| Excerpt: | Business leaders are furious that truck traffic across the border with Mexico has mostly ground to a halt due to the implementation of Abbott's scheme requiring trucks to be "inspected" by state level officials answerable to him. |
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| Published at: | 1:59 PM on Wednesday, April 13th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Freight Mobility, Naturalization |
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Category Archives: Economic Security
Way beyond political theater: Greg Abbott is hiking prices on Texans by choking commerce
Book Review: Left Behind puts the DLC’s failed track record under a microscope
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of Left Behind: The Democrats' Failed Attempt to Solve Inequality, by historian Lily Geismer, an associate professor of history at Claremont McKenna College. |
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| Published at: | 4:00 PM on Sunday, March 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Media & Culture |
| Tags: | Books, Social Safety Net |
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Washington State House of Representatives votes to protect workers, repeal BIAW’s I‑841
| Excerpt: | House Bill 1837 is simple: it gets rid of the restriction on the regulation of work-related musculoskeletal disorders and ergonomics. The bill is so simple that it fits on two pages (with margins removed) |
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| Published at: | 11:30 AM on Tuesday, February 15th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Workplace Safety |
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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: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Service |
| Tags: | WA-Cities |
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The Biden-Harris administration’s American Rescue Plan is popular with Washingtonians
| Excerpt: | 60% of nine hundred and ninety two likely 2022 Washington State voters surveyed late last month by Public Policy Polling said they supported the American Rescue Plan, while 32% were opposed and 8% were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 3:20 PM on Tuesday, June 8th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Announcements, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Insurance & Coverage, Nutrition, Research Poll Findings, Strong Commonwealth |
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President Biden congratulates Washington for adopting overtime pay law for farmworkers
| Excerpt: | It's not often that the President of the United States issues a statement weighing in on the passage of a law at the state level. As Biden's comments make clear, this issue is really, really important to him. |
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| Published at: | 2:50 PM on Tuesday, May 11th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Fair Wages & Leave, Nondiscrimination |
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PCC Community Markets members just voted to elect two PCC workers to the co-op’s board
| Excerpt: | Donna Rasmussen and Laurae McIntyre are longtime PCC members and employees who are concerned about PCC's future, just as our team at NPI is. |
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| Published at: | 5:48 PM on Tuesday, May 4th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Ethical Business, Fair Wages & Leave |
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The American Rescue Plan: An opportunity to scrap Reaganomics and government bashing
| Excerpt: | It's time to show the country that governments works, while keeping Republicans from gobbling up credit for what they voted against. |
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| Published at: | 2:36 PM on Saturday, March 20th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | American Rescue Plan, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Relief on the way: U.S. House sends American Rescue Plan to President Joe Biden’s desk
| Excerpt: | This historic bill is a life-changer that will help hundreds of millions of Americans recover from the coronavirus pandemic and build better lives. |
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| Published at: | 2:15 PM on Wednesday, March 10th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, American Rescue Plan, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Nicole Macri’s just cause eviction bill gets approved by the Washington State House
| Excerpt: | ESHB 1236 would require landlords to give a reason before they can evict a tenant, and also ensure tenants have enough time to find new housing before they have to be out. |
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| Published at: | 6:26 PM on Sunday, March 7th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Public Planning |
| Tags: | Affordable Housing, Research Poll Findings |
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U.S. House passes Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan to combat COVID-19
| Excerpt: | The vote on final passage was two hundred and nineteen to two hundred and twelve. All Republicans voted nay, and all but two Democrats voted aye. |
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| Published at: | 4:56 PM on Saturday, February 27th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fair Wages & Benefits, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Proposal to fund childcare with a capital gains tax advances in the Washington State Senate
| Excerpt: | In a historic vote, the Washington State Senate's Ways & Means Committee approved a progressive tax reform idea NPI has been championing for years. |
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| Published at: | 10:09 PM on Tuesday, February 16th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Strong Commonwealth |
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Senate Republicans seek to devitalize COVID relief bill that will define Biden’s presidency
| Excerpt: | The Republicans’ offer may well be a gambit designed to get skin in the game. If the past offers any indication, however, the process will get drawn out and urgency will be lost if Biden decides to try to do a deal with them. |
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| Published at: | 6:47 PM on Monday, February 1st, 2021 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Full Employment |
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Railway strike averted thanks to eleventh hour deal brokered by Biden administration