Harris will make two stops in the Emerald City before returning to California, according to the schedule published by the White House.
Posted inTechnology
Marie Gluesenkamp Perez, Ben Ray Luján reintroduce Fair Repair Act in both chambers of Congress
The legislation would give the Federal Trade Commission authority to regulate the business practices of original equipment manufacturers (OEMs), so that Americans can more easily repair their existing devices and appliances.
Posted inCivil Liberties
Justice is served: Donald Trump convicted on all thirty-four counts of falsifying business records
A New York jury found that Trump repeatedly committed a felony when he attempted to conceal the existence of payments to keep his affair with pornographic film star Stormy Daniels quiet.
Posted inEconomic Security
Direct File is becoming a permanent filing option, IRS announces
“After a successful pilot, we are making Direct File permanent and inviting all 50 states to offer this free filing option to their residents,” said U.S. Secretary of the Treasury Janet L. Yellen.
Posted inElections
Jim Mayhew and Heather Koellen hope to bring Democratic representation to Washington’s redrawn 12th Legislative District
The duo are hoping to break a decades-long Republican winning streak in legislative races in the recently reconfigured 12th Legislative District, which data suggests could offer some of the cycle’s best pickup opportunities for Democrats.
Posted inMedia & Culture
Book Review: The Holocaust — An Unfinished History is intense, disturbing, and necessary
Read NPI’s review of The Holocaust: An Unfinished History by Dan Stone, a historian of modern Europe with particular interests in the Holocaust, comparative genocide, fascism, race theory, and the history of anthropology.
Posted inPublic Planning
Voters in the Pacific Northwest strongly favor ideas to make the region’s police forces more accountable and antiracist
An April 2024 survey encompassing more than a thousand interviews of likely voters in Washington, Oregon, and Idaho found strong support for barring racists from serving in law enforcement, implementing more effective de-escalation techniques, creating independent prosecution units, and reforming qualified immunity.
Posted inElections
Poll Watch: Elway delivers more bad news for Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh’s slate of destructive initiatives
Elway’s survey is the first independent public poll that we know that has looked at these measures. Here’s an analysis from NPI of each of Elway’s findings.
Posted inElections
Democratic Party still at risk of general election lockout in 2024 Commissioner of Public Lands race, NPI poll finds
58% of the 615 likely voters interviewed by Public Policy Polling for NPI last week said they weren’t sure who they would vote for in the downballot Washington State race if the election were being held now. The remaining 42% were split between a field of seven candidates, with two Republicans in the double digits and five Democrats in the single digits.
Posted inLitigation
Nonprofit-led coalition files lawsuit to overturn Brian Heywood and Jim Walsh’s I‑2081
Ten plaintiffs have stepped forward in an effort to thwart a right wing measure that purports to be about empowering parents, but actually threatens the balance between students’ rights and parents’ rights.
Posted inElections
The end of Tory rule in the United Kingdom could be weeks away: Snap general election called for July 4th, 2024
Public opinion polling suggests that the rival Labour Party has a big lead and is well poised to win after more than a decade and a half of serving as the monarch’s loyal opposition.
Posted inElections
A plurality of Washington voters are not sure who they want to vote for in the contest for Attorney General, NPI poll finds
45% of 615 likely November 2024 voters interviewed in mid-May by Public Policy Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute said were not sure who they’d support for Attorney General if they had to vote now. 36% said they would vote for Republican Pete Serrano, the only Republican who filed, 10% said they’d support Democrat Manka Dhingra, and 9% said they’d support Democrat Nick Brown.
Posted inElections
NO on I‑2109 launches new website, calls on Washingtonians to defend education funding this fall
In Spokane, Yakima, Vancouver, and Burien, early learning and public education advocates were joined by elected officials and childcare providers to speak to the grave damage I‑2109 would inflict on essential public services if it were enacted.
Posted inElections
Evergreen State Democrats continue to have a double-digit advantage on generic congressional ballot, NPI poll finds
51% of 615 likely voters surveyed in mid-May by Public Policy Polling (PPP) for NPI said they’d vote for the Democratic candidate if congressional elections were being held now, while 40% said they’d vote for the Republican candidate. 9% were not sure.