| Excerpt: | Meet the newest member of the body that will attempt to redraw Washington State's legislative and congressional district boundaries for the next ten years. |
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| Published at: | 3:58 PM on Saturday, January 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Redistricting |
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Monthly Archives: January 2021
Sarah Augustine chosen as Chair of the 2021 Washington State Redistricting Commission
COVID-19 Update: Pacific Northwest mounts valiant effort to avoid wintertime virus spike
| Excerpt: | From the ashes of the worst of the COVID-19 outbreak, attempts at righting the situation are in progress. (Sadly, so are attempts to make things even worse.) |
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| Published at: | 11:03 PM on Monday, January 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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Book Review: When “A Libertarian Walks Into a Bear”, nobody wins (except the reader)
| Excerpt: | Read NPIs review of Matthew Hongoltz-Hetling's book about the New Hampshire town that libertarians tried to turn into a utopia. |
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| Published at: | 3:00 PM on Sunday, January 24th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 18th-22nd)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included approval of a waiver to allow General Lloyd Austin to serve as Secretary of Defense and Austin's confirmation, along with that of Avril Haines to be Director of National Intelligence. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 24th, 2021 |
| 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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A spectacular fall to earth: Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette resigns in ignominy
| Excerpt: | The former Space Shuttle astronaut will no longer represent Her Majesty the Queen as Canada's head of state following the release of a blistering report which found she was responsible for a toxic work environment. |
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| Published at: | 9:21 PM on Saturday, January 23rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | CAN-GG, Resignations |
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Read or watch the amazingly talented Amanda Gorman’s 2021 inaugural poem
| Excerpt: | If you did not get a chance to watch or listen to Gorman's stirring rendition of this beautiful composition, you can do so right now, right here. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Wednesday, January 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Inauguration Day |
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Read or watch Joe Biden’s Inaugural Address
| 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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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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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 25th-29th)