Read NPI’s recap of the Making HerStory: The women who are shifting the balance of power in D.C. panel discussion at Netroots Nation 2019.
Category: Open Government
Washington voters strongly support requiring presidential candidates to disclose tax returns
60% of voters surveyed in May 2019 support requiring presidential candidates to disclose their tax returns to appear on the state’s general election ballot.
Washington State House should investigate extremist Matt Shea’s disturbing conduct
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.
Winning in the era of #MeToo
To credibly denounce Trump’s vile and hypocritical history when it comes to sexual harassment, Democrats need to practice what they preach.
U.S. Senate joins House in voting to terminate Donald Trump’s fake emergency declaration
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.
Bipartisan majority in U.S. House votes to terminate Trump’s fake national emergency
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.
Kevin Ranker resigns from the Washington State Senate following misconduct allegations
Kevin Ranker has resigned from the Washington State Senate following recent allegations of misconduct, the Senate Democratic Caucus announced today.
Federal judge: Campaign finance enforcement lawsuits against Tim Eyman can proceed
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.
Individual Number One forces out Ryan Zinke as Secretary of the Interior
Ryan Zinke is leaving office, but the environmental destruction he’s been the face of will sadly continue.
Washingtonians For Ethical Government files bar complaint against Rob McKenna
The complaint stems from McKenna’s participation in an ad urging a no vote on Initiative 1631. McKenna represents Chevron, one of the companies funding the no campaign, but he did not disclose his relationship in the ad.
One less predator in public office? House Republicans ready to dump Matt Manweller
Matt Manweller might be on his way out of the Washington State House of Representatives after finally losing the confidence of his Republican colleagues.
Salish Sea threatened by Canada’s buyout of Kinder Morgan’s Trans-Mountain pipeline
The expansion of the Trans-Mountain Pipeline is a threat to the Salish Sea that should not be allowed to become yesterday’s news.
No surprise: NPI poll finds Washingtonians don’t like Donald Trump’s job performance
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.
Torturer Gina Haspel will be installed as new CIA head thanks to renegade Democrats
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.