The Interior Secretary is making a cultural and conservation case to President Biden: Restore national monuments in Utah and New England that were brutally and unilaterally cut by the Trump regime.
Monthly Archives: June 2021
Meet the 2021 Seattle mayoral candidates: Nonprofit leader Colleen Echohawk
Colleen Echohawk hasn’t held elected office before, but that could be an advantage in an election cycle where voters may be looking for candidates with other kinds of experience.
Netanyahu dislodged: Israel finally gets a new government and a new prime minister
Netanyahu’s ouster is an important moment for Israel. It demonstrates that, even though it may be in danger, just like U.S. democracy is, Israeli democracy remains alive.
Biden reverses Trump again: Old growth trees in Alaska’s Tongass National Forest slated to be reprotected under Roadless Rule
The U.S. Department of Agriculture will “repeal or replace” a decision that removed the Tongass from a Clinton-era Roadless Rule that had protected more than nine million acres of the 16.9 million-acre national forest.
Accountability! Oregon Legislature expels extremist, militant Republican Mike Nearman
Video footage from December 21st depicts Nearman opening the door to the closed, locked Capitol to allow an armed band of militant right wing extremists into the building. It was something that Nearman had planned on doing in advance.
Washington’s COVID-19 vaccination progress correlated by NPI’s May 2021 statewide poll
In our May 2021 likely Evergreen State 2022 voters, conducted from May 25th-26th for us by Public Policy Polling, 63% of respondents said that they had received at least one dose of a COVID-19 vaccine, while 37% had not.
Housing advocates team up to help renters understand their recently expanded rights
Thanks to the Washington State Legislature, tenant protections were expanded during the 2021 legislative session. This post summarizes the new rights gained by renters, which were championed by housing advocates.
The fight over Keystone XL is over: In a big win for our Earth, the pipeline won’t be built
Keystone XL represented an effort by extremely powerful, polluting interests to keep the United States and Canada wedded to fossil fuels, while increasing the profits of billionaires like the Koch brothers, who are already very wealthy.
The Biden-Harris administration’s American Rescue Plan is popular with Washingtonians
60% of nine hundred and ninety two likely 2022 Washington State voters surveyed late last month by Public Policy Polling said they supported the American Rescue Plan, while 32% were opposed and 8% were not sure.
Understanding Joe Manchin, the Democratic senator imperiling U.S. democracy’s future
Manchin clearly doesn’t like what is happening to the country, but bewilderingly, it appears he only wants to take corrective action if the very people who are busy enabling the destruction of America’s political norms are on board.
Donald Trump erects a tower of lies for the midterms and a bid to regain power in 2024
Trump is back. Expect a summer full of rallies, camp followers spouting Q‑Anon nonsense, and Trump leaving the stage to ovations that would send Hitler to bed happy.
Judge Mary Roberts: Seattle’s JumpStart revenue ordinance is legal and constitutional
The City of Seattle has the legal authority to levy an excise tax on annual payrolls of $7 million or higher with employees who make $150,000 or more annually, a King County Superior Court judge has ruled.
Biden administration halts scheme to drill in Arctic Refuge while backing ConocoPhillips’ planned expansion on Alaska’s North Slope
One of America’s greatest treasures appears to have won an eleventh hour reprieve from being despoiled by oil driving. But a large nearby oil drilling project continues to enjoy the support of the federal government.