| Excerpt: | With the omicron variant B.1.1.529 threatening to complicate management of the coronavirus pandemic, the United States is working on vaccinating young children against COVID-19 and enforcing vaccine mandates. |
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| Published at: | 9:21 AM on Friday, November 26th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Personal Wellness |
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Monthly Archives: November 2021
COVID-19 Update: Young children are now vaccine-eligible, to the relief of many parents
Happy Thanksgiving 2021!
| Excerpt: | Here's what our team at the Northwest Progressive Institute is grateful for this year. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 AM on Thursday, November 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Thanksgiving |
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Washington’s 2021 general election certified; turnout is the third-worst in state history
| Excerpt: | Fewer than four in ten voters voted for just the third time in a statewide general election, going back to when recordkeeping began. The turnout we just saw is the third worst general election turnout in state history, behind only 2017 and 2015. |
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| Published at: | 1:01 PM on Wednesday, November 24th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Certification, Voter Turnout |
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East Link from the air, part two: Get a bird’s eye view of station construction in Redmond
| Excerpt: | This second part of NPI's East Link from the air project focuses on NPI's hometown of Redmond, with two additional galleries of photos showcasing Sound Transit's forthcoming light rail extension linking Seattle to Redmond via Bellevue and Mercer Island. |
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| Published at: | 3:06 PM on Sunday, November 21st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | East Link From The Air, Transportation |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (November 15th-19th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the Build Back Better Act and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees, including Chuck Sams, the first Native American to lead the National Park Service. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, November 21st, 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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House of Representatives approves historic Build Back Better Act, sending it to the Senate
| Excerpt: | At 6:44 AM Pacific on November 19th, 2021, by a vote of 220-213, the House adopted H.R. 5376, known as the Build Back Better Act, after Biden's campaign slogan, with all but one Democrat in favor and all Republicans opposed. |
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| Published at: | 12:34 PM on Friday, November 19th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Climate Crisis, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Supreme Court to Redistricting Commission: Tell us exactly what you did on Monday night
| Excerpt: | The Court sent a clear message to the commissioners with its order today: Explain yourselves. Give us a detailed accounting of what you were attempting to do and what the specific sequences of events were. No spin and no excuses. |
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| Published at: | 8:27 PM on Thursday, November 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Redistricting |
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Seattleites enthusiastic about making city’s streets more people-centric, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | Even when it comes to seemingly contentious transportation projects that require converting a lane or traffic or parking spaces, Seattle voters are overwhelmingly supportive, a poll recently conducted for the Northwest Progressive Institute finds. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 AM on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Placemaking, Research Poll Findings, Smart Growth & Density, Transportation |
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First raging fires, now epic floods: British Columbia suffers perils of climate damage
| Excerpt: | The “province on the Pacific” was just beginning to recover from a summer of record heat and wildfires when an atmospheric river showed up, resulting in massive floods. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Wednesday, November 17th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Damage, Disaster Recovery, Emergency Preparedness |
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Patty Murray maintains double digit lead over Tiffany Smiley for U.S. Senate, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | 50% of 909 likely 2022 midterm voters surveyed last week said they'd vote for Murray, the Democratic incumbent, if the election were being held today, while 37% said they would vote for Republican challenger Tiffany Smiley. |
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| Published at: | 6:44 PM on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Poll Findings, WA-Sen |
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Did the 2021 Washington State Redistricting Commission fail? Deadline day meeting ends with rushed, last second votes and no maps
| Excerpt: | The bipartisan body tasked with drawing new legislative and congressional district maps for Washington State did not have maps ready to go by its constitutional deadline, seemingly pushing the process to the State Supreme Court. |
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| Published at: | 10:40 AM on Tuesday, November 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Redistricting |
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Reagan Dunn launches bid for Congress, challenging Kim Schrier in Washington’s 8th