Pacific Northwestern states are moving towards reopening their economies at different speeds. Idaho is on the fastest track, followed by Oregon, and then Washington.
Monthly Archives: May 2020
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 25th-29th)
The week’s major votes included House passage of a bill to patch the Paycheck Protection Program and transmission of a five-year extension of the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) to conference with the Senate.
The Pandemic is Personal: NPI’s Bobby Aiyer on graduating high school during COVID-19
NPI’s Transit Advocate writes about what it’s like to be a senior during the 2019–2020 coronavirus pandemic, which unexpectedly ended the Class of 2020’s in-person learning.
Scramble for the Senate: Can Democrats show Colorado’s Cory Gardner the door?
If Joe Biden wants his policy agenda to be enacted, the Democrats have to win the Senate. Can they flip Cory Gardner’s seat in Colorado?
Most Washingtonians not sure who they’ll vote for in state’s 2020 Supreme Court races
Only one in five voters surveyed express a preference between recently appointed Justices G. Helen Whitener and Raquel Montoya-Lewis and their challengers Richard Serns and David Larson.
COVID-19 Update: Food, fraud, the homeless, strikes, the courts and miscalculations
In Washington, food processing plants are becoming hotspots for both disease and dissatisfaction, Oregon’s Supreme Court has told a circuit court judge to explain at length why he thinks Governor Brown overstepped her authority, and Idaho is implementing a new plan for testing and tracking.
To ensure Black Lives Matter, we must scrap oppressive systems for equity-based ones
The Northwest Progressive Institute is responding to the murders of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, and George Floyd by committing to organize for systemic change to ensure that Black Lives Matter.
Let’s think + act beyond presidential politics to build a progressive agenda for America
In this thoughtful longread, MLK County Democratic Chair Shasti Conrad outlines a path forward for progressive activists and movement leaders following the suspension of the Sanders and Warren campaigns.
Massive unemployment fraud reminds us that online signature gathering is a terrible idea
The last thing anyone who cares about the integrity of our democracy should want to do is lessen public confidence in elections, which is exactly what would happen if online signature gathering were to be permitted.
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 18th-22nd)
The week’s major votes included the Mitch McConnell engineered confirmations of Trump nominees John Ratcliffe (to be DNI) and James Trainor (to the FEC).
The Pandemic is Personal: Ed Hodapp on staying at home in America’s wealthiest city
A Sammamish resident discusses what it’s like to live with two other people who are also at higher than average risk from COVID-19 under one roof.
Scramble for the Senate: Can Democrats pick up a seat in Arizona with Mark Kelly?
Democrats have high hopes that they can unseat Arizona’s Republican Senator Martha McSally with the husband of former Congresswoman Gabby Giffords.
NPI poll finds Joe Biden on track for landslide Washington State win in November 2020
The presumptive Democratic nominee might well win the Evergreen State by a larger margin than any presidential candidate since Lyndon B. Johnson in 1964.
Matt Shea is leaving the Legislature. Are his wings clipped, or is he now unrestrained?
The militant extremist has decided not to seek another term, but that doesn’t mean he is no longer a menace to Washington State and the Pacific Northwest.