| Excerpt: | The East Link extension, approved as part of Sound Transit Phase II in 2008, will connect Bellevue and Redmond to Mercer Island and Seattle when complete. Defective construction on the cross-lake segment (which is necessitating a do-over of some work) prompted the agency to rethink the original opening plans. |
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| Published at: | 10:51 AM on Friday, August 25th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Monthly Archives: August 2023
Sound Transit Board agrees to open Redmond to Bellevue segment of East Link in 2024
A night of militant extremism: Donald Trump’s Republican rivals clash in debate while he and Tucker Carlson gab and gripe
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the first Republican presidential candidates debate, which took place August 23rd, 2023, in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, sans Donald Trump. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Thursday, August 24th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Tags: | Republican Presidential Debates, US-Pres |
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Drew Hansen moves over to the Washington State Senate, succeeding Christine Rolfes
| Excerpt: | The three-member commission -- which now includes Rolfes -- exercised its constitutional authority to fill the vacancy created by her resignation by choosing Hansen from a list of three nominees presented by the Kitsap County Democratic Central Committee. |
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| Published at: | 9:19 PM on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | Legislative Appointments, WA-Leg |
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Most of Washington’s counties are suing the state for refusing to provide necessary behavioral health treatment under state law
| Excerpt: | "In the face of DSHS's continuing contempt for both legislative and judicial authority, Washington's counties have joined in an unprecedented coalition to enforce DSHS's legal obligations," the counties declare in their legal action. |
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| Published at: | 11:53 AM on Wednesday, August 23rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Healthcare, Litigation, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Mental Health |
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Courageous young Montanans have just won an important legal victory for climate justice
| Excerpt: | “Plaintiffs have a fundamental constitutional right to a clean and healthful environment which includes climate as part of the environmental life support,” Lewis and Clark County District Court Judge Kathy Seeley wrote in a groundbreaking opinion. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Sunday, August 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation |
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As climate catastrophes envelop the world, it’s business as usual for fossil fuel zealots
| Excerpt: | The Earth is telling us as loudly as it can that it's got a fever. But a frighteningly large percentage of humanity isn't listening and doesn't care, a stance encouraged by fossil fuel zealots profiting from the planet's destruction. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Saturday, August 19th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power |
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Medical Lake ordered to evacuate as fast-spreading Gray Fire consumes structures
| Excerpt: | The blaze was one of three fires burning in Eastern Washington near Spokane as the weekend of August 18th-20th, 2023 began. |
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| Published at: | 9:26 PM on Friday, August 18th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Our Environment, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Emergency Preparedness, Wildfires |
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Canada can’t catch a break: Raging fires now threaten Yellowknife and Kelowna, B.C.
| Excerpt: | With a little over a month to go until the autumnal equinox, blazes are wreaking havoc across the country, with significant fires in every province and territory. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Thursday, August 17th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis |
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New fiscal dashboard proposed by NPI and Senator Kuderer goes live for Washingtonians
| Excerpt: | Prepared by the Legislative Evaluation and Accountability Program (LEAP) and the Office of Financial Management (OFM), the Budgeting for Washington's Future fiscal dashboard provides useful, truthful, and accurate information about state revenue and expenditures, as required by the legislation we created to get rid of Tim Eyman's push polls. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Wednesday, August 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Permanent Defense |
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Kamala Harris talks climate damage amidst a summer of record heat and extreme weather
| Excerpt: | “It is clear the clock is not just ticking, it is banging,” Harris told a crowd at the McKinstry, a Seattle based firm which has been a national leader in energy-efficient building construction. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 PM on Tuesday, August 15th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Events, Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Vice Presidential Visits |
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Book Review: An assault on American democracy and our responsibility to stop it