54% of respondents surveyed in May of 2021 told NPI’s pollster that they approved of Biden’s job performance, while 41% disapproved. 5% said they were not sure.
Category: Public Service
Colleen Echohawk talks with NPI about her trailblazing candidacy for Mayor of Seattle
Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI’s Ruairi Vaughan and
mayoral candidate Colleen Echohawk, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle’s next elected executive in the 2021 cycle.
“Consequential” 2021 legislative session is what voters across Washington State wanted
Recent elections have produced a responsive state government attuned to the needs and wishes of the people: a state government that is more policy-oriented than politics-oriented. We’re getting action instead of theater.
A spectacular fall to earth: Canada’s Governor General Julie Payette resigns in ignominy
The former Space Shuttle astronaut will no longer represent Her Majesty the Queen as Canada’s head of state following the release of a blistering report which found she was responsible for a toxic work environment.
Incoming Biden-Harris team signals it will avoid repeating many of Obama’s missteps
At this incredibly fraught and perilous moment in American history, we don’t just need steady, compassionate governance — we need savvy, capable leadership with a respect and appreciation for history and a willingness to learn from it.
Congratulations to NPI’s Gael Tarleton on concluding thirteen years of public service
As NPI’s longest serving boardmember prepares to leave public office, we took a look back at her remarkable career and greatest accomplishments.
Brady Walkinshaw, April Sims to represent Democrats on 2021 Redistricting Commission
Democratic legislative leaders in Washington have chosen the first Latino Redistricting Commissioner as well as the first woman of color and Black Redistricting Commissioner to help draw the state’s 2021 legislative and congressional maps.
The Biden-Harris administration takes shape with the announcement of key appointees
Joe Biden’s picks indicate the direction that the President-Elect wants to take the country.
Washington State Supreme Court justices choose Steven González as their new Chief
The brilliant jurist, who authored last month’s decision emphatically striking down Tim Eyman’s blatantly unconstitutional Initiative 976, has been chosen by his colleagues to serve in the role.
Responding to supercharged electorate, officials prepare for sprint to Election Day
Aiming for 90% turnout, King County Elections is opening six Vote Centers through Tuesday to provide voters more services closer to home.
Scramble for the Senate: Who will replace Kamala Harris if the Democratic ticket wins?
If Joe Biden wins in November, Kamala Harris will have to leave her seat in the U.S. Senate. Who might replace her?
The Pandemic is Personal: Rituja Indapure on how COVID-19 has changed everyday life
One of NPI’s Advisory Councilmembers describes her spring with the pandemic in a series of journal entries recorded at one month intervals.
June Robinson appointed to Washington State Senate, Emily Wicks to State House in 38th
The Snohomish County Council has made two sets of appointments: one to choose a successor to recently retired Senator John McCoy and one to fill the vacancy created by the appointment of McCoy’s successor.
Governor Inslee appoints G. Helen Whitener to the Washington State Supreme Court
The Washington State Supreme Court will now have seven female justices (out of nine), including a black woman, an Asian American woman, and a Native American woman.