The projects announced by Emhoff are of particular importance to the Northern Rockies. The Park Service will go to work restoring sagebrush to Jackson Hole, in places once cleared by ranchers so they could grow hay.
Category: Policy Topics
Posted inPolicy Topics
A victory for tree retention in Seattle: Luma the western red cedar won’t be cut down
Though initially uncooperative and resistant to appeals to protect the tree, Legacy, Rock House Builders (the property owner), and Bad Boyz GC (the contractor) have now agreed to leave Luma standing and modify their plans for the parcel.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Donald Trump indicted again — this time, finally, for assaulting American democracy
The indictment is the result of careful, methodical work by Special Counsel Jack Smith and many hardworking investigators at the Department of Justice, who have labored to ensure that the work done to expose what happened on January 6th didn’t merely pass into history as a report, but led to charges.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Alaska’s Republican-run state government is trying to get the unbuilt Pebble Mine revived
The mine proposal is the brainchild of Vancouver-based Northern Dynasty Minerals and its Pebble Limited Partnership. Two of the world’s largest mineral conglomerates, Anglo American and Rio Tinto, long ago pulled out.
Posted inElections
Welcome to Redmond, Republicans! You’re in one of the most progressive cities in Washington and the Pacific Northwest
For the benefit of those unfamiliar with who we are and what our values are (especially Republicans coming to town!), here are some noteworthy facts about Redmond, its voting history, and its political identity.
Posted inPolicy Topics
U.S. Senate passes its version of the 2024 NDAA, with PNW Democrats split yea and nay
The bill, which passed 86–11, would authorize appropriations for fiscal year 2024 for military activities of the Department of Defense and for military construction.
Posted inPolicy Topics
The Ostrich Effect: Right wingers threatened by reality are putting their heads in the sand
A look at today’s world evokes the Armageddon worries we used to occasionally hear from Ronald Reagan.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Teamsters secure big, historic wins in tentative contract agreement with UPS
“Rank-and-file UPS Teamsters sacrificed everything to get this country through a pandemic and enabled UPS to reap record-setting profits. Teamster labor moves America. The union went into this fight committed to winning for our members. We demanded the best contract in the history of UPS, and we got it,” said Teamsters General President Sean M. O’Brien in a statement.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Ultra MAGA Republicans give RFK’s wayward son another platform to spew his bile
The House Judiciary Committee, chaired by Jim Jordan, invited Robert F. Kennedy’s son to entertain them with conspiracy theories and misinformation on July 20th.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Must-read InvestigateWest story documents how Master Builders influenced the drafting of Seattle’s latest tree ordinance
Read NPI’s commentary on a lengthy expose published by InvestigateWest that documents how the Master Builders influenced the drafting and development of Seattle’s 2023 tree ordinance.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Spokane inaugurates service on City Line, its first bus rapid transit route
The service is a six-mile long bus rapid transit line that begins in Browne’s Addition, a historic neighborhood near Spokane’s Downtown area, and winds through downtown and the Gonzaga University District, all the way to Spokane Falls Community College.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Earth is heating up faster than many models suggested while humanity continues to dither
The climate crisis is a truly global concern. It has intensified in equatorial regions, yes, but also impacted our livable region and extended to both poles.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Canada’s TransMountain pipeline expansion: A hideous crime against the climate
This must-read, highly illustrated story depicts how one of Canada’s largest dirty petroleum infrastructure projects has become a feast for connoisseurs of ugliness.
Posted inPolicy Topics
Biden-Harris administration moves to restart student loan forgiveness under Higher Education Act after Supreme Court ruling
“I’m not going to stop fighting to deliver borrowers what they need, particularly those at the bottom end of the economic scale,” said the President.