Excerpt: | State Senator Emily Randall and the state’s Commissioner of Public Lands Hilary Franz, both Democrats, are lining up support for a seat that does not often come open. |
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Published at: | 10:34 AM on Thursday, March 21st, 2024 |
Written by: | Joel Connelly |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-06 |
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Contest for WA-06 heats up as Emily Randall, Hilary Franz unveil prominent new endorsers
Tim Eyman wants to contest initiative filing fee increase, but has no grounds for doing so
Excerpt: | The former prolific promoter of initiatives wants to bring a lawsuit to overturn the filing fee increase, but the law expressly gives the Secretary of State the authority to increase the fee. |
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Published at: | 7:20 AM on Wednesday, March 20th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Initiative Process Reform, Permanent Defense |
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Jessica Bateman, Lisa Parshley ready to provide orderly succession in 22nd LD
Excerpt: | In the wake of Senator Sam Hunt's retirement, State Representative Jessica Bateman has decided to run for the upper chamber with his endorsement, while Olympia City Councilmember Lisa Parshley will seek Bateman's seat. |
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Published at: | 12:30 PM on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 |
Written by: | Tobias Zimmerman |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Despite having withdrawn, Nikki Haley still garnered over 20% of the early vote in Washington’s Republican presidential primary
Excerpt: | A sizeable chunk of the the electorate found ways to register dissatisfaction with their 2024 choices, particularly on the GOP side, with Trump’s nearly-decade long takeover of the Republican Party. |
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Published at: | 9:00 AM on Wednesday, March 13th, 2024 |
Written by: | Joel Connelly |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Pacific Northwest Presidential Primaries, US-Pres |
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As expected, Joe Biden and Donald Trump cruise in Washington presidential primary
Excerpt: | With 1,254,074 total ballots counted so far, the two presumptive nominees -- our incumbent president and his neofascist predecessor -- have each cruised to victory, vanquishing their withdrawn opponents without any difficulty. |
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Published at: | 10:39 PM on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Pacific Northwest Presidential Primaries, US-Pres |
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Joe Biden clinches the 2024 Democratic nomination for President of the United States
Excerpt: | Biden's renomination is now effectively assured, though it has not been in doubt given that he had no credible opposition from other Democrats. |
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Published at: | 7:57 PM on Tuesday, March 12th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | US-Pres |
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Cult above country: Mitch McConnell again bends the knee to Donald Trump
Excerpt: | Despite the January 6th insurrection, despite Trump's invitation to Russia to do whatever it wants to America's allies, despite the court judgments affirming that he is a fraudster and liar, Mitch McConnell is endorsing Donald Trump. Again. |
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Published at: | 1:29 PM on Monday, March 11th, 2024 |
Written by: | Joel Connelly |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | US-Pres |
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Initiative reform takes a leap forward in Washington thanks to Secretary Steve Hobbs
Excerpt: | The long overdue reforms, which our team at NPI urged the office to adopt through its rulemaking process, consist of an increase in the filing fee from five dollars to $156, the indexing of the filing fee to inflation going forward, and the use of a partly randomized string of numbers to classify initiatives. |
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Published at: | 7:30 PM on Friday, March 8th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Initiative Process Reform, Permanent Defense |
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The best lines from President Biden’s incredible 2024 State of the Union address
Excerpt: | The President spoke with deep conviction and from the heart. He fiercely and passionately defended the values that most Americans hold dear. He laid out his accomplishments, vision, and proposed policy directions very effectively. |
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Published at: | 12:00 PM on Friday, March 8th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Media & Culture |
Tags: | State of the Union, US-Pres |
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Super Tuesday results: Biden and Trump cruise; Haley projected to take Vermont
Excerpt: | President Biden is sweeping the Democratic nominating events, while Donald Trump was fending off Nikki Haley everywhere except for Vermont. |
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Published at: | 8:45 PM on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Super Tuesday, US-Pres |
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Another big retirement: Senate President Pro Tempore Karen Keiser won’t run again
Excerpt: | “It has been my privilege to serve the people of the 33rd Legislative District and the people of the State of Washington for the last twenty-nine years," said Keiser, who revealed her decision on the Senate floor. |
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Published at: | 4:30 PM on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | Retirements, WA-Leg |
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Bowing to reality, Kyrsten Sinema announces she won’t seek reelection to the U.S. Senate
Excerpt: | In a video revealing her decision, Sinema tried to chalk up her decision as driven by polarization and partisanship. In reality, it was necessary because Sinema made herself politically homeless. |
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Published at: | 2:06 PM on Tuesday, March 5th, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections |
Tags: | AZ-Sen, Retirements |
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The case for enacting half of Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh’s six initiatives into law
Excerpt: | Democratic lawmakers are poised to cleave a slate of six right wing initiatives in two, voting half into law while sending the other half to the ballot. Here's the logic behind the move. |
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Published at: | 4:06 PM on Saturday, March 2nd, 2024 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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New 2024 legislative maps offer historic opportunities for Latino representation and Democratic pickups across Washington