| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican-drafted National Defense Authorization Act for the 2024 fiscal year chock full of discriminatory riders and Senate confirmation of several Biden judicial nominees. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Friday, July 14th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| 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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Category Archives: Legislative Advocacy
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (July 10th-14th)
Putting a right wing poll of Washington State under the microscope: An evaluation of Echelon/Future42’s spring 2023 survey
| Excerpt: | This detailed analysis examines the flaws of a statewide public opinion research survey released by a right wing group in Washington State in late June of 2023. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Saturday, July 1st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Poll Watch, Strong Commonwealth |
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Support for increasing the size of the U.S. Supreme Court inches upward in Washington
| Excerpt: | 52% of 773 likely 2024 general election voters surveyed by Public Policy Polling earlier this month said they supported increasing the size of the Court to make it a more diverse and representative body, while 40% were opposed and 8% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 10:37 AM on Friday, June 30th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Litigation, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Nondiscrimination, Research Poll Findings, U.S. Supreme Court Expansion |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 5th-8th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of the Encouraging Public Offerings Act (H.R. 2793) and Middle Market IPO Cost Act (H.R. 2812), plus Senate confirmation of two Biden executive branch nominees. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, June 11th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| 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 (May 30th-June 2nd)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House and Senate passage of the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act and Senate passage of a resolution to force students to repay loans that the Biden administration has tried to forgive. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Friday, June 2nd, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| 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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U.S. House votes to raise debt ceiling, impose Republican-demanded austerity measures
| Excerpt: | By a vote of 314-117, the House adopted the so-called Fiscal Responsibility Act of 2023, which "increases the federal debt limit, establishes new discretionary spending limits, rescinds unobligated funds, and expands work requirements for federal programs," as summarized by Congress' official legislative website. |
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| Published at: | 9:52 PM on Wednesday, May 31st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 22nd-26th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican resolution that would void President Biden's student loan forgiveness plan and an EPA rule intended to protect Americans from harmful pollution. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 28th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| Other Categories: | Series & Special Reports |
| Tags: | Last Week In Congress, U.S. House Roll Call Votes |
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Biden, McCarthy say they’ve reached a deal to respond to Republicans’ ransom demands
| Excerpt: | The White House announced late Saturday night that it has reached a deal with Kevin McCarthy and his deputies in the United States House of Representatives to avert a fiscal crisis that Republicans have been enthusiastically prepared to manufacture by refusing to provide the votes needed to raise the debt ceiling. |
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| Published at: | 9:11 PM on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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With most of his estate now liquidated, Tim Eyman’s bankruptcy is finally winding down
| Excerpt: | Judge Marc Barreca's May 19th order granting trustee Virginia Burdette's motion to abandon the property of the estate ("other than the funds on deposit in the estate's bank account") indicates that the case has moved into its final stages. |
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| Published at: | 12:23 PM on Saturday, May 27th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Litigation |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, State of Washington v. Tim Eyman, Tim Eyman's Push Polls |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 15th-19th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House redirection of a measure to expel George Santos to the Ethics Committee and Senate confirmation of three Biden judicial nominees, along with Senate passage of two Republican resolutions to overturn policies adopted by the D.C. city council and Department of Homeland Security. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 21st, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| 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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Washington State Legislature swiftly agrees on a Blake fix after going into special session
| Excerpt: | "This bill recognizes the harm that public use causes our communities by creating the crime of public use," said Representative Jamila Taylor. "More importantly, it focuses on the most up-to-date science on recovery, working to connect people to treatment, housing, services, and employment opportunities." |
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| Published at: | 4:51 PM on Tuesday, May 16th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Substance Control |
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Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (May 8th-12th)
| Excerpt: | The week's major votes included House passage of a Republican scheme to block immigrants and refugees from coming to America and Senate passage of two Republican resolutions to void rules protecting endangered species. |
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| Published at: | 7:30 AM on Sunday, May 14th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Targeted News Service |
| 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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Expansion of access to Working Connections Child Care will help Washington families
| Excerpt: | In this guest post for NPI's Cascadia Advocate, Senator Claire Wilson explains how Senate Bill 5225 will help reduce the cost of childcare for many families and support Washington's youngest learners. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Saturday, May 13th, 2023 |
| Written by: | Claire Wilson |
| Other Categories: | Education, Guest Posts, Policy Topics |
| Tags: | Early Childhood |
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Kamala Harris talks climate damage amidst a summer of record heat and extreme weather