| 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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Category Archives: Economic Security
Proposal to fund childcare with a capital gains tax advances in the Washington State Senate
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: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Full Employment |
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Incoming Biden-Harris team signals it will avoid repeating many of Obama’s missteps
| Excerpt: | 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. |
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| Published at: | 9:00 PM on Monday, January 18th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy, Open Government, Public Service |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Budgeting, Fiscal Responsibility, Partybuilding, Presidential Transitions |
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BC’s NDP government authorizes COVID-19 relief as province begins a dark, dreary winter
| Excerpt: | Premier John Horgan's government has put together a COVID-19 Recovery Benefit program, in which an estimated 3.7 million B.C. residents will get grants up to $1,000 (Canadian) per family and $500 for individuals. |
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| Published at: | 5:55 PM on Saturday, December 12th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Joel Connelly |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, BC-Assembly, Fair Wages & Leave, Personal Wellness |
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Federal, state governments allege Facebook is an illegal monopoly in major antitrust case
| Excerpt: | Having foolishly chosen to allow Facebook's acquisitions of Whatsapp and Instagram several years ago, the federal government is now belatedly moving to unwind those mergers as well as stop the growing power and anticompetitive behaviors of Facebook. |
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| Published at: | 7:26 PM on Wednesday, December 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Technology, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Consumer Protection, Ethical Business |
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Democratic AGs discuss taking on Trump and building equity at Netroots Nation 2020
| Excerpt: | Attorneys general Phil Weiser, Xavier Becerra, Keith Ellison, and Maura Healey helped kickstart the conference with a substantive panel discussion. |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Tammi Laster |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events |
| Tags: | Consumer Protection, Criminal Justice, Netroots Nation, Nondiscrimination |
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COVID-19 Update: New mask requirements, threats, lawsuits, and antibody tests
| Excerpt: | King County has announced new mask-wearing requirements, while the religious right in Oregon has joined militant Republicans in Washington in launching legal maneuvers against stay at home orders. |
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| Published at: | 11:01 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, COVID-19 Update, Criminal Justice, Global Health |
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The Pandemic is Personal: Sedro-Woolley’s Germaine Kornegay on small town resilience
| Excerpt: | One of Skagit County's local elected officials writes about what it's like to live in a rural community during a time of great stress and hardship. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Saturday, May 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Germaine Kornegay |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness, The Pandemic is Personal |
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The Pandemic is Personal: David Johnson of NPI on rooming during a public health crisis
| Excerpt: | NPI's Literary Advocate writes about what it's like to live with housemates during the worst public health emergency the United States has seen in decades. |
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| Published at: | 4:40 PM on Saturday, May 2nd, 2020 |
| Written by: | David A Johnson |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Series & Special Reports, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Global Health, Personal Wellness, The Pandemic is Personal |
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The Trump regime’s incompetence is holding up financial assistance for small businesses
| Excerpt: | Small businesses are dealing with a double whammy: the novel coronavirus pandemic and the Trump regime's incompetent response to it. |
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| Published at: | 12:05 PM on Friday, April 10th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Full Employment |
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson steps up to defend access to reproductive health services
| Excerpt: | A stickler for the rule of law, Washington's chief law enforcement officer has repeatedly taken on the Trump regime... and won. |
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| Published at: | 10:00 AM on Sunday, February 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Richard McCartan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Conservation, Consumer Protection, Reproductive Rights |
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U.S. House passes Biden administration’s American Rescue Plan to combat COVID-19