| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House renewal of the Violence Against Women Act and Senate confirmation of Deb Haaland and Xavier Becerra to Cabinet positions, along with House passage of legislation to protect Dreamers and new Americans. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 21st, 2021 |
| 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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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 15th-19th)
The American Rescue Plan: An opportunity to scrap Reaganomics and government bashing
| Excerpt: | It's time to show the country that governments works, while keeping Republicans from gobbling up credit for what they voted against. |
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| Published at: | 2:36 PM on Saturday, March 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security |
| Tags: | American Rescue Plan, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 8th-12th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included the House's final passage of the American Rescue Plan and Senate confirmation of several Biden nominees, as well as House approval of labor rights and gun responsibility bills. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 14th, 2021 |
| 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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Amtrak restores daily service on long distance routes thanks to the American Rescue Plan
| Excerpt: | “Offering daily long distance service represents a vital step in our road to recovery,” said Amtrak CEO Bill Flynn in a statement. “Recognizing the immense value of our employees, we’d like to thank Congress for enabling service restoration and helping us recall furloughed employees.” |
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| Published at: | 2:52 PM on Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Tags: | American Rescue Plan, Transportation |
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Relief on the way: U.S. House sends American Rescue Plan to President Joe Biden’s desk
| Excerpt: | This historic bill is a life-changer that will help hundreds of millions of Americans recover from the coronavirus pandemic and build better lives. |
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| Published at: | 2:15 PM on Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, American Rescue Plan, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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With revenue declining and costs increasing, Sound Transit lobbies for state and federal aid
| Excerpt: | The COVID-19 recession economy hit Sound Transit's finances hard. How bad is it, and how will the Puget Sound region's transit development be affected? |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Monday, March 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Nicole Macri’s just cause eviction bill gets approved by the Washington State House
| Excerpt: | ESHB 1236 would require landlords to give a reason before they can evict a tenant, and also ensure tenants have enough time to find new housing before they have to be out. |
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| Published at: | 6:26 PM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Economic Security, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, Research Poll Findings |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 1st-6th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the For the People Act and the George Floyd Justice in Policing Act, along with Senate passage of the Biden-Harris American Rescue Plan. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021 |
| 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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VICTORY! Capital gains tax on wealthy gets approved by the Washington State Senate!
| Excerpt: | In a huge breakthrough, NPI's top legislative priority has secured the support of an absolute majority of the state's forty-nine senators. Now it's on to the House of Representatives. |
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| Published at: | 6:59 PM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Roll Call Votes, Strong Commonwealth |
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History in the making: Washington State Senate opens floor debate on capital gains tax
| Excerpt: | It's a big day in the statehouse! For the first time, a proposal to fund essential public services with a capital gains tax is getting considered on the Senate floor. |
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| Published at: | 2:27 PM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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U.S. Senate passes Biden’s American Rescue Plan with concessions to Senator Joe Manchin
| Excerpt: | With Alaska's United States Senator Dan Sullivan absent, Vice President Kamala Harris' tiebreaking vote was not needed to pass the bill. All fifty Democratic senators voted for it, while the other forty-nine Republicans voted against it. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Saturday, March 6th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth, U.S. Senate Roll Call Votes |
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Flashback: Six years ago, The Seattle Times was all for a capital gains tax on the wealthy
| Excerpt: | In this installment of the Cascadia Advocate's long running series, the 2015 Seattle Times editorial board debunks the 2021 board's position on taxing capital gains at the state level. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Friday, March 5th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Flashback: Seattle Times vs. Seattle Times, Strong Commonwealth |
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Must-read Seattle Times story details how Eyman initiatives sabotaged public health
| Excerpt: | Washington State's public health departments have been woefully underfunded for years, and we're now paying the price. The problem dates back to the early 2000s, when a pair of destructive Tim Eyman initiatives were implemented. |
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| Published at: | 5:44 PM on Monday, March 1st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (March 22nd-26th)