Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI’s Ruairi Vaughan and mayoral candidate Andrew Grant Houston, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle’s next elected executive in the 2021 cycle.
Monthly Archives: June 2021
If you’re a minor in the Pacific Northwest, you may be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if your parents say they won’t allow it
Washington, Oregon, and Idaho allow many minors to make their own decisions about getting vaccinated.
Supreme Court tosses Montana, Wyoming lawsuit that demanded dirty coal exports
The Court’s decision means that lawyers for two Republican-controlled, pro-coal state governments will not get the opportunity to further plead their case to the six member right wing majority of justices.
“Unprecedented” heat wave arrives in the Pacific Northwest… and it’s not even July
This weekend, temperatures across the Pacific Northwest will ratchet up into the triple digits, bringing heat that is simply unprecedented for this time of year to pretty much every corner of the region.
After a year of debate, Sound Transit moves closer to sanctioning ST3 project delays
With a month to go before a decision about a fix to a major budget hole, lengthy delays seem likely — but can they be averted by delaying the decision?
Unacceptable: Privatization appears to be a key facet of the bipartisan infrastructure deal
Wall Street was well represented in these infrastructure legislative framework negotiations. The diverse constituencies that make up the American public? Not so much.
Jessyn Farrell talks with NPI about her 2021 candidacy for Mayor of Seattle
Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI’s Ruairi Vaughan and mayoral candidate Jessyn Farrell, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle’s next elected executive in the 2021 cycle.
NPI launches a new podcast examining issues through a regional lens: PNWcurrents
Presented in a panel format, it brings together thinkers, activists, elected representatives, and topical experts to have constructive conversations about local and regional politics, policy, major issues, and ideas that impact the Pacific Northwest.
No surprise: Republicans block consideration of the For The People Act with a filibuster
By a vote of fifty to fifty, the Senate failed to invoke cloture on S. 1. Democratic senators vowed to keep on fighting, while Mitch McConnell, speaking on behalf of himself and his caucus, promised not to give an inch.
Anti-racist organizers recognized with Black Education Matters Student Activist Awards
Meet the three young people recognized for their anti-racist leadership by the Black Education Matters Student Activist Award.
From chaos to coherence: President Joe Biden’s worldview comes into focus
When he says that he is fighting to save our democracy against all threats, foreign and domestic, natural or manmade, believe him. This is a politician who means what he says and says what he means. That’s what coherence sounds like.
Juneteenth ’21 at Jimi Hendrix Park: a Black-led parade, celebration, and call to action
Urging people advance racial equity now with real solutions, the 2nd Juneteenth Freedom March and Celebration took place across Seattle’s Central District.
United States Supreme Court upholds the Patient Protection Act for the *third* time
Republicans have spent the last few years packing the Supreme Court full of extremely right wing justices and they still haven’t been able to knock down the Patient Protection Act with a legal challenge.
Bill to make Juneteenth a federal holiday clears Congress; Biden to sign it tomorrow
Legislation that would make Juneteenth a federal holiday has cleared the United States Congress by an extremely lopsided margin, with only a few extremist, white supremacist House Republicans in opposition.