| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican resolution that would void President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan and an EPA rule intended to protect Americans from harmful pollution. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 28th, 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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Monthly Archives: May 2023
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 22nd-26th)
Biden, McCarthy say they’ve reached a deal to respond to Republicans’ ransom demands
| Excerpt: | The White House announced late Saturday night that it has reached a deal with Kevin McCarthy and his deputies in the United States House of Representatives to avert a fiscal crisis that Republicans have been enthusiastically prepared to manufacture by refusing to provide the votes needed to raise the debt ceiling. |
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| Published at: | 9:11 PM on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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With most of his estate now liquidated, Tim Eyman’s bankruptcy is finally winding down
| Excerpt: | Judge Marc Barreca's May 19th order granting trustee Virginia Burdette's motion to abandon the property of the estate ("other than the funds on deposit in the estate's bank account") indicates that the case has moved into its final stages. |
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| Published at: | 12:23 PM on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, State of Washington v. Tim Eyman, Tim Eyman's Push Polls |
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The oil sands province of Alberta: Where extreme weather meets extreme politics
| Excerpt: | The political climate of Canada’s oil producing province is being upstaged by Mother Nature. Prolonged heat and lightning have produced a natural climate emergency with fires blackening the skies and consuming more than 2.3 million acres in a not-so-merry month of May. |
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| Published at: | 10:25 AM on Wednesday, May 24th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections, Our Environment, Party Politics, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | AB-Assembly, Climate Crisis |
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Housing policy leaders discuss ways to get people into homes at 2023 YDWA Convention
| Excerpt: | Read a recap of the 2023 Young Democrats of Washington Convention's housing-focused panel, which brought together local and state leaders in Spokane for a conversation moderated by NPI's Kamil Zaidi. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Tuesday, May 23rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Events, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, Young Democrats of Washington Convention |
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Issues facing LGBTQ+ community take center stage at 2023 YDWA Convention in Spokane
| Excerpt: | Though Washington has historically been one of the safer states to be queer, the LGBTQ+ experience east of the Cascades is a very different one due to the Republican-leaning local governments. After all, it wasn't that long ago that it wasn't very safe to be out in Spokane, the biggest city in the region. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, May 22nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Events, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Young Democrats of Washington Convention |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 15th-19th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House redirection of a measure to expel George Santos to the Ethics Committee and Senate confirmation of three Biden judicial nominees, along with Senate passage of two Republican resolutions to overturn policies adopted by the D.C. city council and Department of Homeland Security. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 21st, 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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Amazon has a big opportunity to be a leader in plastic packaging reduction
| Excerpt: | In 2022, Amazon stopped packing products in single-use plastic delivery bags shipped from their European fulfillment centers, and stopped using plastic air pillows in Europe and Australia. Yet, Amazon has not made similar commitments in the United States, its largest market. |
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| Published at: | 12:00 PM on Saturday, May 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Pam Clough |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Pollution, Zero Waste |
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Democrats win spring mayoral contests in Jacksonsville, Florida and Colorado Springs
| Excerpt: | Two large cities in red and purple states that have been run by Republicans will soon have Democratic governance. |
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| Published at: | 4:16 PM on Thursday, May 18th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | CO-Cities, FL-Cities |
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Washington State Legislature swiftly agrees on a Blake fix after going into special session
| Excerpt: | "This bill recognizes the harm that public use causes our communities by creating the crime of public use," said Representative Jamila Taylor. "More importantly, it focuses on the most up-to-date science on recovery, working to connect people to treatment, housing, services, and employment opportunities." |
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| Published at: | 4:51 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Substance Control |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 8th-12th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican scheme to block immigrants and refugees from coming to America and Senate passage of two Republican resolutions to void rules protecting endangered species. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 14th, 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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Expansion of access to Working Connections Child Care will help Washington families
| Excerpt: | In this guest post for NPI's Cascadia Advocate, Senator Claire Wilson explains how Senate Bill 5225 will help reduce the cost of childcare for many families and support Washington's youngest learners. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Claire Wilson |
| Categories: | Education, Guest Posts, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Early Childhood |
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House Republicans’ “Default on America Act” would devastate services like veterans’ care
| Excerpt: | As the clock clicks down on debt obligations, we are waking up to the consequences of Republicans' fiscal demands. Any evaluation goes beyond hyperbole, both in the stock market crash and loss of millions of jobs likely resulting from a default, but also for impacts of Republican-championed cuts on the state and federal services such as those provided by Veterans Affairs. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Friday, May 12th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility |
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Slimy Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton gets impeached by his fellow Republicans