The Cascadia Advocate is written by the staff, board, and contributors of the Northwest Progressive Institute, a netroots powered strategy center working to raise America's quality of life through insightful research and imaginative advocacy.
NPI was founded in August 2003 and is based in Redmond, Washington.
| Excerpt: | Towns and sparsely populated counties far away from Seattle stand to lose the most if a measure aimed at slashing vehicle fees is implemented. |
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| Published at: | 1:01 PM on Wednesday, October 30th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Dori Monson is once again using his multi-hour talk show on KIRO FM to spread misinformation and prey on the gullible. |
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| Published at: | 5:19 PM on Monday, October 28th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Huzzah! Light rail is on its way to downtown Redmond, blocks away from the headquarters of the Northwest Progressive Institute. |
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| Published at: | 8:24 PM on Wednesday, October 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | NPI extends a warm welcome to the latest organization to join the coalition working to defeat Tim Eyman's incredibly destructive I-976. |
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| Published at: | 11:48 AM on Tuesday, October 15th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Three major Washington cities have adopted resolutions opposing NO on I-976 due to potential catastrophic impacts. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Wednesday, October 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | The Emerald City, Washington's largest municipality, has officially taken a position opposing Tim Eyman's I-976. Way to go, Seattle! |
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| Published at: | 11:18 PM on Monday, October 7th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Read the prepared remarks of NPI's executive director in opposition to Tim Eyman's Initiative 976, which the Kirkland City Council voted to oppose. |
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| Published at: | 10:17 PM on Tuesday, October 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | With the viaduct gone, Seattle's waterfront is no longer at risk of being ruined by a collapsed elevated highway. |
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| Published at: | 10:49 PM on Monday, September 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | The effort to put a stop to the disgraced initiative promoter's latest awful scheme is shifting into high gear as November 5th approaches. |
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| Published at: | 8:05 PM on Wednesday, September 18th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Steve O'Ban and Mike Padden, among other Senate Republicans, have been attacking Sound Transit for years over vehicle fees. But they are actually responsible for the adoption of the vehicle valuation schedule they say is unfair. |
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| Published at: | 6:19 PM on Tuesday, September 10th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Legislative Advocacy, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | At a ceremony at the Lynnwood Transit Center, the agency celebrated the long-anticipated milestone with a third of the state's congressional delegation plus state legislators, labor leaders, and construction workers. |
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| Published at: | 8:30 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Our Environment, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis |
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| Excerpt: | Sound Transit's eastward light expansion continues to roll forward, with contractors now preparing to remove the falsework from East Link's I-405 bridge. |
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| Published at: | 11:30 AM on Wednesday, August 7th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Bobby Aiyer |
| Categories: | Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | A badge of honor: Today, Dori Monson attacked the "far left" Northwest Progressive Institute while impugning Heidi Groover's reporting in The Seattle Times. |
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| Published at: | 2:52 PM on Monday, July 29th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Ten years to the day after Sound Transit's Central Link opened to the public for two days of free rides, NPI commemorates what was a watershed moment for our region. |
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| Published at: | 1:28 PM on Thursday, July 18th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense |
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