NPI's Cascadia Advocate

Offering commentary and analysis from Washington, Oregon, and Idaho, The Cascadia Advocate provides the Northwest Progressive Institute's uplifting perspective on world, national, and local politics.

Daily Archives: July 28th, 2021

Bipartisan infrastructure bill advances in U.S. Senate, but still faces hurdles to passage

Excerpt: The compromise legislation, which has the support of the White House, is being hailed by the Biden-Harris administration as a groundbreaking set of investments in everything from bridges and broadband to mass transit and water pipes.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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Bruce Harrell talks with NPI about his 2021 candidacy for Mayor of Seattle

Excerpt: Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI's Ruairi Vaughan and mayoral candidate Bruce Harrell, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle's next elected executive in the 2021 cycle.
Written by:Ruairi Vaughan
Categories:Elections
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Seattle Charter Amendment 29 has qualified to the November ballot, King County says

Excerpt: With the qualification threshold cleared (34,714 signatures were accepted, 33,060 were required), Charter Amendment 29 is now officially on the ballot. Seattle voters will decide its fate in November of 2021.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections
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