| Excerpt: | Having spent months utterly failing to protect Americans from COVID-19 and completely disregarding the guidance of public health experts, Donald Trump now finds himself and his wife infected with the virus. |
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| Published at: | 10:44 PM on Thursday, October 1st, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Breaking News, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | 2019-2020 Coronavirus Pandemic, Accountable Leaders, US-Pres |
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Category Archives: Open Government
Donald Trump says that he and Melania Trump have tested positive for SARS-CoV‑2
Netroots Nation 2020 opens with “biggest, baddest, blackest panel of the summer”
| Excerpt: | Speakers included Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado, Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party, likely future U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman, and Stacey Abrams. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Thursday, August 13th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Events, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Fair Elections, Netroots Nation, Voter Turnout |
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Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule soon on trio of pivotal Trump tax cases
| Excerpt: | The Supreme Court is due to release rulings in three cases demanding access to Donald Trump's financial records. Here's what could happen. |
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| Published at: | 5:30 AM on Tuesday, June 23rd, 2020 |
| Written by: | Peter Orth |
| Categories: | Open Government |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Public Records |
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Neofascist Donald Trump once again turns to Twitter to make threats, this time aimed at us
| Excerpt: | Trump embodies pretty much every vice imaginable, and yet the Republican Party -- once the party of Abraham Lincoln, widely regarded as the United States' greatest-ever president -- worships him like a cult. It's just sickening. |
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| Published at: | 10:41 PM on Wednesday, June 10th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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Where does Trump’s campaign money go?
| Excerpt: | Donald Trump's reelection campaign is raking in cash from massive corporate interests and his loyal fan base. Here's what we know about where it's going. |
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| Published at: | 6:00 PM on Sunday, May 10th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | US-Pres |
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Attorney General Bob Ferguson: Decision to close National Archives in Seattle is “illegal”
| Excerpt: | Washington State's chief law enforcement officer is threatening a lawsuit if federal officials do not rescind their plans to shutter NARA's Seattle facility on Sand Point Way. |
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| Published at: | 3:43 PM on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Public Records |
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Oregon Republicans flee Salem again, forcing the State House and Senate to shut down
| Excerpt: | Members of the Party of Trump's Beaver State chapter have weaponized the state Constitution's quorum requirement in a hostage-taking move. |
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| Published at: | 9:50 AM on Wednesday, February 26th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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OMB’s decision to close the National Archives’ Seattle branch must be fought and overturned
| Excerpt: | The federal Office of Management and Budget plans to relocate records that document the history of the Pacific Northwest to California or Missouri. |
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| Published at: | 1:38 PM on Sunday, January 26th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Public Records |
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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: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| 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: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| 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: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, Impeachment |
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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: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Gov |
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As impeachment coverage takes over the news, can Democratic candidates benefit?
| Excerpt: | Donald Trump's looming impeachment. It's all CNN, MSNBC, and other media outlets can seemingly talk about these days. Can the 2020 Democratic presidential contenders adapt? |
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| Published at: | 8:20 PM on Sunday, October 13th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Ruairi Vaughan |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Media & Culture, Party Politics |
| Tags: | Accountable Leaders, US-Pres |
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Tim Eyman claims he sold the family home to pay legal bills, but there’s no record of a sale