| Excerpt: | Rest in power, Chairman. We'll miss you. But we'll always remember you, and try to live up to the good example that you set for us. |
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| Published at: | 10:43 AM on Thursday, October 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Obituaries |
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Category Archives: Public Service
Elijah Cummings: 1951–2019
Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst to retire mid-term
| Excerpt: | Fairhurst is battling cancer in multiple organs (lungs, liver, thyroid and spleen) and has been given a diagnosis of between nine months and two years to live. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Thursday, October 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Judicial Vacancies, WA-Courts |
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Derek Stanford appointed to Washington State Senate; Davina Duerr to State House
| Excerpt: | Today, the Washington State Senate and the Washington State House of Representative each gained a new member from the 1st Legislative District as a result of the resignation of former State Senator Guy Palumbo back in May. |
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| Published at: | 6:10 PM on Monday, July 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Legislative Appointments, WA-Leg |
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LIVE from Bothell: Democratic PCOs meeting to choose nominees to succeed Guy Palumbo
| Excerpt: | NPI is live in Bothell observing the WSDCC's special nominating caucus to draw up a list of nominees for the State Senate vacancy created by Guy Palumbo's resignation and a possible House vacancy if Derek Stanford is chosen to take Palumbo's place. |
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| Published at: | 2:05 PM on Sunday, June 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Special Nominating Caucuses |
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Kris Lytton, Liz Lovelett, and Trevor Smith nominated to replace Kevin Ranker in 40th LD
| Excerpt: | A special nominating caucus of the Washington State Democrats has drawn up a list of three people to replace recently departed State Senator Kevin Ranker. |
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| Published at: | 10:50 AM on Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | Special Nominating Caucuses, WA-Leg |
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Meet the Democrats joining the Washington State Legislature on January 14th, 2019
| Excerpt: | The November 2018 midterms produced a more diverse Washington State Legislature. Get to know the newest Democratic representative and senators! |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Paul Ryan backs down; Patrick Conroy will remain in his post as U.S. House chaplain
| Excerpt: | The veteran United States House chaplain, a beloved Jesuit priest, will continue with his ministry to the chamber's four hundred and thirty five voting members after Speaker Paul Ryan backed down and assented to Conroy's wish to rescind the resignation he had unhappily offered last month at Ryan's behest. |
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| Published at: | 11:44 PM on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Disturbing Senate confirmation hearing shows why Pompeo should not be confirmed
| Excerpt: | Pompeo seems more interested in pleasing Donald Trump and hiding whatever members of the Foreign Relations Committee want to know about their secret meeting regarding Mueller's investigation. He should not be confirmed. |
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| Published at: | 11:40 PM on Thursday, April 12th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Essie Hicks |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Confirmation Hearings, Nominations |
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Maria Cantwell will join filibuster of Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
| Excerpt: | Washington’s junior United States Senator Maria Cantwell announced today that she will be joining her seatmate Patty Murray and many other Democratic Senators in filibustering Donald Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch as well as voting no on his nomination should the filibuster be broken. “We need a U.S. Supreme Court justice who will stand […] |
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| Published at: | 12:17 PM on Thursday, March 30th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Nominations, U.S. Supreme Court Vacancies |
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Congratulations, Tanika Padhye, and welcome to the Redmond City Council
| Excerpt: | Yesterday evening, at its March 7th business meeting, the Redmond City Council selected Tanika Padhye to fill the vacancy created by the January resignation of NPI Advisory Council member Kim Allen, who stepped down due to having an increasingly travel-centric work schedule. Padhye, forty-three, was previously a member of the city’s Planning Commission and has […] |
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| Published at: | 10:12 PM on Wednesday, March 8th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Public Service |
| Tags: | Appointments |
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Jeff Sessions must resign — immediately
| Excerpt: | When Jeff Sessions was being scrutinized by the United States Senate for the vitally important position of United States Attorney General, he was asked by Senator Al Franken what he would do if “anyone affiliated with the Trump campaign” was found to have communicated with officials of the Russian Federation. Sessions answered: “I have been called a […] |
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| Published at: | 11:36 PM on Wednesday, March 1st, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Senate Democrats must filibuster Trump’s Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
| Excerpt: | Neofascist Donald Trump tonight announced he is nominating an archconservative judge to fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia’s death nearly a year ago, which should have been filled last year, but wasn’t due to the obstructionism of Senate Republicans. Trump’s pick, Neil Gorsuch, would be an almost sure vote to “to limit gay rights, […] |
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| Published at: | 8:10 PM on Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Party Politics |
| Tags: | Filibuster Reform, U.S. Supreme Court Vacancies |
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10th LD’s Ron Muzzall appointed to succeed Barbara Bailey in Washington State Senate