| Excerpt: | Read NPI alum Patrick Stickney's assessment of the oral argument in Quinn et al v. State of Washington et al, the right wing legal challenge to Washington State's new capital gains tax on the wealthy. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, February 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Patrick Stickney |
| Categories: | Litigation, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Monthly Archives: February 2023
Whichever way the Supreme Court decides the Quinn case, it will be making public policy
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 13th-17th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included Senate confirmation of eight Biden judicial nominees and passage of a resolution condemning China's recent effort to send a surveillance balloon across the United States. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, February 19th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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For over a century, the Pacific Northwest has been a leader in electing women to Congress
| Excerpt: | Meet many of the women from Washington, Oregon, Idaho, Montana, and Alaska who have blazed a trail for America's future in the United States Congress. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, February 18th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Diversity Equity and Inclusion, Diversity in Elections |
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NPI’s legislation to allow cities and towns to switch their elections to even-numbered years gets a “do pass” recommendation
| Excerpt: | A proposed state law developed by NPI and Senator Javier Valdez (D-46th District: Seattle) that would give cities and towns the freedom to switch their elections to even-numbered years passed out of the Senate State Government & Elections Committee on February 17th with a “do pass” recommendation, keeping the bill alive for further consideration. |
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| Published at: | 2:45 PM on Friday, February 17th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Even-Year Elections, Fair Elections |
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Seattle social housing initiative (I‑135) ahead in early returns with 21.23% turnout so far
| Excerpt: | A Seattle initiative that proposes to set up a public development authority to build publicly financed, publicly controlled housing projects is ahead in early returns, King County Elections' initial February 2023 special election tabulation shows. |
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| Published at: | 9:38 PM on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, WA-Cities |
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It’s Special Election Day in Seattle and other Washington jurisdictions: Have you voted?
| Excerpt: | Find resources for the February 14th, 2023 special election in Washington State in this Cascadia Advocate post. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Election Day, Reminder to Vote, WA-Ballot, WA-Cities, WA-Schools |
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Seattle Times endorses NPI’s legislation to repeal statewide “advisory votes”
| Excerpt: | Titled "Boot confusing advisory votes from WA ballots," this is a fresh contender for our team's favorite Seattle Times editorial. It's well written, has compelling opening and concluding passages, and the logic that holds it together is sound. |
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| Published at: | 8:00 PM on Monday, February 13th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Noteworthy Editorials, Permanent Defense, Tim Eyman's Push Polls |
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Senator Maria Cantwell: A workhorse for the people and the Pacific Northwest in Congress
| Excerpt: | Cantwell, sixty-four, is not one of the usual suspects seen on networks’ Sunday morning talk shows or shouting over talk radio. She gets stuff done by mastering details, quiet work with colleagues and by serving on a trio of A-list Senate committees where legislation is put together. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, February 13th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Economic Security, Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Service |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Consumer Protection, Energy & Power, Liberal Markets, Profiles |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (February 6th-10th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican bill to scrap the United States' requirement that foreign tourists be vaccinated against COVID-19 and Senate confirmation of DeAndrea Gist Benjamin to be a judge on the U.S. Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, February 12th, 2023 |
| 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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Senate State Government Committee hears NPI’s bill to give cities and towns the freedom to switch their elections to even years
| Excerpt: | Read our recap of the February 10th, 2023 public hearing on Senate Bill 5723, prime sponsored by Senator Javier Valdez at NPI's request and cosponsored by half of the Senate Democratic caucus. |
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| Published at: | 11:21 AM on Friday, February 10th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Even-Year Elections, Fair Elections |
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VICTORY! Washington State Senate again passes bill to abolish Tim Eyman’s push polls
| Excerpt: | A Northwest Progressive Institute bill that would advance voting justice in Washington by getting rid of Tim Eyman's "advisory votes" has sailed out of the Washington State Senate after receiving a bipartisan vote of support. |
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| Published at: | 1:57 PM on Wednesday, February 8th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Permanent Defense, Tim Eyman's Push Polls |
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President Biden challenges Congress to help him “finish the job” of getting America back on track in upbeat State of the Union address
| Excerpt: | “To my Republican friends, if we could work together in the last Congress, there is no reason we can’t work together and find consensus on important things in this Congress,” said Biden. “The people sent us a clear message. Fighting for the sake of fighting, power for the sake of power, conflict for the sake of conflict, gets us nowhere." |
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| Published at: | 11:32 PM on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | State of the Union |
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Senator Javier Valdez, NPI propose legislation to let WA cities switch elections to even years
| Excerpt: | Imagine being able to as much as double the turnout for important local offices -- and diversify it by an even greater magnitude -- with just one structural change. That's what even-year elections for local governments can do for us. |
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| Published at: | 9:26 AM on Tuesday, February 7th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Even-Year Elections, Fair Elections |
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Idaho Republican legislators are once again trying to gut the people’s initiative power