| Excerpt: | Read NPI's interview with King County's top elections official. Topics discussed include preparations for the 2018 November general election, ballot security, and reforms like prepaid postage on ballot return envelopes that are making it easier to vote. |
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| Published at: | 5:44 PM on Wednesday, October 24th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections |
| Tags: | Fair Elections, Hacking, Hardening, Secure Elections |
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Category Archives: Technology
NPI talks to King County Elections Director Julie Wise about the 2018 general election
The fight for net neutrality isn’t over yet
| Excerpt: | Ajit Pai is trying to destroy net neutrality, but the fight is not over. Learn what you can do to keep the Internet free and open. |
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| Published at: | 1:17 PM on Tuesday, May 29th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Brad Fenstermacher |
| Other Categories: | Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Read Patty Murray + Maria Cantwell’s Senate floor speeches in support of Net Neutrality
| Excerpt: | In an important victory for our digital liberties, the U.S. Senate voted 52-47 in favor of restoring net neutrality as the law of the land in this country. The following are the speeches given by United States Senators Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell in support of a free and open Internet prior to the vote. |
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| Published at: | 1:46 PM on Wednesday, May 16th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Governor Inslee signs net neutrality into law in Washington, drawing nationwide attention
| Excerpt: | Net neutrality will soon be the law of the land again -- at least in the Evergreen State -- following today's signing of Substitute House Bill 2282 by Governor Jay Inslee, officially titled protecting an open internet in Washington State. |
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| Published at: | 9:11 PM on Monday, March 5th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Documentary Review: “Happening” shows that freedom from fossil fuels is possible
| Excerpt: | Read NPI's review of "Happening" (A Clean Energy Revolution), a film directed by James Redford and featuring Mark Ruffalo, Ray Mabus, Dave Ramm, and Matthew Nordan. Learn about the growth of the renewable power industry and prospects for a clean energy future. |
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| Published at: | 10:25 PM on Wednesday, February 28th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Theresa Curry Almuti |
| Other Categories: | Our Environment, Views & Reviews |
| Tags: | Film |
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Victory! Washington’s House overwhelmingly votes for net neutrality at the state level
| Excerpt: | Net neutrality may be in grave peril at the federal level, but states like Washington are stepping up to protect the idea of a free and open Internet. By a vote of ninety-three to five, the House of Representatives on Friday adopted legislation that would safeguard net neutrality at the state level. |
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| Published at: | 11:38 AM on Sunday, February 11th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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FCC votes to repeal net neutrality rules; AG Bob Ferguson promises to sue the FCC
| Excerpt: | Donald Trump's men on the FCC (Ajit Pai, Brendan Carr, Michael O'Rielly) have voted to gut net neutrality, but their decision will be challenged in court. |
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| Published at: | 11:03 AM on Thursday, December 14th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Founding NPI boardmember Gael Tarleton calls on the FCC to protect net neutrality
| Excerpt: | Read Gael Tarleton's message to the FCC urging Ajit Pai, Michael O'Rielly, and Brendan Carr not to scrap the rules that protect Internet freedom in the U.S. |
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| Published at: | 2:38 PM on Sunday, November 26th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Gael Tarleton |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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NPI to FCC’s Ajit Pai: Broadband must remain classified as a telecommunications service
| Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: The following are the comments submitted by the Northwest Progressive Institute to the Federal Communications Commission in support of a free and open Internet, opposing Republican Ajit Pai’s proposal to do away with the rules adopted in 2015 to require broadband providers to adhere to net neutrality. Commissioners: Title 47 of the Code […] |
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| Published at: | 1:09 PM on Thursday, July 13th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Sound the alarm: Net neutrality is under attack at the FCC, and it’s up to us to save it
| Excerpt: | Read our recap of Senator Maria Cantwell's net neutrality town hall, and what you need to do to help save the internet. |
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| Published at: | 8:59 PM on Friday, July 7th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Sanjay Satish |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Net Neutrality |
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Tim Eyman acquires email list of Democratic activists, begins sending them his propaganda
| Excerpt: | Having decided he’s not enough of a public nuisance, disgraced initiative promoter Tim Eyman today sent a large list of Democratic activists a copy of his latest email appeal, which is for the most part a rehashed version of what he sent on Monday announcing his latest scheme to devastate public services, I-1550. We know […] |
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| Published at: | 1:55 PM on Wednesday, February 1st, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics |
| Tags: | Permanent Defense |
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Obama administration strikes back at Putin regime for interfering in 2016 U.S. elections
| Excerpt: | It’s a start: President Obama struck back at Russia on Thursday for its efforts to influence the 2016 election, ejecting 35 suspected Russian intelligence operatives from the United States and imposing sanctions on Russia’s two leading intelligence services. The administration also penalized four top officers of one of those services, the powerful military intelligence unit […] |
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| Published at: | 7:58 PM on Thursday, December 29th, 2016 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Other Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, World Commmunity |
| Tags: | Diplomacy & Conflict, Hacking, Hardening |
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VICTORY! U.S. House of Representatives finally votes to restore net neutrality