| Excerpt: | Read Joe Biden's inaugural address, delivered Janaury 20th, 2021 in front of the United States Capitol. |
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| Published at: | 2:00 PM on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Inauguration Day |
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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Read or watch Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address
We made it! Joe Biden and Kamala Harris have been sworn in as America’s new leaders
| Excerpt: | We must and should commend ourselves for all we did to fight against all of the above and reach this moment. When you're going through hell, keep going, the old adage goes. And so we did. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Inauguration Day, Presidential Transitions |
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Joe Biden and the Salish Sea: Will cancellation of the Keystone XL pipeline mean Alberta’s bitumen crude oil is headed to our waters?
| Excerpt: | Progressives will need to back the forty-sixth president, but make sure he will have our backs when it comes to safeguarding shared waters of the Salish Sea. Our worries should be heard and considered at the highest level. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution, Presidential Transitions |
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Secretary of State Kim Wyman is thinking of quitting the Republican Party. Great idea!
| Excerpt: | "I don't know that I can continue being a Republican, because that's not what republicanism is about," Wyman told KUOW. |
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| Published at: | 6:21 PM on Tuesday, January 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Party Switches, WA-Exec |
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Incoming Biden-Harris team signals it will avoid repeating many of Obama’s missteps
| Excerpt: | At this incredibly fraught and perilous moment in American history, we don't just need steady, compassionate governance -- we need savvy, capable leadership with a respect and appreciation for history and a willingness to learn from it. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Monday, January 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Legislative Advocacy, Open Government, Public Service |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Partybuilding, Presidential Transitions |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: Nonviolent direct action is what makes negotiation possible
| Excerpt: | Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Monday, January 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Holidays |
| Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted on Donald Trump’s removal
| Excerpt: | How did United States Representatives from the Pacific Northwest vote on two resolutions seeking Donald Trump's removal? Find out in this edition of Last Week In Congress. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Impeachment, Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Loren Culp, Stephen Pidgeon scrap their absurd lawsuit against elections officials
| Excerpt: | In an attempt to explain their retreat, Culp and Pidgeon offered a plethora of excuses to their rabid right wing followers during a Facebook Live event, none of which were true. |
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| Published at: | 3:49 PM on Friday, January 15th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Litigation |
| Tags: | Fair Elections |
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NPI again urges Washington State Legislature to embrace equity with a capital gains tax
| Excerpt: | Voters in Washington State have told the Northwest Progressive Institute they support a capital gains tax on the wealthy for six years running. It's time to act. |
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| Published at: | 6:40 PM on Thursday, January 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Republican lawmakers are still harping about building access, even after attack on Capitol
| Excerpt: | So much for "Law and Order!" and respecting law enforcement. Once again, Republicans have proven that they are wholly unwilling to accept the rules and standards that they want to impose on everybody else. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Thursday, January 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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America’s wrong wing tries bevy of ploys to recover from the trashing of the U.S. Capitol
| Excerpt: | How does the right -- or, more accurately, wrong -- wing plan to regroup with President-elect Joe Biden assuming office? |
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| Published at: | 9:21 PM on Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Donald Trump has become the first person holding the presidency to be impeached twice
| Excerpt: | Voting two hundred and thirty-two to one hundred and ninety-seven, the House agreed to transmit a single new article of impeachment to the Senate. Every Democrat who participated in the vote backed the article, along with ten Republicans who crossed over. |
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| Published at: | 1:53 PM on Wednesday, January 13th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Impeachment |
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Jaime Herrera Beutler will be one of the Republicans voting to impeach Donald Trump
| Excerpt: | We still don't know how many Republicans will vote to impeach. But we do know that at least one from our region will be among their number, and that is Jaime Herrera Beutler, who represents the 3rd Congressional District, spanning Southwest Washington. |
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| Published at: | 11:46 PM on Tuesday, January 12th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Impeachment |
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Read or watch the amazingly talented Amanda Gorman’s 2021 inaugural poem