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Welcome to Redmond, Republicans! You’re in one of the most progressive cities in Washington and the Pacific Northwest

Excerpt: For the benefit of those unfamiliar with who we are and what our values are (especially Republicans coming to town!), here are some noteworthy facts about Redmond, its voting history, and its political identity. 
Published at:3:30 PM on Saturday, July 29th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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The Stranger versus PubliCola versus The Urbanist: Comparing their August 2023 Seattle City Council endorsements

Excerpt: Read NPI's analysis of the endorsements published by The Stranger, PubliCola, and The Urbanist for Seattle City Council in the August 2023 Top Two election.
Published at:1:46 PM on Tuesday, July 25th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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The Seattle Times versus The Stranger: How their 2023 MLKC area endorsements compare

Excerpt: With each paper's set of endorsements now available to scrutinize, our team thought it would be interesting to do a comparison and see where the papers agree and disagree. You might think the papers would be far apart in their choices, and sometimes they were... but not always!
Published at:12:30 PM on Wednesday, July 12th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Once upon a time, Washington cities had the freedom to choose their election timing

Excerpt: It used to be that many cities in Washington had the power to choose when their elections would be held. That's right: they once had the same freedom our bill proposes to give them! Learn about the history of the statute.
Published at:12:30 PM on Monday, February 20th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Seattle social housing initiative (I‑135) ahead in early returns with 21.23% turnout so far

Excerpt: A Seattle initiative that proposes to set up a public development authority to build publicly financed, publicly controlled housing projects is ahead in early returns, King County Elections' initial February 2023 special election tabulation shows.
Published at:9:38 PM on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Elections, Policy Topics, Public Planning
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It’s Special Election Day in Seattle and other Washington jurisdictions: Have you voted?

Excerpt: Find resources for the February 14th, 2023 special election in Washington State in this Cascadia Advocate post.
Published at:8:30 AM on Tuesday, February 14th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Kshama Sawant joins Seattle City Council exodus; won’t seek reelection this year

Excerpt: In a guest editorial for The Stranger, Sawant said she will be focusing on launching a national political entity, "Workers Strike Back." 
Published at:12:46 PM on Thursday, January 19th, 2023
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Joy Hollingsworth launches campaign for Seattle City Council in 3rd District

Excerpt: Speaking to a large crowd of energetic supporters at the MLK FAME Community Center, Hollingsworth explained that she's a practical, pragmatic progressive who believes in the power of public policy to improve lives.
Published at:5:30 PM on Monday, January 16th, 2023
Written by:Seth Boun
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Second set of Seattle tree protection poll findings affirms voters value urban forests

Excerpt: Respondents to NPI's October 2021 general election survey of the Seattle electorate are in strong agreement that the city should update its tree ordinance to strengthen tree protection policies, with more than seven in ten voters backing a majority of ideas tested.
Published at:10:30 AM on Monday, December 20th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Kshama Sawant is now prevailing over the right wing backed campaign to recall her

Excerpt: Following a second consecutive favorable drop, it appears that Sawant is on the verge of defeating a right wing backed campaign to recall her from office, which means she will remain the Seattle City Council's most senior member.
Published at:10:04 PM on Thursday, December 9th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Campaign to recall Kshama Sawant has early lead — will it stick as ballot counting goes on?

Excerpt: Ballots cast by 32,129 of the district's voters had been counted as of Election Night, for total turnout of 41.41%. 53.10% were supporting the recall and 46.90% were opposed.
Published at:9:59 PM on Tuesday, December 7th, 2021
Written by:Rich Erwin
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Bruce Harrell’s victory affirmed; Lorena González concedes 2021 Seattle mayoral race

Excerpt: "With today’s ballot drop, it’s clear that Bruce Harrell will be the next Mayor of Seattle. Earlier, I called him to congratulate him on a hard-fought race and wished him much luck in his efforts to make progress on the challenges Seattle faces," González said.
Published at:6:52 PM on Thursday, November 4th, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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Initial Whatcom County returns suggest a continued progressive majority on the Council

Excerpt: In the 2021 local elections, voters in the state's most populous northern border county appear to have returned a progressive majority to its seven-member legislative body. Meanwhile, the Bellingham City Council is set to become more diverse.
Published at:9:55 PM on Wednesday, November 3rd, 2021
Written by:Joel Connelly
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Ann Davison ahead of Nicole Thomas Kennedy for Seattle City Attorney in initial results

Excerpt: It has been a long, long time since a Republican was elected to a citywide position in Seattle, but that could be about to change if the election results we're seeing tonight hold.
Published at:9:21 PM on Tuesday, November 2nd, 2021
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
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