| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the 2019 NDAA, the Elijah E. Cummings Lower Drug Costs Now Act, a modest package of climate justice action bills, and several nominations. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 15th, 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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Monthly Archives: December 2019
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 9th-13th)
I‑976 legal challenge gets more complicated as court signs off on motions to intervene
| Excerpt: | The legal challenge against Tim Eyman's incredibly destructive Initiative 976 appears poised to turn into quite the complex courtroom drama. |
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| Published at: | 1:47 PM on Friday, December 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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As the magnitude of Labour’s defeat sinks in, calls for Jeremy Corbyn’s departure multiply
| Excerpt: | Given the election result and the evidence that his leadership has been disastrous, Jeremy Corbyn's plan to stay on as Labour leader during a "period of reflection" seems extraordinarily unwise. |
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| Published at: | 12:20 PM on Friday, December 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | UK-General |
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As Britain’s general election looms, American progressives can learn from what goes down
| Excerpt: | British voters face a stark choice in the most important election in decades – a choice that could hold lessons for progressives in the United States. |
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| Published at: | 7:43 PM on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Brexit, Election Day, UK-General |
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AGO’s Noah Purcell issues scathing rejoinder to Tim Eyman’s claims of I‑976 sabotage
| Excerpt: | Washington State's Solicitor General is tired of Tim Eyman's constant attacks on the attorneys who have the unenviable job of defending Eyman's Initiative 976. |
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| Published at: | 1:54 PM on Wednesday, December 11th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Tim Eyman’s pals fail miserably in their attempt to intervene in I‑976 legal challenge
| Excerpt: | The Washington State Supreme Court made mincemeat out of a motion filed by Tim Eyman's friends to intervene in the case against Eyman's initiative to defund multimodal transportation infrastructure. |
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| Published at: | 11:00 PM on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Washington State Supreme Court keeps injunction against Tim Eyman’s I‑976 in place
| Excerpt: | The Washington State Supreme Court has decided that Tim Eyman's most recent initiative will remain paused while its constitutionality (or lack thereof) is determined. |
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| Published at: | 5:54 PM on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Raquel Montoya-Lewis joins Washington’s highest court as first Native American justice
| Excerpt: | In a history-making appointment, Governor Jay Inslee has chosen the state's only Native American Superior Court judge to take the place of retiring Justice Mary Fairhurst. |
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| Published at: | 11:54 AM on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Courts |
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Denny Heck to retire from Congress, creating an open seat in Washington’s 10th District
| Excerpt: | As of January 2021, the South Sound will be represented by someone new in Congress as incumbent Denny Heck passes the torch. |
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| Published at: | 11:15 AM on Wednesday, December 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Retirements, WA-10 |
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Kamala Harris exits contest for 2020 Democratic presidential nomination
| Excerpt: | The California senator is out of the running for the Democratic Party's nomination to be the next President of the United States. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Tuesday, December 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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Kristine Reeves resigns from the Washington State House… to run for Congress?