The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | 56% of respondents to our May 2021 statewide poll said that they support getting rid of the Senate filibuster, while 37% are opposed. 7% said they were not sure. |
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| Published at: | 10:30 AM on Friday, May 28th, 2021 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Announcements, Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | Research Poll Findings |
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| Excerpt: | Neofascist Donald Trump tonight announced he is nominating an archconservative judge to fill the vacancy left by Antonin Scalia’s death nearly a year ago, which should have been filled last year, but wasn’t due to the obstructionism of Senate Republicans. Trump’s pick, Neil Gorsuch, would be an almost sure vote to “to limit gay rights, […] |
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| Published at: | 8:10 PM on Tuesday, January 31st, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Party Politics, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | U.S. Supreme Court Vacancies |
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| Excerpt: | As mentioned, Democrats set up a historic vote today on curbing the filibuster, which Republicans have been using to prevent the United States Senate from considering President Obama’s executive and judicial nominees. The vote was a success, with fifty Democrats and two independents backing the rules change. Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid orchestrated the vote […] |
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| Published at: | 1:27 PM on Thursday, November 21st, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | Filibuster Reform |
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| Excerpt: | After years of talk, filibuster reform has finally become a reality. Today, the United States Senate took a huge and momentous step towards becoming a more democratic body. By a vote of fifty-two to forty-eight, senators voted to change Senate rules to abolish filibusters of executive and judicial nominations, except Supreme Court nominations. The move […] |
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| Published at: | 1:03 PM on Thursday, November 21st, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | Filibuster Reform |
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