54% of 789 likely voters surveyed February 13th-14th, 2024 by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they would vote for Biden if the election were being held today, while 38% said they would vote for Trump.
Bob Ferguson overtakes Dave Reichert in NPI’s first gubernatorial poll of 2024
The Democratic frontrunner, currently serving as the state’s Attorney General, now has a four lead over his expected Republican rival instead of the two point deficit that NPI’s November 2023 survey found.
Sound Transit’s East Link gets an opening date: 2 Line service to begin on April 27th
The debut of light rail in NPI’s hometown is a huge milestone and one we’ve been eagerly awaiting since this organization’s early years.
Mid-Atlantic momentum: Democrats win big in a pair of February 13th special elections
The victories were built with a swing of suburban votes, in Long Island’s Nassau County and in the Philadelphia suburb of Bucks County.
VICTORY! Washington House backs language access bill to make elections more inclusive
House Bill 2023 is one step closer to becoming law after receiving a strong affirmative bipartisan vote prior to cutoff.
Raise the Wage Renton celebrates likely passage of Initiative Measure No. 23–02
In initial election night returns, 57.50% of voters in Renton, Washington are saying yes to Initiative Measure No. 23–02, which qualified for the ballot back in November and concerns establishing labor standards for the city’s employers.
Allowing localities to switch their elections to even years is far from a “premature” idea
Read NPI’s rebuttal to an editorial in The Herald of Everett that argued that lawmakers should not pass NPI’s legislation to give localities the freedom to choose their own election timing.
VICTORY! Washington State House approves unemployment pay for striking workers
House Bill 1893 would allow striking workers to gain access to unemployment insurance assistance in the Evergreen State.
The right wing Washington Policy Center preaches fiscal responsibility, but hasn’t been practicing that principle itself
A Seattle Times story about the recent departure of the organization’s CEO Michael Gallagher demonstrates that WPC isn’t walking its talk.
Cathy McMorris Rodgers announces she won’t seek reelection to Congress this year
McMorris Rodgers made no mention of her future plans, nor reasons for her retirement other than to say it came after “prayers and reflection.”
VICTORY! Washington State Senate finally passes the Keep Our Care Act
Senate Bill 5241 would “ensure hospital mergers and acquisitions don’t restrict patients’ access to critical health care, such as end-of-life, reproductive and gender-affirming care.”
VICTORY! Washington State House passes NPI’s even year elections for localities bill
House Bill 1932, first introduced about a month ago, received the support of fifty-two state representatives, with forty-five in opposition and one excused. The legislation is NPI’s top priority for the 2024 legislative session.
Joe Biden romps to victory in Nevada’s Democratic presidential primary while Donald Trump ignores results of Republican primary
Democrats were satisfied with the results of Nevada’s “First in the West” 2024 presidential primary, while Republicans ignored the results on their side of the state-run primary and plan to use caucuses to allocate their delegates.
House Republicans laughably fail to impeach DHS Secretary Alejandro N. Mayorkas
Political observers called it an embarrassing failure for theocratic Speaker Mike Johnson, Kevin McCarthy’s embattled successor.