| Excerpt: | This retrospective looks at NPI's 2021-2022 research and explains why, in January of 2022, we assessed that the 2022 midterms could be more like 2018 than 2010 or 2014. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Meta |
| Tags: | Research Polling Retrospectives |
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Monthly Archives: January 2023
Shasti Conrad unanimously elected the new Chair of the Washington State Democrats
| Excerpt: | Shasti Conrad, the former Chair of the King County Democrats, was chosen unanimously by the Washington State Democratic Committee (of which I am a member) to be the successor to Tina Podlodowski at its biennial reorganization meeting in Olympia, after running unopposed for the position. |
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| Published at: | 12:02 PM on Saturday, January 28th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Reorganizations |
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U.S., Canadian officials act to rescue rainforests in Alaska and British Columbia
| Excerpt: | The U.S. Department of Agriculture officially reinstated the Clinton-era National Roadless Rule in Southeast Alaska’s vast seventeen million-acre Tongass National Forest. On the other side of the border, British Columbia’s Premier David Eby announced protection of 75,000 hectares of the Incomappleux Valley. |
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| Published at: | 8:56 PM on Thursday, January 26th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Conservation |
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Impressions from today’s oral arguments in right wing’s capital gains tax legal challenge
| Excerpt: | Here's what it was like to be in the courtroom for oral arguments in Quinn et al v. State of Washington et al, the right wing legal challenge to the constitutionality of our recently enacted capital gains tax on the wealthy. |
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| Published at: | 2:30 PM on Thursday, January 26th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Litigation |
| Tags: | Fiscal Responsibility, Oral Argument, Strong Commonwealth |
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Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles to retire from King County Council, public service
| Excerpt: | Two-term County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles has decided not to seek reelection and will retire from public service at the end of 2023, she announced in a letter to constituents and in a press release sent to the media. |
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| Published at: | 8:25 PM on Wednesday, January 25th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Retirements |
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Biden administration reportedly now willing to send U.S. made Abrams tanks to Ukraine
| Excerpt: | The U.S. has already agreed to provide Strykers and Bradleys to Ukraine. The Abrams is the final frontier with respect to what the U.S. can offer in terms of armored vehicles. |
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| Published at: | 8:44 PM on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | National Defense, Policy Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Alliances, Diplomacy & Conflict |
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NPI urges Senate to advance constitutional amendment to protect reproductive freedom
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's founder's remarks in support of Senate Joint Resolution 8202, a proposed constitutional amendment which declares that "the state shall not deny or interfere with an individual's reproductive freedom decisions." |
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| Published at: | 2:30 PM on Tuesday, January 24th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Legislative Testimony, Reproductive Rights |
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National, state Republicans file against voters in signature verification legal challenge
| Excerpt: | State and national Republicans are filing briefs in a lawsuit that seeks to end the error-filled signature verification process on Washington’s mail-in ballots. The suit they are intervening in alleges that thousands of valid votes get rejected and that rejections hit a disproportionate number of younger, Black, Latino/Latina and disabled voters. |
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| Published at: | 12:20 PM on Monday, January 23rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections, Litigation |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Signature Verification |
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NPI urges Legislature to enact a ban on military style assault weapons with HB 1240
| Excerpt: | Read NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve's written testimony in support of House Bill 1240, which would prohibit the manufacture, importation, distribution, sale, or offer for sale of any assault weapon, subject to various exceptions for licensed firearm manufacturers and dealers, and for individuals who inherit an assault weapon. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Tuesday, January 17th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Joy Hollingsworth launches campaign for Seattle City Council in 3rd District
| Excerpt: | Speaking to a large crowd of energetic supporters at the MLK FAME Community Center, Hollingsworth explained that she's a practical, pragmatic progressive who believes in the power of public policy to improve lives. |
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| Published at: | 5:30 PM on Monday, January 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Seth Boun |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Cities |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: We will reach the goal of freedom because that is America’s goal
| Excerpt: | Take a few moments to read this excerpt from Dr. Martin Luther King's Letter From Birmingham Jail. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, January 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Holidays, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Nondiscrimination |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 9th-13th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican bill to roll back part of the Inflation Reduction Act and the adoption of several antiabortion resolutions pushed by Republicans. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, January 15th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (January 23rd-27th)