| Excerpt: | The EPA’s action represents a win for the tenacity of Senator Maria Cantwell, D-Washington, who began fighting the Pebble Mine project in 2011 and pushed the federal agency into a three-year study of the project’s impacts. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 28th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation |
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Monthly Archives: May 2022
Proposed Pebble Mine looks kaput, this time for good, as EPA moves to protect Bristol Bay
Kurt Schrader ousted: Democratic primary in Oregon’s 5th called for Jamie McLeod-Skinner
| Excerpt: | The Democratic voters in Oregon's 5th had an important choice to make this year. They've chosen the candidate who does not take corporate money and will vote enthusiastically to advance Democratic causes in the next Congress. |
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| Published at: | 12:27 PM on Friday, May 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | OR-05 |
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Republicans lament slaughter of kids and teachers in Uvalde, but make it clear they’ll do nothing to stop it from happening again
| Excerpt: | Republicans cannot go against the NRA and the groups aligned with it, not even after the slaughter of schoolchildren and their teachers in a Republican-run state. |
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| Published at: | 12:32 PM on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Fifteen slaughtered in Uvalde, Texas by gunman who targeted elementary school
| Excerpt: | The shooting is the country's deadliest so far this year, and horrifically similar to a shooting from almost ten years ago, in which a gunman attacked Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. |
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| Published at: | 4:16 PM on Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Australia’s right wing government falls: Scott Morrison concedes to ALP’s Anthony Albanese
| Excerpt: | Labor leader Anthony Albanese is expected to be the country's next Prime Minister, but because votes are still being counted, it's not yet clear whether he will have a Labor majority to govern with, or whether he will need the support of other parties to have a working majority in Parliament. |
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| Published at: | 3:58 PM on Saturday, May 21st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | AU-Parliament |
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Alberta Premier Jason Kenney resigns after receiving results of leadership review
| Excerpt: | The United Conservatives must now pick a new leader and premier in advance of an upcoming 2023 provincial election. |
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| Published at: | 10:23 PM on Thursday, May 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | AB-Assembly |
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Insurgent faction mostly strikes out with voters in Idaho’s 2022 Republican primary
| Excerpt: | Idaho’s conservative Republican rulers, who have governed the Gem State for twenty-eight years, turned back a far-right insurgency in the state's May 17th primary. |
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| Published at: | 6:00 PM on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | ID-Exec, ID-Gov |
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Filing Week surprise: Fundamentalist Mark Miloscia jumps into Secretary of State contest
| Excerpt: | Miloscia's sudden entrance into this race is an odd development. If his heart was set on running for office again, why didn't he declare six months ago and start laying the groundwork? Only two months remain until ballots show up in voters' mailboxes. That isn't much time in which to build a statewide campaign. |
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| Published at: | 4:10 PM on Wednesday, May 18th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Exec |
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Is this the end for Kurt Schrader, dubbed “Oregon’s Joe Manchin?” Challenger Jamie McLeod-Skinner has a sizable early lead
| Excerpt: | The possibility that the least progressive Democratic member of the Pacific Northwest's congressional delegation could be ousted from office after years of alienating voters and activists back home is looking very real. |
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| Published at: | 10:55 PM on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | OR-05 |
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Progressive legislator Andrea Salinas looks set to be the Democratic nominee for Congress in Oregon’s new 6th District
| Excerpt: | Democratic voters in Oregon's brand new 6th Congressional District have chosen State Representative Andrea Salinas to carry the party's standard in the coming general election, early election results indicate. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 PM on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | OR-06 |
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Oregon’s Democratic electorate picks Tina Kotek as the party’s nominee for Governor
| Excerpt: | Oregon's former Democratic Speaker of the House Tina Kotek has secured the party's 2022 gubernatorial nomination and will attempt to keep the state's top position in Democratic hands this autumn, initial returns show. |
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| Published at: | 9:05 PM on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | OR-Gov |
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Today is Primary Election Day 2022 in Oregon and Idaho: Be sure to vote!
| Excerpt: | Readers, if you live in the Beaver State or the Gem State, it’s very, very important you exercise your civic duty today and vote. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Tuesday, May 17th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | ID-Gov, OR-05, OR-06, OR-Gov, Reminder to Vote |
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WA Filing Week 2022: A look at who’s filed in key races as of Monday evening
| Excerpt: | Who had filed for public office in Washington State as of the close of filing on Monday, May 17th, 2022? This post covers notable filings and provides links to the complete list for each county. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Monday, May 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Filing Week Report, WA-01, WA-02, WA-03, WA-04, WA-06, WA-07, WA-09, WA-Counties, WA-Exec, WA-Sen |
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Book Review: Flipped recounts Georgia progressives’ big 2020 breakthrough