| Excerpt: | Spokane's daily newspaper will stop publishing unsigned editorials and candidate endorsements after its publisher's exhortation to vote for Donald Trump was poorly received. |
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| Published at: | 10:23 PM on Wednesday, October 28th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Future of Journalism, US-Pres |
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Monthly Archives: October 2020
Spokesman-Review to ditch endorsements after furious backlash to pro-Trump editorial
Mike, John McKay join Republican-appointed former prosecutors in endorsing Joe Biden
| Excerpt: | “We firmly believe that Vice President Joe Biden is the candidate who can – and will – provide the leadership we need to refocus the Justice Department on the cause of impartial justice," the letter signed by the brothers declares. |
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| Published at: | 7:46 PM on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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With I‑976 kaput, transit advocates focus on navigating out of the coronavirus pandemic
| Excerpt: | Tim Eyman's assault on multimodal transportation infrastructure has been nixed by the Washington State Supreme Court, but the coronavirus pandemic and the Legislature's failure to deliver progressive tax reform continue to threaten transit. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, October 27th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Elections, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation |
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Voters likely to sustain state’s new sex ed law by approving Referendum 90, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | A clear majority of Washingtonians are voting or prepared to vote to keep the state's new Democratically-approved comprehensive sexual health education law and resume its implementation. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 PM on Sunday, October 25th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Research Poll Findings, WA-Ballot |
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Chris Reykdal leads for OSPI; Maia Espinoza not far behind and many voters undecided
| Excerpt: | Incumbent Superintendent of Public Instruction Chris Reykdal, a former Democratic legislator, is ahead of his Republican-backed challenger Maia Espinoza, but not by much... and most voters surveyed by NPI are not sure who they're voting for. |
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| Published at: | 2:28 PM on Sunday, October 25th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Exec |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 19th-23rd)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the failure of a Democratic effort to block the gutting of the Community Reinvestment Act and the failure of a Republican effort to pass a COVID-19 response bill. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, October 25th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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NDP wins snap election in British Columbia, giving John Horgan a majority government
| Excerpt: | Canada's westernmost province will remain under progressive governance for another four years thanks to what is shaping up to be a huge win for the British Columbia New Democratic Party (BCNDP). |
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| Published at: | 11:30 PM on Saturday, October 24th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | BC-Assembly |
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Raquel Montoya-Lewis and G. Helen Whitener ahead for Supreme Court; most voters unsure
| Excerpt: | More Washingtonians know who they're supporting for State Supreme Court compared to the spring of 2020, but most are still undecided, NPI's October 2020 poll has found. |
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| Published at: | 2:30 PM on Friday, October 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Judi |
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Some takeaways from the final presidential debate between Joe Biden and Donald Trump
| Excerpt: | This debate was seen by many as a return to civility, but Trump was still full of lies, conspiracy theories and nonsensical claims. |
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| Published at: | 11:25 AM on Friday, October 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Categories: | Elections, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Presidential Debates, US-Pres |
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Longtime Insurance Commissioner Mike Kreidler looks all set to win a sixth term
| Excerpt: | The longest-serving member of Washington State's executive department appears to be a lock for reelection to a sixth straight term as Washington State's Insurance Commissioner, NPI's recent poll of six hundred and ten likely voters has found. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, October 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Exec |
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Joe Biden likes to say, “Here’s the deal.” He just used the final debate to close the deal.
| Excerpt: | The final presidential debate of 2020 is in the history books. Read Joel Connelly's analysis of the last showdown between Donald Trump and Joe Biden. |
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| Published at: | 9:45 PM on Thursday, October 22nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Tags: | Presidential Debates, US-Pres |
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NPI’s 2020 October elections survey provides a rich political portrait of Washington State