| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the election of Mike Johnson as Speaker of the House of Representatives and Senate confirmation of Michael Whitaker to be Federal Aviation Administrator. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, October 29th, 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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Monthly Archives: October 2023
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 16th-27th)
House Republicans pick a new Speaker at last: Ultra MAGA Congressman Mike Johnson
| Excerpt: | The vote to elect Johnson, who is a devoted soldier for Donald Trump, was unanimous among Republicans, with all 220 Republicans who voted backing his candidacy. He is the first speaker in U.S. history from Louisiana. |
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| Published at: | 1:39 PM on Wednesday, October 25th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | House Speaker Elections |
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Lisa Brown’s ascendant candidacy for Mayor of Spokane has Republicans very worried
| Excerpt: | Right wing media is sounding the alarm about Brown's candidacy, showing how worried Republicans are about taking another big loss in a key Washington State race. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 AM on Monday, October 23rd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Cities |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (October 16th-20th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included three unsuccessful attempts by Jim Jordan to become Speaker of the House and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, October 22nd, 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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Watch three OR-05 Democratic contenders make the case for their party’s nomination
| Excerpt: | Meet three of the candidates running in Oregon's 5th District in 2024: State Representative Janelle Bynum, previous OR-05 Democratic nominee Jamie McLeod-Skinner, and Metro President Lynn Peterson. |
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| Published at: | 3:30 PM on Saturday, October 21st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Seth Boun |
| Categories: | Elections, Events |
| Tags: | OR-05, Oregon Summit |
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Minnesota’s Peggy Flanagan keynotes Saturday breakfast at 2023 Oregon Summit
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's recap of the Saturday morning plenary of the 2023 Oregon Summit, with Labor Commissioner Christina Stephenson, Attorney General Ellen Rosenblum, and Treasurer Tobias Read. |
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| Published at: | 10:35 AM on Saturday, October 21st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Seth Boun |
| Categories: | Civil Liberties, Events, Party Politics, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Oregon Summit, Privacy, Reproductive Rights |
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Bowing to reality and a vote of no confidence, Jim Jordan ends his bid for Speaker
| Excerpt: | Jordan had already been experiencing negative momentum between those floor votes, with several Republicans pulling their support and leaving him well short of the threshold of a majority of representatives present and voting he needed to win. |
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| Published at: | 8:23 PM on Friday, October 20th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | House Speaker Elections |
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Republicans remain paralyzed and speaker-less over a week after McCarthy’s ouster
| Excerpt: | The turmoil of House Republicans, divided by factions and feuds, shows a party unable to govern at a time when America’s commitments are vitally needed abroad while at home, another government shutdown looms in just five weeks. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, October 14th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | House Speaker Elections |
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The “vanity candidacy” of Bobby Kennedy, Jr.: A very dangerous distraction
| Excerpt: | Progressives face a hard task turning back a MAGA movement built on conspiracy theories, lies, and demagoguery, all of which is broadcast on right-wing media and underwritten by wealthy donors. Nothing less than the freedom of our republic is at stake. This is no time to indulge Bobby’s lecture fees. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Wednesday, October 11th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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Budgeting for Washington’s Future: See what’s replacing Tim Eyman’s push polls in the voter’s pamphlet, starting this year
| Excerpt: | Legislation proposed by the Northwest Progressive Institute and signed into law by Governor Jay Inslee has now replaced "advisory votes" with useful, truthful information on fiscal.wa.gov and in the voter's pamphlet. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Monday, October 9th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Permanent Defense, Tim Eyman's Push Polls, WA-Ballot |
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Two October holidays: Happy Canadian Thanksgiving and Indigenous Peoples Day!
| Excerpt: | The second Monday in October is an opportunity to honor our Tribal Nations and to give thanks for our blessings with not one, but two holidays. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, October 9th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Holidays |
| Tags: | Canadian Thanksgiving, Indigenous Peoples Day |
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Longtime United States Representative Earl Blumenauer of Oregon to retire in 2024