Excerpt: | As NPI's longest serving boardmember prepares to leave public office, we took a look back at her remarkable career and greatest accomplishments. |
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Published at: | 4:00 PM on Thursday, December 31st, 2020 |
Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
Categories: | Appreciations & Remembrances, Public Service |
Tags: | Retirements |
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Monthly Archives: December 2020
Congratulations to NPI’s Gael Tarleton on concluding thirteen years of public service
U.S. House overrides Donald Trump’s veto of the National Defense Authorization Act
Excerpt: | “With this overwhelmingly bipartisan vote, the House has upheld our sacred Constitutional responsibility to keep our country and our people safe," said Speaker Nancy Pelosi. |
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Published at: | 10:45 PM on Monday, December 28th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, National Defense, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Budgeting, Effective Procurement, Fiscal Responsibility |
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U.S. House resoundingly adopts CASH Act to boost COVID-19 recovery payments to $2,000
Excerpt: | The legislation earned the near unanimous support of the Democratic caucus. Democrats were joined by forty-four Republicans, including Washington State's Jaime Herrera Beutler and Oregon's Greg Walden. |
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Published at: | 7:30 PM on Monday, December 28th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Disaster Recovery, Universal Basic Income |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (December 21st-24th)
Excerpt: | The week's major votes were both in support of a combined end-of-the-year COVID-19 relief package and omnibus appropriations bill that Donald Trump has threatened not to sign. |
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Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, December 27th, 2020 |
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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Britain and the European Union have finally reached a “Brexit” implementation deal
Excerpt: | Ursula von der Leyen and Boris Johnson say they've agreed on terms that will govern how the United Kingdom leaves the European Union on December 31st, 2020. |
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Published at: | 12:24 PM on Thursday, December 24th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Brexit, Diplomacy & Conflict, Trade |
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BNSF-operated train transporting Bakken crude oil derails in Whatcom County
Excerpt: | There were no fatalities and no injuries were reported, though the derailment did result in an oil spill. Seven tank cars went off the tracks, with two catching fire, about twenty minutes before noon. |
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Published at: | 8:00 PM on Tuesday, December 22nd, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution, Safe Neighborhoods |
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Year-end pandemic relief bill clears both houses of Congress with bipartisan support
Excerpt: | With just a few days to go before 2020 ends, the House and Senate have given approval to a $2.3 trillion combined pandemic relief package and omnibus appropriations bill. |
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Published at: | 10:52 PM on Monday, December 21st, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Republican plot to dissolve joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department collapses
Excerpt: | At the last minute, erratic Republican Councilmember Pam Roach thwarted a scheme by Executive Bruce Dammeier's operation to displace TPCHD with a standalone public health department. |
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Published at: | 10:32 PM on Tuesday, December 15th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Healthcare, Open Government, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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2020 Electoral College affirms Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ historic and decisive victory
Excerpt: | This year's meeting of the Electoral College took on greater importance due to Donald Trump and his followers' refusal to accept the results of the 2020 presidential election. |
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Published at: | 8:36 PM on Monday, December 14th, 2020 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Electoral College, US-Pres |
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NPI bestows its highest honor, the Lynn Allen Award, on the late Tony Lee (1948–2020)