State Representative Jeff Morris has a successor: Environmental and climate justice activist Alex Ramel was chosen by the Whatcom, Skagit, and San Juan county legislative authorities to serve in the House.
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Alex Ramel, Michael Lilliquist, and Marco Morales nominated to succeed Jeff Morris
The Democratic precinct committee officers in the 40th Legislative District have created a shortlist of possible successors to outgoing State Representative Jeff Morris.
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10th LD’s Ron Muzzall appointed to succeed Barbara Bailey in Washington State Senate
Washington’s newest State Senator is a family farmer from Whidbey Island with significant agricultural and business expertise.
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Elijah Cummings: 1951–2019
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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Washington State Supreme Court Chief Justice Mary Fairhurst to retire mid-term
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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House Democrats select Laurie Jinkins to be next Speaker of the Washington State House
The Northwest Progressive Institute congratulates Laurie Jinkins on being designated as the next Speaker of the Washington State House of Representatives by her Democratic colleagues.
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Derek Stanford appointed to Washington State Senate; Davina Duerr to State House
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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LIVE from Bothell: Democratic PCOs meeting to choose nominees to succeed Guy Palumbo
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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Kris Lytton, Liz Lovelett, and Trevor Smith nominated to replace Kevin Ranker in 40th LD
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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Meet the Democrats joining the Washington State Legislature on January 14th, 2019
The November 2018 midterms produced a more diverse Washington State Legislature. Get to know the newest Democratic representative and senators!
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Paul Ryan backs down; Patrick Conroy will remain in his post as U.S. House chaplain
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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Disturbing Senate confirmation hearing shows why Pompeo should not be confirmed
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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Maria Cantwell will join filibuster of Trump Supreme Court nominee Neil Gorsuch
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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Congratulations, Tanika Padhye, and welcome to the Redmond City Council
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 […]