| Excerpt: | Ten years to the day after Sound Transit's Central Link opened to the public for two days of free rides, NPI commemorates what was a watershed moment for our region. |
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| Published at: | 1:28 PM on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation |
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Monthly Archives: July 2019
Sound Transit’s Link light rail system turns ten today: Relive the magic of opening weekend
July Democratic presidential debate lineup set; Montana’s Steve Bullock makes the cut
| Excerpt: | Who will be onstage for the second Democratic debates this month? The answer: Everyone who participated in the first round, minus Eric Swalwell. Montana's Steve Bullock will take his place. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Wednesday, July 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Democratic Presidential Debates, US-Pres |
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U.S. House votes to condemn Donald Trump’s bigoted, racist, appalling “go back” tweets
| Excerpt: | Donald Trump's racism has been called out and rebuked by a bipartisan majority of the United States House of Representatives. It's a start. |
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| Published at: | 4:56 PM on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Tim Eyman, “Liberty State” extremists no longer working together after I‑1648 debacle
| Excerpt: | The disgraced initiative promoter has had a falling out with the people who provided the muscle for his unsuccessful attempt to qualify I-1648. |
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| Published at: | 6:41 PM on Monday, July 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 8th-12th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included a military budget (the NDAA), new rules for allocating green cards, and taking care of September 11th first responders. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, July 14th, 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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LIVE from Philadelphia: Pressley, Haaland, Omar, Tlaib take the stage at Netroots Nation
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the Making HerStory: The women who are shifting the balance of power in D.C. panel discussion at Netroots Nation 2019. |
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| Published at: | 12:22 PM on Saturday, July 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Categories: | Events, Live Coverage, Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from Philadelphia: Netroots Nation 2020 to be held in Denver, Colorado in August 2020
| Excerpt: | Next year, Netroots Nation will be heading to the Mile High City in the Rocky Mountain West. Learn more about plans for next year's convention. |
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| Published at: | 6:15 PM on Thursday, July 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events, Live Coverage |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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LIVE from Philadelphia: Netroots Nation 2019 opens with a focus on equity, justice for all
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the inaugural plenary session at America's largest annual gathering of progressive activists. |
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| Published at: | 5:05 PM on Thursday, July 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Events, Live Coverage, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination |
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Another Tim Eyman scam bites the dust: I‑1648 fails to qualify for the November ballot
| Excerpt: | Disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman was forced to admit failure yet again as his scheme to overturn the Legislature's 2019 revenue reforms met its demise in Olympia at the Secretary of State's Elections Annex on Union Street. |
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| Published at: | 10:54 PM on Friday, July 5th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-three years later
| Excerpt: | This Fourth of July, take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 AM on Thursday, July 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Fourth of July |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 15th-19th)