The week’s major votes included House passage of a Republican-drafted National Defense Authorization Act for the 2024 fiscal year chock full of discriminatory riders and Senate confirmation of several Biden judicial nominees.
Monthly Archives: July 2023
New Chicago Mayor Brandon Johnson welcomes Netroots Nation back to the Windy City in 2023 opening keynote
Read NPI’s recap of the 2023 Netroots Nation opening keynote, which took place on Thursday, July 13th at the Chicago Hilton.
Reframing the narrative: Netroots Nation panel explores how to build a winning coalition across race and place
Read NPI’s recap of a session that explored voter trends, delved into the economic mindsets of working people across the country, and shared examples of proven-effective messaging strategies.
The Seattle Times versus The Stranger: How their 2023 MLKC area endorsements compare
With each paper’s set of endorsements now available to scrutinize, our team thought it would be interesting to do a comparison and see where the papers agree and disagree. You might think the papers would be far apart in their choices, and sometimes they were… but not always!
Former U.S. Attorney Nick Brown launches 2024 campaign for Attorney General
“No matter your age, race, gender, zip code, or who you love, we all have the right to be safe. Safe from crime. Safe from gun violence. Safe from discrimination. And live in a safe environment. Keeping Washington families safe has been my life’s work. That’s why I’m running,” Brown explained.
Earth is heating up faster than many models suggested while humanity continues to dither
The climate crisis is a truly global concern. It has intensified in equatorial regions, yes, but also impacted our livable region and extended to both poles.
Here’s who’s running for statewide executive office so far in Washington next year
In 2024, Evergreen State voters will have the responsibility of deciding who sits in the state’s executive department, which consists of nine positions, all elected statewide for four-year terms.
Dave Reichert is back in the electoral arena. His gubernatorial bid could be a tough slog.
The Republican frontrunner is in a vise. He faces the hard right in his own party, and a Democratic-trending state electorate which has not put a Republican in the governor’s mansion since 1980.
Raul Garcia exits gubernatorial race in favor of Dave Reichert, will run for U.S. Senate
”I think it would be fiscally irresponsible… for all my donors and for all of Dave’s donors for that matter to get in a 12-round heavyweight dog fight with him… when we share so many ideals and so many values of the same,” Garcia said in remarks broadcast by KING5.
Mona Das formally launches 2024 candidacy for Washington Commissioner of Public Lands
“Our next Commissioner of Public Lands must recognize the challenges so many Washingtonians face, and lead an agency prepared to fight hard for the next generation,” said Das in a statement sent to NPI.
The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and forty-seven years later
This Fourth of July, take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence.
Canada’s TransMountain pipeline expansion: A hideous crime against the climate
This must-read, highly illustrated story depicts how one of Canada’s largest dirty petroleum infrastructure projects has become a feast for connoisseurs of ugliness.
Putting a right wing poll of Washington State under the microscope: An evaluation of Echelon/Future42’s spring 2023 survey
This detailed analysis examines the flaws of a statewide public opinion research survey released by a right wing group in Washington State in late June of 2023.
Dave Reichert files declaration of candidacy with the Public Disclosure Commission
Reichert’s personal website has yet to be updated to say he’s running for governor, but some sort of formal launch is clearly imminent, and will probably occur after the long Fourth of July weekend.