| Excerpt: | Steve O'Ban and Mike Padden, among other Senate Republicans, have been attacking Sound Transit for years over vehicle fees. But they are actually responsible for the adoption of the vehicle valuation schedule they say is unfair. |
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| Published at: | 6:19 PM on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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Category Archives: Legislative Advocacy
The Senate Republicans are responsible for the Sound Transit taxes they say are unfair
Last Week (July 29-August 2nd) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the approval of a two-year budget deal, the failure to override a veto on Saudi Arabia arm sales, and the confirmation of Kelly Craft to the U.N. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, August 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week (July 22nd-26th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the adoption of a resolution opposing the BDS movement and final approval of permanent relief for September 11th first responders. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, July 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week (July 15th-19th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included condemning Trump's racist comments, increasing the federal minimum wage, and passing an intelligence budget for FY 2020. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, July 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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U.S. House votes to condemn Donald Trump’s bigoted, racist, appalling “go back” tweets
| Excerpt: | Donald Trump's racism has been called out and rebuked by a bipartisan majority of the United States House of Representatives. It's a start. |
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| Published at: | 4:56 PM on Tuesday, July 16th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week (July 8th-12th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included a military budget (the NDAA), new rules for allocating green cards, and taking care of September 11th first responders. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, July 14th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Another Tim Eyman scam bites the dust: I-1648 fails to qualify for the November ballot
| Excerpt: | Disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman was forced to admit failure yet again as his scheme to overturn the Legislature's 2019 revenue reforms met its demise in Olympia at the Secretary of State's Elections Annex on Union Street. |
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| Published at: | 10:54 PM on Friday, July 5th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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Last Week (June 24th-28th) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included legislation to protect U.S. elections against attack and an emergency package to address the humanitarian crisis on the southwest border. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, June 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last week (June 17th-21st) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week In Congress. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, June 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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VICTORY! Cap and invest bill clears Oregon State House of Representatives
| Excerpt: | By a vote of thirty-six to twenty-four, lawmakers in Oregon's more populous legislative chamber advanced House Bill 2020, a landmark climate justice bill. |
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| Published at: | 11:46 PM on Monday, June 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution |
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Last week (June 10th-14th) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week In Congress. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, June 16th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last week (June 3rd-7th) in Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted
| Excerpt: | Find out how our region's United States Representatives and Senators voted in this installment of our recurring feature Last Week In Congress. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, June 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Voterama in Congress |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Last Week (September 23-27) In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted