| Excerpt: | The Guardian has obtained a copy of a chat in which militant Republican Matt Shea and his pals discussed surveilling and physically attacking political opponents. |
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| Published at: | 2:01 PM on Saturday, April 20th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Category Archives: Open Government
Washington State House should investigate extremist Matt Shea’s disturbing conduct
Winning in the era of #MeToo
| Excerpt: | To credibly denounce Trump’s vile and hypocritical history when it comes to sexual harassment, Democrats need to practice what they preach. |
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| Published at: | 3:16 PM on Wednesday, April 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, US-Pres |
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U.S. Senate joins House in voting to terminate Donald Trump’s fake emergency declaration
| Excerpt: | By a vote of fifty-nine to forty-one, the Republican-controlled U.S. Senate concurred that Donald Trump's fake national emergency declaration should be terminated. |
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| Published at: | 12:17 PM on Thursday, March 14th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Roll Call Votes |
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Bipartisan majority in U.S. House votes to terminate Trump’s fake national emergency
| Excerpt: | The Donald's abuse of power was too much for Cathy McMorris Rodgers and Jaime Herrera-Beutler to stomach. They put country ahead of party for a change. |
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| Published at: | 11:12 PM on Tuesday, February 26th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Kevin Ranker resigns from the Washington State Senate following misconduct allegations
| Excerpt: | Kevin Ranker has resigned from the Washington State Senate following recent allegations of misconduct, the Senate Democratic Caucus announced today. |
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| Published at: | 9:53 PM on Saturday, January 12th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, WA-Leg |
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Federal judge: Campaign finance enforcement lawsuits against Tim Eyman can proceed
| Excerpt: | The State of Washington has a green light to move ahead with its campaign finance enforcement suits against Tim Eyman despite his recent bankruptcy filing. |
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| Published at: | 2:41 PM on Friday, January 4th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Litigation |
| Tags: | Money in Politics, Permanent Defense, State of Washington v. Tim Eyman |
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Individual Number One forces out Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior
| Excerpt: | Ryan Zinke is leaving office, but the environmental destruction he's been the face of will sadly continue. |
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| Published at: | 9:15 AM on Saturday, December 15th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Conservation |
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One less predator in public office? House Republicans ready to dump Matt Manweller
| Excerpt: | Matt Manweller might be on his way out of the Washington State House of Representatives after finally losing the confidence of his Republican colleagues. |
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| Published at: | 11:06 PM on Friday, September 21st, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Salish Sea threatened by Canada’s buyout of Kinder Morgan’s Trans-Mountain pipeline
| Excerpt: | The expansion of the Trans-Mountain Pipeline is a threat to the Salish Sea that should not be allowed to become yesterday's news. |
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| Published at: | 8:45 AM on Monday, July 9th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Brad Fenstermacher |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Energy & Power, Indigenous Peoples |
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No surprise: NPI poll finds Washingtonians don’t like Donald Trump’s job performance
| Excerpt: | Washington State voted for Hillary Clinton in the 2016 presidential election and has been a hotbed of resistance activity since Donald Trump's Electoral College victory a year and a half ago, so it's not too surprising that most Washingtonians don't have a favorable opinion of Trump's job performance. |
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| Published at: | 11:31 AM on Friday, May 25th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Research Poll Findings |
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Torturer Gina Haspel will be installed as new CIA head thanks to renegade Democrats
| Excerpt: | Despite the opposition of Republican Senator John McCain of Arizona, the United States Senate today voted to confirm torturer Gina Haspel to be the next director of the Central Intelligence Agency, further harming the United States' international standing and handing Donald Trump another victory. |
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| Published at: | 1:46 PM on Thursday, May 17th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Confirmation Votes, Human Rights, Intelligence, Nominations |
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Paul Ryan backs down; Patrick Conroy will remain in his post as U.S. House chaplain
| Excerpt: | 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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| Published at: | 11:44 PM on Thursday, May 3rd, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Washington voters strongly support requiring presidential candidates to disclose tax returns