| Excerpt: | Vicki Abeles created this documentary film to bring attention to some of the problems with the American education system. |
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| Published at: | 6:30 PM on Sunday, January 19th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Education, Media & Culture, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film, Professional Pay, School Funding, Testing & Evaluation |
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Category Archives: Core Encyclopedia Topics
Documentary Review: “Race to Nowhere” may be ten years old, but it has aged well
More than two in three Washingtonians favor banning single use plastic bags, NPI poll finds
| Excerpt: | In a survey conducted last autumn by Public Policy Polling for NPI, voters enthusiastically endorsed Senator Mona Das' Senate Bill 5323, which would implement a statewide plastic bag ban, by a margin of more than two to one. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Wednesday, January 15th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Pollution, Research Poll Findings |
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Diverting sales tax revenue from vehicle sales will not get us beyond I‑976, Republicans
| Excerpt: | Curtis King and his colleagues are nonsensically proposing to backfill lost vehicle fee revenue with another revenue source that I-976 targeted for repeal. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy, Litigation, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, Transportation, WA-Ballot |
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What drove Donald Trump’s decision to kill Iranian General Qasem Suleimani?
| Excerpt: | The death of Iran's top military strategist has already sent shock waves around the Middle East and may put American soldiers and civilians in harm's way. |
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| Published at: | 8:20 PM on Sunday, January 5th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Elections, National Defense |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Breaking News, Diplomacy & Conflict |
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Iranian-American citizens detained at the border on the orders of Donald Trump’s goons
| Excerpt: | U.S. Customs and Border Patrol is singling out people who were born in Iran or have Iranian heritage at the border and needlessly detaining them, while publicly denying its activities. |
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| Published at: | 1:30 PM on Sunday, January 5th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, National Defense |
| Tags: | Naturalization |
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FYI: Sound Transit’s Connect 2020 project will interrupt normal Link light rail service
| Excerpt: | Get an overview of service reductions and interruptions to Link light rail service that are necessary to allow East Link tracks to be joined to the existing mainline. |
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| Published at: | 2:10 PM on Friday, January 3rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Labour’s snap election loss will have profound implications for the United Kingdom’s future
| Excerpt: | The party must now rebuild and settle on new leadership as the Corbyn era comes to a catastrophic end. |
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| Published at: | 12:15 PM on Sunday, December 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Elections, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Trade, UK-General |
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Terrorist Matt Shea must be expelled from the Washington State House of Representatives
| Excerpt: | The House Republican caucus must supply at least nine votes in order to meet the two-thirds threshold required to forcibly remove militant extremist Matt Shea from the House of Representatives. |
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| Published at: | 10:19 AM on Friday, December 20th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Washington State Supreme Court: Public Records Act applies to legislators
| Excerpt: | The ruling means that legislators may not withhold emails and documents from journalists, activists, or any other member of the public. |
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| Published at: | 10:40 AM on Thursday, December 19th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Open Government |
| Tags: | Public Records |
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Donald Trump has been impeached for abuse of power and obstruction of Congress
| Excerpt: | By a vote of two hundred and thirty to one hundred and ninety-seven, the House voted to impeach Trump for abuse of power (Article I), and by a vote of two hundred and twenty-nine to one hundred and ninety-eight, the House voted to impeach Trump for obstruction of Congress (Article II). |
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| Published at: | 6:58 PM on Wednesday, December 18th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Impeachment |
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Ho, ho, ho! Sound Transit’s Federal Way Link gets fiscal boost from the federal government
| Excerpt: | A $790 million federal grant and $629 million low interest loan have arrived to support the Puget Sound region's efforts to expand light rail into South King County. |
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| Published at: | 4:25 PM on Tuesday, December 17th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Tim Eyman formally files to run for governor; WFEG files new PDC complaint against him
| Excerpt: | After saying as recently as two weeks ago that he didn't want to be a candidate for any office, Tim Eyman is running. For governor. |
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| Published at: | 11:24 PM on Monday, November 25th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Open Government |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Gov |
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Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Injustice must be exposed… to the light of human conscience”