| Excerpt: | 48% of 617 likely 2021 voters in Seattle said they were voting for Harrell for mayor, while 32% said they were voting for González. 18% said they were not sure and 2% said they would not cast a vote for the city's top elected position. |
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| Published at: | 1:30 PM on Tuesday, October 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Cities |
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Monthly Archives: October 2021
As voting begins in the 2021 Seattle mayoral race, Bruce Harrell has a sixteen point lead
Book Review: Not-so-hidden racism and profit define the sickness of “American Healthcare”
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of The Hidden History of American Healthcare: Why Sickness Bankrupts You and Makes Others Insanely Rich, by Thom Hartmann. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Sunday, October 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Media & Culture, Policy Topics, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Books, Insurance & Coverage |
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East Link from the air: Get a bird’s eye view of Sound Transit’s new Line 2 light rail stations
| Excerpt: | This visually stunning special project, with eleven galleries of photos, showcases Sound Transit's forthcoming light rail extension linking Seattle to Mercer Island, Bellevue, and Redmond across Lake Washington. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 PM on Saturday, October 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | East Link From The Air, Transportation |
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NPI launches VoteMaintained.org, a resource for navigating “advisory votes”
| Excerpt: | The Northwest Progressive Institute has created a new website for voters that provides guidance on how to respond to statewide "advisory votes" ... the three items (numbered #36, #37, and #38) that every Washington voter will see at the top of the 2021 ballot. |
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| Published at: | 2:49 PM on Thursday, October 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Sensible Ballots, WA-Ballot |
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It’s a two-for-one holiday: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples Day!
| Excerpt: | The second Monday in October is an opportunity to honor our Tribal Nations and to give thanks for our blessings with not one, but two holidays. |
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| Published at: | 8:47 AM on Monday, October 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Canadian Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples Day |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 4th-8th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the Surface Transportation Extension Act, a Senate vote on raising the debt ceiling, and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, October 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Transformative change comes from dialogue, not talking points, canvassing experts say
| Excerpt: | At Netroots Nation 2021, attendees were treated to a panel discussion on deep canvassing, which can get results that traditional canvassing methods can't. Read our recap of the discussion. |
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| Published at: | 6:42 PM on Friday, October 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Education, Events, Public Service |
| Tags: | Netroots Nation |
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Biden-Harris administration restores Bears Ears and Grand Staircase National Monuments in Utah, which were gutted by Donald Trump
| Excerpt: | The monuments in Utah are a longstanding cause of environmentalists and rock climbers. They are also lands particularly cherished by Native Americans for their petroglyphs, pictographs, cultural sites, dwellings and sites used for traditional tribal rituals. |
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| Published at: | 9:18 AM on Friday, October 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation, Recreation |
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Harnessing the power of the Native vote: how Indigenous leaders are preparing for 2022
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of a Netroots Nation panel that explored what is being done and can be done to recruit Native Americans to run for office and turn out to vote in the 2022 midterms. |
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| Published at: | 10:22 PM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Planning, Public Service |
| Tags: | Candidate Recruitment, Fair Elections, Netroots Nation, Partybuilding |
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Netroots Nation featured panel delves into the lasting effects of the January 6th, 2021 attack on the United States Capitol
| Excerpt: | Sarah Groh, Ted Lieu, Sarah Iddrissu, and Matthew Fuller joined Melissa Ryan for a conversation about the aftermath of the attack that Donald Trump and his Republican allies in Congress incited and directed against the nation's temple of democracy. |
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| Published at: | 1:55 PM on Thursday, October 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Events, National Defense, Party Politics, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Ending Terrorism, January 6th Attack on the Capitol, Netroots Nation |
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Ann Davison pulling away from rival Nicole Thomas-Kennedy in Seattle City Attorney race