| Excerpt: | Read NPI's report of First Lady Jill Biden's campaign fundraising stop in Mercer Island, Washington, on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. |
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| Published at: | 7:55 PM on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Tags: | US-Pres, Visits by the First Lady |
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Monthly Archives: September 2023
On the campaign trail with the First Lady: Jill Biden greets kids and headlines another fundraising event on Mercer Island
On the campaign trail with the First Lady: Get engaged early, Jill Biden tells guests at Biden Victory Fund reception in Shoreline
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's report of First Lady Jill Biden's campaign fundraising stop in Shoreline, Washington, on Friday, September 22nd, 2023. |
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| Published at: | 5:30 PM on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Tags: | US-Pres, Visits by the First Lady |
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First Lady Jill Biden tours Seattle’s Fred Hutch campus, discusses Cancer Moonshot
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of Dr. Jill Biden's visit to the Fred Hutchinson Cancer Research Center and remarks in support of the Cancer Moonshot. |
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| Published at: | 3:45 PM on Friday, September 22nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Visits by the First Lady |
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First Lady Jill Biden arrives in Seattle for multi-day September 2023 visit
| Excerpt: | Biden landed just after sunset at Boeing Field on a warm and lovely Pacific Northwest day. She was greeted by King County Executive Dow Constantine and then stepped into a waiting motorcade to head to her Seattle accommodations. |
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| Published at: | 8:44 PM on Thursday, September 21st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Visits by the First Lady |
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Canada’s TransMountain pipeline is turning into the WPPSS of the Great White North
| Excerpt: | The woolly mammoth went extinct in North America thousands of years ago, but a great white elephant is going to ground in British Columbia. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Thursday, September 21st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Conservation, Energy & Power |
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VICTORY! Right wing measure to destroy Dayton library removed from the ballot
| Excerpt: | A scheme to destroy the nearly century year old Dayton Memorial Library has been thwarted thanks to the efforts of a bipartisan coalition called Neighbors United for Progress, which filed a lawsuit to get a measure seeking the library's dissolution off the ballot. |
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| Published at: | 10:08 PM on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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Memo to Washington State’s right wing: Harassment is not accountability
| Excerpt: | In orchestrating this bombardment of an elected official's personal mobile number with angrily-worded text messages, Tim Eyman and others are seeking to intimidate an elected official so she doesn't cross them in the future. |
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| Published at: | 1:31 PM on Wednesday, September 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Open Government, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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First Lady Jill Biden to return to Seattle as part of a West Coast fundraising swing
| Excerpt: | The Seattle stopover will be the first part of a two-leg West coast fundraising swing that will also include events in Los Angeles and San Diego, California. |
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| Published at: | 3:13 PM on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Visits by the First Lady |
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An ethnolinguistic view of King County’s evolution over the last two hundred years
| Excerpt: | King County is a place that encompasses not just land but the stories of diverse lives that have shaped its past and continue to shape its present and future. Nestled in the heart of Washington state, King County holds within its boundaries the bustling metropolis of Seattle, a city known not only for the iconic Space Needle but also for its role as a melting pot of cultures, ideas, and histories. |
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| Published at: | 11:55 AM on Tuesday, September 19th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Subhadra Vadlamannati |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Naturalization, Smart Growth & Density |
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Kitsap County Commission appoints Greg Nance to the Washington State House
| Excerpt: | Activist, runner, and nonprofit leader Greg Nance has been chosen to succeed Drew Hansen in the Washington House of Representatives by the three-member Kitsap County Commission. He will represent the 23rd Legislative District as one of its two state representatives. |
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| Published at: | 3:31 PM on Monday, September 18th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | Legislative Appointments, WA-Leg |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (September 11th-15th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican bill intended to block California's clean auto regulations and Senate approval of a motion to consider a Veterans Affairs funding bill. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, September 17th, 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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Sound Transit opens Hilltop Link extension to riders on sun-filled Saturday in Tacoma
| Excerpt: | Experience or relive the ribbon cutting for Hilltop Link, an extension of the T-Line streetcar system in the City of Destiny. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Saturday, September 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Trainspotting with NPI: Light rail vehicles roll into Redmond for daytime Line 2 testing
| Excerpt: | View some incredible videos of trains rolling into Redmond for daytime Link light rail testing - and get ready to travel light in 2024! |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Friday, September 15th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Policy Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Trainspotting wth NPI, Transportation |
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Kevin McCarthy, House Republicans can’t even agree on how to waste time anymore