| Excerpt: | We are living in a climate emergency. Grassroots activism is crucial to addressing that emergency. It must continue, and it must expand. But it also must be supported in our nation's capital with serious climate action. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Sunday, July 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis |
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Cascadia needs climate action: Mother Nature is not giving the Pacific Northwest a bye, and activism is not something we can mail in
Right wing media figures and Republican elected officials could save lives and prevent illness by championing COVID vaccines
| Excerpt: | There's an opportunity right now to save a lot of lives from being unjustly taken by a deadly virus. A really big opportunity. |
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| Published at: | 12:30 PM on Thursday, July 15th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Healthcare, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness |
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Canada gets its first Indigenous Governor General, weeks ahead of expected snap election call by Prime Minister Justin Trudeau
| Excerpt: | Mary Simon, an Inuit leader, will be the first in the job to come from Canada’s Aboriginal First Nations peoples. |
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| Published at: | 9:30 AM on Monday, July 12th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Elections, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | CN-Parliament, Diplomacy & Conflict |
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Tim Eyman pleads poverty in latest appeal for cash, says legal fees have “drained me dry”
| Excerpt: | The failed gubernatorial candidate and dishonest initiative promoter claims to be out of money and wants his friends to bail him out. Again. |
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| Published at: | 9:05 PM on Friday, July 9th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Litigation, Open Government |
| Tags: | Campaign Disclosure, Permanent Defense |
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Amtrak announces huge fleet modernization project to benefit Cascades, other routes
| Excerpt: | Travelers in Cascadia will be the first nationwide to ride new Siemens trainsets, built as part of a $7.3 billion Amtrak plan to upgrade rail infrastructure. |
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| Published at: | 8:24 PM on Wednesday, July 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Dan Newhouse’s political future was imperiled by his January 2021 impeachment vote. Can he appease the Trump cult?
| Excerpt: | He may not like grizzly bears, but Dan has become a serious pander bear, trying to get back into the good graces of the Republican base after breaking with Trump. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 AM on Thursday, July 1st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Open Government, Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, WA-04 |
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Andrew Grant Houston talks with NPI about his 2021 candidacy for Mayor of Seattle
| Excerpt: | Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI's Ruairi Vaughan and mayoral candidate Andrew Grant Houston, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle's next elected executive in the 2021 cycle. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Wednesday, June 30th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Elections, Open Government, Public Service |
| Tags: | WA-Cities |
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If you’re a minor in the Pacific Northwest, you may be able to get a COVID-19 vaccine, even if your parents say they won’t allow it
| Excerpt: | Washington, Oregon, and Idaho allow many minors to make their own decisions about getting vaccinated. |
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| Published at: | 11:07 AM on Tuesday, June 29th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Healthcare |
| Tags: | Personal Wellness |
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Supreme Court tosses Montana, Wyoming lawsuit that demanded dirty coal exports
| Excerpt: | The Court's decision means that lawyers for two Republican-controlled, pro-coal state governments will not get the opportunity to further plead their case to the six member right wing majority of justices. |
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| Published at: | 4:22 PM on Monday, June 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution |
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“Unprecedented” heat wave arrives in the Pacific Northwest… and it’s not even July
| Excerpt: | This weekend, temperatures across the Pacific Northwest will ratchet up into the triple digits, bringing heat that is simply unprecedented for this time of year to pretty much every corner of the region. |
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| Published at: | 3:34 PM on Friday, June 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment |
| Tags: | Climate Crisis |
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After a year of debate, Sound Transit moves closer to sanctioning ST3 project delays
| Excerpt: | With a month to go before a decision about a fix to a major budget hole, lengthy delays seem likely - but can they be averted by delaying the decision? |
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| Published at: | 11:23 AM on Friday, June 25th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Other Categories: | Public Planning |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Unacceptable: Privatization appears to be a key facet of the bipartisan infrastructure deal
| Excerpt: | Wall Street was well represented in these infrastructure legislative framework negotiations. The diverse constituencies that make up the American public? Not so much. |
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| Published at: | 6:39 PM on Thursday, June 24th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Party Politics, Public Planning, Public Service |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure |
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Jessyn Farrell talks with NPI about her 2021 candidacy for Mayor of Seattle
| Excerpt: | Read a transcript of the conversation between NPI's Ruairi Vaughan and mayoral candidate Jessyn Farrell, one of fifteen candidates vying to become Seattle's next elected executive in the 2021 cycle. |
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| Published at: | 6:00 PM on Wednesday, June 23rd, 2021 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Economic Security, Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | WA-Cities |
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Followers of Trump resist vaccination as delta variant unleashes fourth wave of COVID-19 pandemic — with deadly ramifications