Excerpt: | In a huge breakthrough, NPI's top legislative priority has secured the support of an absolute majority of the state's forty-nine senators. Now it's on to the House of Representatives. |
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Published at: | 6:59 PM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Roll Call Votes, Strong Commonwealth |
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Monthly Archives: March 2021
VICTORY! Capital gains tax on wealthy gets approved by the Washington State Senate!
History in the making: Washington State Senate opens floor debate on capital gains tax
Excerpt: | It's a big day in the statehouse! For the first time, a proposal to fund essential public services with a capital gains tax is getting considered on the Senate floor. |
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Published at: | 2:27 PM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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U.S. Senate passes Biden’s American Rescue Plan with concessions to Senator Joe Manchin
Excerpt: | With Alaska's United States Senator Dan Sullivan absent, Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreaking vote was not needed to pass the bill. All fifty Democratic senators voted for it, while the other forty-nine Republicans voted against it. |
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Published at: | 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Flashback: Six years ago, The Seattle Times was all for a capital gains tax on the wealthy
Excerpt: | In this installment of the Cascadia Advocate's long running series, the 2015 Seattle Times editorial board debunks the 2021 board's position on taxing capital gains at the state level. |
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Published at: | 8:30 AM on Friday, March 5th, 2021 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Flashback: Seattle Times vs. Seattle Times, Strong Commonwealth |
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Diplomacy finally front and center again with extension of U.S.-Russia New START Treaty
Excerpt: | Read founding NPI boardmember Gael Tarleton's analysis of the United States' extension of the New START Treaty with the Russian Federation. |
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Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, March 2nd, 2021 |
Written by: | Gael Tarleton |
Categories: | Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict, Nuclear Proliferation |
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Must-read Seattle Times story details how Eyman initiatives sabotaged public health
Excerpt: | Washington State's public health departments have been woefully underfunded for years, and we're now paying the price. The problem dates back to the early 2000s, when a pair of destructive Tim Eyman initiatives were implemented. |
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Published at: | 5:44 PM on Monday, March 1st, 2021 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 1st-6th)