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: | The notorious con man exhorted people to congregate with him on Whidbey Island and drink Corona beer. |
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| Published at: | 1:26 PM on Saturday, March 14th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Healthcare |
| Other Tags: | Global Health, Permanent Defense, Personal Wellness |
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| Excerpt: | The Governor got the better of Tim Eyman during a confrontation that Eyman tried to instigate at the 2020 Associated Press Legislative Preview. |
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| Published at: | 5:48 PM on Thursday, January 9th, 2020 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | After saying as recently as two weeks ago that he didn't want to be a candidate for any office, Tim Eyman is running. For governor. |
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| Published at: | 11:24 PM on Monday, November 25th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Open Government |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense |
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| Excerpt: | If Eyman actually goes through with his plan, the Washington State Republican Party could have a Trump/Eyman ticket in 2020. |
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| Published at: | 8:20 PM on Thursday, November 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | Permanent Defense, WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | State Republican Chair Caleb Heimlich says that Seattle Times columnist Danny Westneat isn't being fair to the party. NPI's founder debunks that allegation. |
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| Published at: | 11:19 AM on Monday, September 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | WA-03, WA-08, WA-Exec, WA-Leg, WA-Sen |
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| Excerpt: | The former King County Sheriff and United States Representative declared today that he will not be a candidate for Governor of the State of Washington in 2020, saying that he enjoys his current work and deeply values his time with his family. |
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| Published at: | 6:31 PM on Tuesday, September 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Gov |
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| Excerpt: | The Washington State Republican Party is struggling to recruit candidates for the state's nine executive department positions, including governor. |
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| Published at: | 7:22 PM on Monday, September 2nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Exec |
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| Excerpt: | NPI founder Andrew Villeneuve suggests The Seattle Times might want to devote some ink to the real fires that are actually burning right now, like the ecological catastrophe in the Amazon or Individual Number One's assault on our rights and freedoms. |
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| Published at: | 11:46 AM on Tuesday, August 27th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres, WA-Exec, WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | The two-term Governor will attempt to become the first chief executive since Dan Evans in 1972 to earn a third term from Washington voters. |
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| Published at: | 10:16 AM on Thursday, August 22nd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres, WA-Exec |
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| Excerpt: | Governor Jay Inslee's first term was -- legislatively speaking -- sabotaged by the treachery of Rodney Tom. Inslee could regain lost opportunities to sign progressive bills into law with a third term. |
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| Published at: | 11:45 PM on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres, WA-Exec, WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | In an appearance on MSNBC's The Rachel Maddow Show, Washington State's chief executive announced that he has decided to withdraw from the 2020 field, having concluded that his candidacy was not gaining traction. |
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| Published at: | 6:37 PM on Wednesday, August 21st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | US-Pres |
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