Former Vice President Joe Biden appears to be on the verge of winning a Democratic presidential nominating event for the first time.
Monthly Archives: February 2020
COVID-19 Update: Washington announces first U.S. death from novel coronavirus
Public health authorities have confirmed the first death attributed to the novel coronavirus. The deceased was a patient at EvergreenHealth.
Book Review: The Case Against Free Speech centers actual power over abstract principle
Read NPI Literary Advocate David Johnson’s review of P.E. Moskowitz’s provocatively titled book about the First Amendment, fascism, and the future of dissent.
COVID-19 Update: New coronavirus cases reported in Washington and Oregon
Here’s what we know about the new cases of the disease at this point. Public health authorities are beginning investigations.
The tenth 2020 Democratic presidential primary debate was chaotic and messy
Angry exchanges, incompetent moderation, and a partisan crowd helped make the debate in the run-up to South Carolina’s primary vote inconclusive.
Three key NPI legislative priorities advance in Washington State House, all on the same day
Abolition of the death penalty, a statewide ban on plastic bags, and comprehensive sexual health education have each received an affirmative vote in their House committees of origin.
Attorney General Bob Ferguson: Decision to close National Archives in Seattle is “illegal”
Washington State’s chief law enforcement officer is threatening a lawsuit if federal officials do not rescind their plans to shutter NARA’s Seattle facility on Sand Point Way.
Pete Buttigieg’s campaign is planning a Seattle-area rally of its own for March 6th
The Democratic presidential hopeful is planning a public rally on the evening of March 6th, the night before the Washington State Democratic Party’s Magnuson Awards Dinner.
Oregon Republicans flee Salem again, forcing the State House and Senate to shut down
Members of the Party of Trump’s Beaver State chapter have weaponized the state Constitution’s quorum requirement in a hostage-taking move.
We’re watching the tenth 2020 Democratic presidential debate. Join us!
Follow along with us from home as we chronicle the tenth Democratic debate, which is being held in South Carolina on February 25th, 2020.
Jessi Murray and David Hackney to run for Washington State House in 43rd, 11th LDs
Meet two aspiring Washington State Representatives who are taking on longtime incumbents Frank Chopp and Zack Hudgins.
Sound Transit considers delivering NE 130th light rail station years ahead of schedule
Sound Transit is poised to move up the timetable for completion of a crucial “infill” light rail station in North Seattle by several years.
New survey from NPI partner PPP gives Joe Biden a comfortable lead in South Carolina
Public Policy Polling found the former Vice President and Bernie Sanders are in the lead in the Palmetto State. No other candidate registered support in the double digits.
Senator Manka Dhingra to emcee NPI’s 2020 Spring Fundraising Gala on Friday, April 17th
The distinguished Washington State Senator will anchor the main program at NPI’s largest annual event in Renton.