The week’s major votes included House passage of the Family Violence Prevention and Services Improvement Act and PUMP for Nursing Mothers Act along with Senate confirmation of a dozen Biden executive and judicial nominees.
Monthly Archives: October 2021
Posted inPolicy Topics
PNWcurrents Episode V is live: This month, we discuss the impacts of climate damage
Read the release announcement for the fifth episode of PNWcurrents, NPI’s uniquely regional podcast. This episode features climatologists Karin Bumbaco of Washington, Larry W. O’Neill of Oregon, and Jeffrey Hicke of Idaho, who joined NPI’s Caya Berndt to discuss the impacts of climate damage on the Pacific Northwest.
Posted inLitigation
Tim Eyman isn’t making his required monthly payments, so the State of Washington wants a Chapter 11 trustee to be appointed
The convicted chair thief and serial public disclosure law offender is supposed to be paying $10,000 every month to the state treasury, but has stopped doing so and is on the verge of default.
Posted inElections
Washington’s next Secretary of State should be a visible leader, not a passive manager
Washington deserves a Secretary of State who will fiercely champion voting rights, secure resources to better protect the data in our state’s care, support the needs of businesses and nonprofits, and properly safeguard our state’s history.
Posted inElections
In NPI’s hometown of Redmond, voters will decide three 2021 contests for city council
City councils shape the way we live, shop, work, and play. Who’s running for Redmond City Council in 2021, and what do they stand for? Meet the candidates and be sure to return your ballot by Tuesday, November 2nd at 8 PM.
Posted inPublic Service
It’s official: Kim Wyman is joining the Biden administration, will resign November 19th
Washington’s Republican Secretary of State is leaving the state’s executive department for a job with the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency. Her resignation will allow Governor Jay Inslee to name a Democrat to take her place.
Posted inElections
Republican Secretary of State Kim Wyman might be joining the Biden administration
Bringing Wyman to DHS could enable the administration to make more headway in its efforts to prepare the country for the 2022 midterms.
Posted inLegislative Advocacy
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 18th-22nd)
The week’s major votes included House passage of a motion to find Steve Bannon in contempt of Congress and Senate confirmation of several Biden executive and judicial nominees, including one for the federal bench in Washington State.
Posted inAnnouncements
NPI, Change Research discuss how to read and assess this year’s Seattle electoral polling
In this Q&A, NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve and Change Research Senior Survey Data Analyst Ben Greenfield talk about best practices for interpreting poll data, like the surveys of Seattle that Change fielded for NPI this year.
Posted inPublic Service
Tana Lin joins David Estudillo, Lauren King as a new judge on Washington’s federal bench
Lin, a civil rights attorney, is the third judge confirmed this year to a distinguished but lately depleted federal court that sits in Seattle and Tacoma.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Jaime Herrera Beutler votes to hold Steve Bannon in criminal contempt of Congress
Just nine Republicans were among the two hundred and twenty-nine representatives who voted to hold Bannon in contempt, and one of them was the Pacific Northwest’s own Jaime Herrera Beutler.
Posted inElections
Most voters are undecided for Seattle School Board; Song Maritz, Sarju, Hersey have leads
Majorities or near majorities of voters in Seattle are not sure who they’re supporting for school board yet. Among those who have a preference, Vivian Song Maritz, Michelle Sarju, and Brandon K. Hersey are the favorites.
Posted inElections
A close race for Seattle City Council #9: Sara Nelson leads Nikkita Oliver by just four points
41% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said last week that they were voting for Nelson for Council Position #9, while 37% said they were voting for Oliver. 21% said they were not sure and 2% said they would not cast a vote.
Posted inElections
Teresa Mosqueda still leads for Seattle City Council #8; Kenneth Wilson gaining ground
39% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said they were voting for Mosqueda for Council Position #8, while 31% said they were voting for Wilson. 26% said they were not sure and 3% said they would not cast a vote.