| Excerpt: | This guest post from macro-economist Alphecca Muttardy discusses the need for legislation that could strengthen our economy and reduce our infrastructure deficit: H.R. 3339. |
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| Published at: | 3:19 PM on Wednesday, July 27th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alphecca Muttardy |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure |
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Category Archives: Public Planning
There’s a better way to fight inflation, save jobs, and curb a recession: Create a Hamiltonian National Infrastructure Bank
Democratic State House hopeful Pastor Carey Anderson shot while out campaigning
| Excerpt: | Pastor Carey Anderson, a Democratic candidate for State Representative in the 30th Legislative District, was shot at close range by a BB gun Thursday evening. |
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| Published at: | 3:38 PM on Saturday, July 16th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Rich Erwin |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, WA-Leg |
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Canada Day revelation: Amtrak Cascades to resume service to B.C. in September
| Excerpt: | Regularly scheduled train service between British Columbia and the rest of the Pacific Northwest will be resuming in the fall, rather than in the winter, the Washington and Oregon Departments of Transportation announced today. |
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| Published at: | 7:19 PM on Friday, July 1st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Sound Transit Board unanimously hires Julie Timm as its new Chief Executive Officer
| Excerpt: | “I am profoundly grateful to join the Sound Transit team’s work to transform lives across the Puget Sound region for generations to come," Timm said in a prepared statement. |
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| Published at: | 5:28 PM on Thursday, June 23rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Patty Murray urges Republicans to stop blocking gun safety bills in the U.S. Senate
| Excerpt: | Washington State has shown what can be accomplished even in the face of strident opposition from the gun lobby, but Congress has not, because Senate Republicans have sadly blocked any and all progress to date. |
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| Published at: | 9:45 AM on Saturday, June 11th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Alexa Moormeier |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Sound Transit announces that search team’s pick for new CEO is Julie Timm of Virginia
| Excerpt: | Timm is currently CEO of Greater Richmond Transit Company, where her more than four hundred employees operate successful regional bus routes serving the Richmond, Virginia area. |
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| Published at: | 6:17 PM on Friday, June 3rd, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Republicans lament slaughter of kids and teachers in Uvalde, but make it clear they’ll do nothing to stop it from happening again
| Excerpt: | Republicans cannot go against the NRA and the groups aligned with it, not even after the slaughter of schoolchildren and their teachers in a Republican-run state. |
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| Published at: | 12:32 PM on Wednesday, May 25th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, Secure Firearms Ownership |
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Fifteen slaughtered in Uvalde, Texas by gunman who targeted elementary school
| Excerpt: | The shooting is the country's deadliest so far this year, and horrifically similar to a shooting from almost ten years ago, in which a gunman attacked Sandy Hook Elementary School in Newtown, Connecticut. |
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| Published at: | 4:16 PM on Tuesday, May 24th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, Secure Firearms Ownership |
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President Biden stops in Portland to tout Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act
| Excerpt: | The United States is finally taking meaningful steps to address its painfully deep infrastructure deficit, President Joe Biden declared today to a supportive crowd in Portland during his first visit to the Beaver State as Commander-in-Chief. |
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| Published at: | 5:00 PM on Thursday, April 21st, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Events |
| Tags: | Critical Infrastructure, Presidential Visits |
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Transportation providers endanger health of traveling public in rush to abandon masking
| Excerpt: | The sudden policy shift, made with absolutely no regard for the potential adverse impacts on immunocompromised passengers, children, or those not wishing to travel in mask optional environments, is yet another development that will likely help prolong the pandemic -- with deadly and ominous consequences. |
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| Published at: | 11:05 PM on Tuesday, April 19th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Tags: | 2019-2022 Coronavirus Pandemic, Personal Wellness, Transportation |
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Move Ahead Washington transportation package gets final legislative approval
| Excerpt: | The package's revenue bill passed 54-54 in the House and 29-20 in the Senate, while its appropriations bill passed 57-41 in the House and 30-19 in the Senate. |
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| Published at: | 7:45 PM on Thursday, March 10th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Trainspotting with NPI: Watch Link test trains roll through the Eastside on overhead power
| Excerpt: | Each clip in our Trainspotting series is less than two minutes long, and shows Kinkisharyo-made Sound Transit LRVs rolling along portions of the new East Link/Line 2 alignment using overhead power. |
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| Published at: | 5:06 PM on Tuesday, March 8th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Transportation |
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Two NPI priority bills get concurrence and head to Governor Jay Inslee for signature
| Excerpt: | Senate Bill 5228 (providing flexible new revenue authority to Sound Transit) and House Bill 1630 (prohibiting the carrying of weapons at local government meetings and election sites) have completed their journey through the legislative process. |
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| Published at: | 7:22 PM on Monday, March 7th, 2022 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Civil Liberties, Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods, Secure Firearms Ownership, Transportation |
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New poll finds huge support for affordability-focused solutions to Bellevue’s housing crisis