers a lot of money after not bothering to defend themselves against lawsuits alleging they violated Washington's public disclosure laws. |
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| Published at: | 8:19 PM on Thursday, May 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, State of Washington v. Tim Eyman |
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SIFF Documentary Review: Our Bodies Our Doctors is a timely reminder of the importance of reproductive rights
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Our Bodies Our Doctors, a film about reproductive rights that's being screened at the 2019 Seattle International Film Festival. |
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| Published at: | 6:11 PM on Wednesday, May 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Healthcare, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film, Reproductive Rights, Seattle International Film Festival |
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Candidates other than Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders vie for traction ahead of first debates
| Excerpt: | Candidates like Kamala Harris and Beto O'Rourke are trying to figure out how to gain traction with the Democratic electorate ahead of the first debates in Miami. |
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| Published at: | 8:53 PM on Monday, May 20th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 13th-17th)
| Excerpt: | Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week in Congress. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 19th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Book Review: “A Prophet of Peace” and Juan Cole’s New Historicism
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Juan Cole's tome on the Prophet Muhummad. |
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| Published at: | 6:28 AM on Wednesday, May 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Books |
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Senators call on NBC to make climate justice the focus of the first presidential debate