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: | Read NPI's summary and analysis of results in the April 23rd, 2019 special election for jurisdictions in King County. |
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| Published at: | 9:21 PM on Tuesday, April 23rd, 2019 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Farrell's campaign said in a news release she would elaborate on her decision tomorrow in a press conference in the University District. |
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| Published at: | 4:24 PM on Tuesday, May 30th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Party Politics |
| Other Tags: | Legislative Appointments, WA-Leg |
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| Excerpt: | At a press conference this morning at Alki Beach, Seattle Mayor Ed Murray announced that he has decided not to seek a second term as leader of the state’s largest city, saying “it tears me to pieces to step away“. Flanked by loyal supporters, Murray reflected on his accomplishments before saying the 2017 mayoral race […] |
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| Published at: | 12:23 PM on Tuesday, May 9th, 2017 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Local |
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| Excerpt: | Well, the initial batch of returns for the April 22nd special election just got reported by King County Elections, and they aren’t pretty. By a vote of 55% to 44%, voters are rejecting Proposition 1, the measure unanimously referred to the ballot by the King County Council to save Metro and fund badly needed road […] |
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| Published at: | 9:19 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
| Other Tags: | WA-Ballot |
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| Excerpt: | Don’t count incumbent Kirkland City Councilmember Jessica Greenway out just yet. Though she started out some distance behind her challenger (former state legislator Toby Nixon) last night, Greenway has closed the gap today and now trails by only two hundred and ten votes. If this trend continues, she may pull ahead of Toby before the […] |
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| Published at: | 5:03 PM on Wednesday, November 9th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Local |
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| Excerpt: | Kemper Freeman must have a lot to lose on Election Day. A campaign mail piece that he sent to Bellevue voters this week, smearing progressive city council candidate John Stokes, reeks of desperation. Freeman had a difficult time finding filth to throw at Stokes, who is running against Freeman’s chosen candidate, Aaron Laing, so he […] |
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| Published at: | 3:53 PM on Thursday, November 3rd, 2011 |
| Written by: | Kathleen Reynolds |
| Categories: | Elections |
| Tags: | WA-Local |
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| Excerpt: | After seven days without school for thousands of Tacoma students, Gov. Chris Gregoire has stepped up to mediate talks between Tacoma Public Schools and the Tacoma Education Association. After failing to reach an agreement today, the governor called for school district officials and members of the teachers union to negotiate in her office. Members of […] |
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| Published at: | 4:44 PM on Wednesday, September 21st, 2011 |
| Written by: | Wes Murry |
| Categories: | Education |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities, WA-Gov |
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| Excerpt: | June and the 2011 filing period for elected office are upon us. All this week, elections officials around the state will be accepting formal declarations of candidacy from Washingtonians who have decided they want to run for office. Throughout the week, we’ll be keeping watch on who has filed in key races in King County […] |
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| Published at: | 12:50 PM on Thursday, June 9th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities, WA-Counties, WA-Ports |
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| Excerpt: | June and the 2011 filing period for elected office are upon us. All this week, elections officials around the state will be accepting formal declarations of candidacy from Washingtonians who have decided they want to run for office. Throughout the week, we’ll be keeping watch on who has filed in key races in King County […] |
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| Published at: | 12:06 PM on Wednesday, June 8th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | WA-Cities, WA-Counties, WA-Ports |
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| Excerpt: | June and the 2011 filing period for elected office are upon us. All this week, elections officials around the state will be accepting formal declarations of candidacy from Washingtonians who have decided they want to run for office. Throughout the week, we’ll be keeping watch on who has filed in key races in King County […] |
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| Published at: | 12:06 PM on Monday, June 6th, 2011 |
| Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
| Categories: | Elections, Series & Special Reports |
| Other Tags: | Filing Week Report, WA-Cities, WA-Counties, WA-Ports |
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