“Pro-life” Idaho Republican Governor Brad Little just signed a firing squad execution bill

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Andrew Villeneuve

Idaho Republicans are most definitely not trying to change their state's laws to abolish executions. They could be, but they…

A roundup of reaction to the Supreme Court’s Quinn ruling upholding WA’s capital gains tax

Read what elected officials, advocacy organizations, and other think tanks are saying about the Washington State Supreme Court's decision upholding…

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VICTORY! Washington State Supreme Court upholds new capital gains tax on the wealthy

The Court voted 7-2 in favor of finding that Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 5096 (the law that created the capital…

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Seattle voters love ST3’s Ballard and West Seattle light rail extensions, but will they love the alignment Sound Transit’s board picks?

81% of likely February 2023 special election voters in Seattle support light rail to Ballard and West Seattle, which is…

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68% of likely Washington voters support enacting a permit-to-purchase law for guns

68% of 874 voters interviewed across the state from March 7th-8th support the policies proposed by Representative Liz Berry (D-36th…

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Gem State win: School privatization schemes fail in Idaho’s Republican-run Legislature

A right wing effort to authorize the diversion of public tax dollars into privately run schools has collapsed in the…

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Joe Biden heads to Ottawa: He and Canada’s Justin Trudeau have much to talk about

The two leaders are expected to talk about the depth to which they should intervene in Haiti, and what to…

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Voters in WA agree: Manufacturer-imposed barriers to device repair are a problem

69% of 874 likely 2024 Washington State voters interviewed by Public Policy Polling earlier this month said that they agreed…

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NPI’s bill to scrap Tim Eyman’s push polls advances to the House Rules Committee

By a vote of 4-3, with Democrats in favor and Republicans opposed, the House State Government Committee gave Senate Bill…

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Two-thirds of Washington voters support barring gender-based price discrimination

67% of 874 likely voters interviewed in March of 2023 by Public Policy Polling voiced support for prohibiting people or…

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Maria Cantwell has a fifteen point lead over hypothetical opponent Jaime Herrera Beutler

Asked whether they would prefer Cantwell or Herrera Beutler if the 2024 U.S. Senate election were being held now, 50%…

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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 13th-17th)

The week's major votes consisted of Senate confirmation of four Biden nominees: two assistant secretaries, an ambassador, and a district…

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Tim Eyman has quit pitching initiatives and pivoted to lobbying against progressive bills

Eyman's initiative factory is no longer merely idle, it has completely crumbled to the ground. So, instead of pitching bad…

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King County Executive Dow Constantine has decided against running for governor in 2024

"I've made my decision," Constantine said. "Having given it thorough consideration, I have concluded that the answer is no, I…

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