Sad news to share: our own Representative Pramila Jayapal says that she has tested positive for COVID-19, the novel coronavirus. Read her full statement.
Category: Open Government
Three out of four members of the Capitol Police Board are gone or on their way out
The agency responsible for the protection of Congress’ meeting place, the headquarters of the government of the United States, will be getting a major leadership overhaul.
Joe Biden, Jay Inslee denounce Trump-incited terrorist attack on the United States Capitol
Read or watch what America’s forty-sixth president and Washington’s chief executive had to say about the violent insurrection of January 6th, 2021.
Leaked audio offers fresh evidence that Trump is a criminal: Impeach him again
New articles of impeachment should be promptly bought against Donald Trump. The leaked tape alone provides ample evidence that Trump is engaged in criminal behavior and is violating the oath of office he took to protect and defend the Constitution.
Republican plot to dissolve joint Tacoma-Pierce County Health Department collapses
At the last minute, erratic Republican Councilmember Pam Roach thwarted a scheme by Executive Bruce Dammeier’s operation to displace TPCHD with a standalone public health department.
As Biden’s Cabinet takes shape, progressive groups plan for a post-Trump future
President-elect Joe Biden has spent the weeks since the election assembling the team that he hopes to bring with him to Washington, D.C.
House Public Safety Committee reviews ideas for police reform ahead of 2021 session
In a November 30th virtual work session, the Washington State House of Representatives heard from reform advocates as well as representatives of law enforcement.
Formal transition to Biden-Harris begins as GSA finally recognizes Democratic victory
Administrator Emily Murphy has notified the Biden-Harris team that they will be able to access resources made available by the Presidential Transition Act of 1963.
The mother of all grocery bills: GMA must pay $18 million fine for 2013 disclosure violations
The Grocery Manufacturers Association remains on the hook for a record-setting judgment because it flagrantly violated Washington State’s public disclosure laws during its efforts to defeat a GMO labeling initiative.
Adam Smith: Trump’s “childish” firing of Mark Esper will embolden America’s adversaries
Members of Congress from the Pacific Northwest and beyond strongly condemned Donald Trump’s dismissal of the fourth Secretary of Defense to serve in his regime, which comes weeks before he will be out of office.
Tim Eyman claims he sold the family home to pay legal bills, but there’s no record of a sale
Rather than accepting responsibility for his wrongdoing, Eyman is asking the people he already duped to bail him out… with a fresh fabrication as a lure.
Donald Trump says that he and Melania Trump have tested positive for SARS-CoV‑2
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.
Netroots Nation 2020 opens with “biggest, baddest, blackest panel of the summer”
Speakers included Representative Joe Neguse of Colorado, Maurice Mitchell of the Working Families Party, likely future U.S. Representative Jamaal Bowman, and Stacey Abrams.
Analysis: U.S. Supreme Court expected to rule soon on trio of pivotal Trump tax cases
The Supreme Court is due to release rulings in three cases demanding access to Donald Trump’s financial records. Here’s what could happen.