| Excerpt: | With the date of our 2023 Spring Fundraising Gala drawing near, NPI is delighted today to announce that we will be recognizing Pete Holmes, a former Seattle City Attorney who served the people of the Emerald City for three terms as its chief legal officer, with a Lynn Allen Award at the event. |
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| Published at: | 4:00 PM on Sunday, April 2nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Spring Fundraising Gala |
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Category Archives: Announcements
Retired City Attorney Pete Holmes to accept Lynn Allen Award at NPI’s 2023 Spring Gala
NPI’s 2023 Spring Fundraising Gala to be held Saturday, April 29th in Bellevue, Washington
| Excerpt: | NPI is excited to welcome the season of renewal with the news that our 2023 Spring Fundraising Gala will be held Saturday, April 29th, 2023 in Bellevue Washington. |
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| Published at: | 12:49 PM on Saturday, March 4th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Spring Fundraising Gala |
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Representative Adam Smith to speak at NPI’s Nineteenth Anniversary Picnic (08/21)
| Excerpt: | Join us on Sunday, August 21st, 2022 to hear from Congressman Adam Smith, who will deliver the keynote address at our celebration of NPI's nineteenth anniversary. |
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| Published at: | 9:11 PM on Monday, August 15th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | Summer Anniversary Picnic |
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King County Councilmember Girmay Zahilay to open NPI’s 2022 Spring Fundraising Gala
| Excerpt: | First elected in 2019 to represent the 2nd District, Councilmember Zahilay is an alum of Franklin High School Stanford, and the University of Pennsylvania who has a long track record of successful community organizing. |
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| Published at: | 11:06 AM on Thursday, April 14th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Events |
| Tags: | Spring Fundraising Gala |
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PNWcurrents Episode V is live: This month, we discuss the impacts of climate damage
| Excerpt: | Read the release announcement for the fifth episode of PNWcurrents, NPI's uniquely regional podcast. This episode features climatologists Karin Bumbaco of Washington, Larry W. O'Neill of Oregon, and Jeffrey Hicke of Idaho, who joined NPI's Caya Berndt to discuss the impacts of climate damage on the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Published at: | 2:37 PM on Saturday, October 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Events, Our Environment, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, PNWcurrents, UN Climate Change Conference of the Parties |
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NPI, Change Research discuss how to read and assess this year’s Seattle electoral polling
| Excerpt: | In this Q&A, NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve and Change Research Senior Survey Data Analyst Ben Greenfield talk about best practices for interpreting poll data, like the surveys of Seattle that Change fielded for NPI this year. |
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| Published at: | 3:43 PM on Friday, October 22nd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | Research Polling Retrospectives |
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NPI launches VoteMaintained.org, a resource for navigating “advisory votes”
| Excerpt: | The Northwest Progressive Institute has created a new website for voters that provides guidance on how to respond to statewide "advisory votes" ... the three items (numbered #36, #37, and #38) that every Washington voter will see at the top of the 2021 ballot. |
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| Published at: | 2:49 PM on Thursday, October 14th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Sensible Ballots, WA-Ballot |
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PNWcurrents Episode III is live: This month, we discuss voter turnout and election fatigue
| Excerpt: | Read the release announcement for the third episode of PNWcurrents, NPI's uniquely regional podcast. This episode features State Representatives Mia Gregerson, Ilana Rubel, and Dan Rayfield, who who joined NPI's Caya Berndt to discuss boosting voter turnout and combating election fatigue. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Tuesday, August 31st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | PNWcurrents, Voter Turnout |
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State Treasurer Mike Pellicciotti to speak at NPI’s Eighteenth Anniversary Picnic (08/22)
| Excerpt: | Join us on Sunday, August 22nd, 2021 to hear from Washington's newest statewide elected official, who will deliver the keynote address at our celebration of NPI's eighteenth anniversary. |
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| Published at: | 3:36 PM on Friday, August 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | Summer Anniversary Picnic |
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PNWcurrents Episode II is live: This month, we look at our region’s response to COVID-19
| Excerpt: | Read the release announcement for the second episode of PNWcurrents, NPI's uniquely regional podcast. This episode features Dr. Hilary Godwin, Dr. Chunhuei Chi, and Dr. David Pate, who joined NPI's Caya Berndt to discuss our region's response to COVID-19. |
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| Published at: | 6:00 PM on Saturday, July 31st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | PNWcurrents |
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NPI announces 2021 Seattle polling plans
| Excerpt: | A heads up to everyone interested in Emerald City politics: NPI is expanding its public opinion research to the local level, beginning with two surveys in Seattle. |
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| Published at: | 6:21 PM on Thursday, July 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Research Polling Plans, WA-Cities |
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NPI launches a new podcast examining issues through a regional lens: PNWcurrents
| Excerpt: | Presented in a panel format, it brings together thinkers, activists, elected representatives, and topical experts to have constructive conversations about local and regional politics, policy, major issues, and ideas that impact the Pacific Northwest. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Caya Berndt |
| Categories: | Announcements |
| Tags: | PNWcurrents |
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The Biden-Harris administration’s American Rescue Plan is popular with Washingtonians
| Excerpt: | 60% of nine hundred and ninety two likely 2022 Washington State voters surveyed late last month by Public Policy Polling said they supported the American Rescue Plan, while 32% were opposed and 8% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 3:20 PM on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Economic Security, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Insurance & Coverage, Nutrition, Research Poll Findings, Strong Commonwealth |
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Two decades! NPI celebrates twenty years of revolutionizing grassroots politics today