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: | It appears that King County will soon have a new top law enforcement official, thanks to a strong Thursday showing for Mitzi Johanknecht. |
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| Published at: | 11:15 PM on Thursday, November 9th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | The Eastside of King County continues to turn blue. Bellevue Mayor Claudia Balducci has emerged victorious over longtime incumbent Republican County Councilmember Jane Hauge in the 6th District (Bellevue, Kirkland, Mercer Island, and environs), capturing nearly sixty percent of the vote in early returns — a stunning, lopsided result that few saw coming. Balducci has […] |
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| Published at: | 8:48 PM on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 |
| Written by: | Nick Pernisco |
| Categories: | Elections, Live Coverage |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | The big day is finally upon us! Today is Tuesday, November 3rd… Election Day, also known as the last day you can do your civic duty and vote. Tonight we’ll begin to have some idea of who will be governing cities, ports, schools, and counties across Washington State for the next few years (not to […] |
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| Published at: | 1:15 PM on Tuesday, November 3rd, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Ballot, WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | Editor’s Note: It is our great pleasure tonight to welcome King County Executive Dow Constantine to NPI’s Cascadia Advocate. In this special guest post, Executive Constantine explains why it is critical that we pass King County Proposition #1, the Best Starts for Kids levy, this November. NPI has taken a position enthusiastically supporting this measure, […] |
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| Published at: | 7:15 PM on Thursday, October 29th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Dow Constantine |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Healthcare, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Insurance & Coverage, Nutrition, Personal Wellness, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Elections officials across Washington State announced today that ballots are in the mail to the vast majority of the state’s three and half million registered voters, following last month’s distribution of ballots to overseas and military voters. “This election may not have the sizzle of the presidential-year election like we’ll have in 2016, but we […] |
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| Published at: | 5:09 PM on Wednesday, October 14th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Voter Turnout, WA-Ballot, WA-Cities |
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| Excerpt: | King County’s incumbent Director of Elections Sherril Huff confirmed this morning what political insiders and a number of activists have been hearing over the last few days: She’s retiring from the job and will not run again this year. In a news release sent to NPI, Huff said she had been planning to run for […] |
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| Published at: | 2:44 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | Welcome to Filing Week 2015! Today through Friday, elections officials around the state will be accepting formal declarations of candidacy from Washingtonians who have decided they want to run for office at the local level (and, in a couple legislative districts, the state level). There are many important contests within King County on the ballot […] |
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| Published at: | 2:07 PM on Monday, May 11th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Filing Week, WA-Cities, WA-Ports |
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| Excerpt: | April may not seem like an election month, but in Washington, it’s actually one of two times during the year when local jurisdictions may schedule special elections, most often for the purpose of sending the voters a levy for their consideration. This year, the nine-member King County Council has opted to place a proposition on […] |
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| Published at: | 9:07 PM on Tuesday, April 14th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Critical Infrastructure, Safe Neighborhoods |
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| Excerpt: | This afternoon, State Senator Jeanne Kohl-Welles made it official: She’s running to succeed Larry Phillips as the councilmember for King County’s 4th District, which encompasses neighborhoods on the Puget Sound side of North Seattle, including Ballard and Greenwood. And she is doing so with Phillips’ support. “It’s been an incredible privilege, honor and pleasure representing […] |
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| Published at: | 6:26 PM on Wednesday, April 8th, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | King County Councilmember Larry Phillips, long a fixture on the state’s largest county’s legislative body, announced today he has decided not to run again in November and will retire at the end of the year, when his current term expires. “It has been an honor and a privilege to serve the people of King County […] |
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| Published at: | 11:46 AM on Wednesday, April 1st, 2015 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | King County voters have given a big thumbs up to Medic One, approving a levy that renews funding for emergency medical response services for several more years and ensuring that King County remains the best place in the world to be in the very unfortunate event of a heart attack (or cardiac arrest, to use […] |
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| Published at: | 10:02 PM on Tuesday, November 5th, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Public Planning |
| Other Tags: | Safe Neighborhoods |
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| Excerpt: | Here comes the home stretch of yet another election season. As campaigns move into get-out-the-vote mode, volunteers are phonebanking and knocking on doors, candidates hope to make an impact on more civically active voters by speaking at forums. While many of these just serve to engage the base and get a few more people to […] |
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| Published at: | 5:44 PM on Thursday, October 10th, 2013 |
| Written by: | Patrick |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Live Coverage, Our Environment |
| Other Tags: | Climate Crisis, Energy & Power, Pollution |
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| Excerpt: | This just in from the King County Courthouse: Minutes ago, in a unanimous 8-0 vote, the King County Council chose attorney Rod Dembowski to succeed Bob Ferguson as the next Councilmember from the 1st District (North Seattle, Shoreline, Lake Forest Park, Woodinville, Bothell, Kenmore, Kirkland). Dembowski was one of three individuals named by King County […] |
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| Published at: | 3:40 PM on Monday, February 11th, 2013 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Public Service |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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| Excerpt: | King County Council hopeful Richard Mitchell, who pulled off a very strong showing in the August winnowing election thanks in part to the enthusiastic support of the Democratic Party, has just received the support of three key unions with significant membership in King County, his campaign announced today. Several weeks ago, the Amalgamated Transit Union […] |
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| Published at: | 3:09 PM on Friday, September 23rd, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Counties |
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