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: | Washington's newest State Senator is a family farmer from Whidbey Island with significant agricultural and business expertise. |
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| Published at: | 8:48 PM on Friday, October 18th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | State Legislative Appointments |
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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-Gov, WA-Sen |
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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-Gov |
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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-Gov |
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| Excerpt: | The 10th Legislative District will soon have a new state senator, who must be of the same party as Bailey. The seat will be contested in next year's presidential elections. |
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| Published at: | 6:50 PM on Monday, August 19th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | Today, the Washington State Senate and the Washington State House of Representative each gained a new member from the 1st Legislative District as a result of the resignation of former State Senator Guy Palumbo back in May. |
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| Published at: | 6:10 PM on Monday, July 1st, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | Legislative Appointments |
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| Excerpt: | Lovelett, an Anacortes City Councilmember, was chosen by the legislative authorities of Whatcom, Skagit, and San Juan counties to represent the 40th LD. |
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| Published at: | 6:50 PM on Tuesday, February 5th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | A special nominating caucus of the Washington State Democrats has drawn up a list of three people to replace recently departed State Senator Kevin Ranker. |
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| Published at: | 10:50 AM on Sunday, February 3rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Public Service |
| Other Tags: | Special Nominating Caucuses |
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| Excerpt: | Kevin Ranker has resigned from the Washington State Senate following recent allegations of misconduct, the Senate Democratic Caucus announced today. |
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| Published at: | 9:53 PM on Saturday, January 12th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Core Encyclopedia Topics, Elections, Open Government |
| Other Tags: | Accountable Leaders |
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| Excerpt: | The November 2018 midterms produced a more diverse Washington State Legislature. Get to know the newest Democratic representative and senators! |
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| Published at: | 1:00 PM on Wednesday, January 9th, 2019 |
| Written by: | Caitlin Harrington |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics, Public Service |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | Manka Dhingra is going places. The pioneering 45th District Senator and Northwest Progressive Foundation boardmember has been elected to Senate leadership. |
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| Published at: | 4:30 PM on Wednesday, November 28th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | The 2019 legislative session will be Frank Chopp's swan song as House Speaker. |
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| Published at: | 3:14 PM on Tuesday, November 27th, 2018 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Legislative Advocacy |
| Tags: | WA-Leg |
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