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Talk station KVI and mixed-music Star 101, (KPLZ) Seattle's no.1 radio station have been silent since about 11:25p Thurs. A small fire broke out in Fisher Plaza in the basement parking garage in an electrical vault. It's the section of......
BlatherWatch - 4:44 p.m.
Old dog Eyman just ain't learning any new tricks. Initiative 1033 , which he filed today with the Washington State Secretary of State is just another old trick to transfer money from the poor to those better off, namely property owners. Eyman latest scheme puts a limit on state, county and city revenue growth by limiting year to year growth to the previous year plus local population growt...
MajorityRulesBlog - Thu 5:43 p.m.
This morning in Olympia, Tim Eyman showed up at the Secretary of State's office in Olympia to submit what he signatures he's managed to collect for his jobs-killing Initiative 1033 . Reporters from several newspapers, KOMO TV, and NPR attended Eyman's press event, which mostly featured rehashed Eyman talking points. The Secretary of State's office tells NPI that they received 19,317 petitions,...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Thu 1:23 p.m. - 2 clicks 
I didn't go far enough and actually email Karen Veldheer about her views of the EBO, just Rob Richards did just that and got this response: I believe in the separation of Church and State, and that city ordinances must be supported by elected leaders. I support the City of Olympia’s equal benefits policy. Regarding civil rights for minorities, including GLBT, the State of Washington has ove...
Olympia Time - Wed 4:13 p.m.
In Washington, certain kinds of wells for certain uses such as domestic, stockwater and some manufacturing and noncommercial, can be drilled and used without a permit. A 1945 state law established that, and limited water extraction to 5,000 gallons per day. A 2005 state attorney general opinion, however, concluded that “the first proviso to RCW [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Wed 2:28 p.m. - 3 clicks
The good news is that someone is actually wrestling down the needs of the long-troubled Washington ferry system, including the purchase of five new boats in the next five years. The Washington State Department of Transportation Ferries Division has just released a plan that looks as if it may make sense for the ferry system. [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Wed 12:24 a.m.
Two Republican candidates have stepped up to oppose Congressman Brian Baird in Washington's third Congressional district: Jon Russell and David Castillo . A Republican city councilman from Washougal with a history of opposing gay rights has stepped into the ring to challenge Democratic U.S. Rep. Brian Baird. [...] Russell joins David Castillo, as the GOP challengers in the 3rd district, which ...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Tue 11:49 p.m. - 4 clicks
Most places have limitations of some sort on 4th of July fireworks, but outright bans are relatively uncommon. Spokane, and communities around it, have had such a ban for 17 years. From a city release: “Fireworks-related fires in the City of Spokane dropped from 1,044 in the 10 years prior to the ban to just 46 [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Tue 9:41 p.m.
I'm in the back of the room listening to Senator Maria Cantwell's expert panel discussion on healthcare reform at UW Medicine. Joining Senator Cantwell for today's event are representatives from Regence Blue Shield, Premera Blue Cross, AARP Washington, Group Health Cooperative, Washington State Labor Council, Physicians for a National Health Program, and Community Health Network of Washington. A...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Tue 4:42 p.m. - 6 clicks
Walter asks: how do we lash this together, a wiki? Yes, a wiki on social web guidelines for local elected officials in Washington State. ...
Olympia Time - Mon 10:09 p.m. - 2 clicks
I don't think there is a huge connection between religion and local politics or partisan politics and local politics (two lenses you could view this post through), but I think there are a few things worth discussing. Karen Veldheer has twice now sought a seat on the Olympia City Council. Her reason for candidacy has been the hard fought battle against somewhat notorious developer Tri Vo. Her acti...
Olympia Time - Mon 8:25 a.m. - 2 clicks
[Front paged: NM] Today, public interest group Reclaim the Media released a position paper calling upon on the city to end the digital divide once and for all. In the paper , Reclaim the Media spells out a vision of an affordable, public-owned Internet designed by Seattle for Seattle, built to address poverty, the digital divide, environmental sustainability, the need for civic engagement,...
Washblog - Mon 2:31 a.m. - 3 clicks
Central Tacoma/Stapilus Some battles never end. Those between the Emerald City and the City of Destiny, for example. In modern-day style . . . The Port of Tacoma tries to entice a key shipper away from the Port of Seattle. The city of Seattle tries to lure away one of Tacoma’s most prestigious businesses. A solid rundown on the [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Mon 2:31 a.m. - 6 clicks
The Associated Press' Olympia bureau has done it again . For reasons I can't fathom, the Associated Press has put out on the wire a short "news brief" (hard to call it a story, since it's so short) trumpeting the "news" that Tim Eyman spoke at a small gathering of conservatives in Olympia about his latest scheme to bankrupt Washington State. Not only is this "news brief" a wasted effort, since ...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Mon 2:31 a.m. - 5 clicks
Thirty-five great photos taken over the last several months of the earth from the ISS. One photo even features the center of my universe Vashon Island, WA. via: boston.com big picture ...
ArtistDogBoy - Mon 2:30 a.m. - 2 clicks
Where the Potholes Are on scribd. This is a personal history Mary Ann Bigelow, and a great one at that. The best part about this book is that it covers in personal detail the portion between about 1920 through 1960s. There are a lot of well written passages, this is the one that most attracted me: How does the strangeness wear away and turn into a kind of pride? Although Bigelow was talking ab...
Olympia Time - Fri 11:58 p.m. - 5 clicks
How do you explain ignored subpoenas, the continued funding of old and exciting new wars and the ability of criminals named Rove, Bush, Cheney and Wurzelbacher, to still walk amongst you citizens? Mrs. John Conyers seems a good bet. She’s now looking at 5 years in prison. Remember all of those fired federal prosecutors like Seattle’s John McKay? [...] ...
The Vigilant Lens - Fri 10:55 p.m. - 9 clicks
Good evening, NPI Advocate readers! Daniel and I are out in picturesque North Bend tonight to watch and listen to six of the candidates for King County Executive talk about the most challenging issues that face our state's largest local government, and how they would solve them if they were in charge. In attendance are Dow Constantine, Ross Hunter, Susan Hutchison, Fred Jarrett, Alan Lobdell, and...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Jun 25 - 6 clicks
From their Union-Bulletin: Olympia comes east for tour. They might not have been able to tell, but that was actually a group of legislators not from Olympia and not Olympia itself. I wasn't there, we didn't send a delegation of our city council. ...
Olympia Time - Jun 25 - 6 clicks
A little compare & contrast never hurts when figuring out what works and what doesn’t. Seattle and Vancouver have a light rivalry of a sorts - both have similar ideas about what constitutes civic virtue - that can make such a thing useful. Knute Berger at Crosscut has a report on a meeting that put one [...]...
Ridenbaugh Press (Washington) - Jun 24 - 2 clicks
The King County Democrats met last night to endorse candidates for the August 18, 2009 Primary. Many candidates were voted by acclimation following the recommendations of the endorsement committee. The most fought over races were those for Seattle City Council and Seattle Mayor. A 2/3 vote was required for endorsement. No candidate was endorsed for Seattle Mayor . A series of single and du...
MajorityRulesBlog - Jun 24 - 3 clicks
Rep. Jim McDermott! Seattle’s exclusive Rainier Club! It needs new windows! Earmarks! Voting for more war! Business as per usual… Seattle Weekly has a nice little write-up about McDermott and his rich windows, right here. Before I forget, some feel good music for Jim and his cheap ass friends. ...
The Vigilant Lens - Jun 24 - 4 clicks
This morning, in his latest electronic screed to supporters and the press, initiative profiteer Tim Eyman declared that his buddies Jack and Mike Fagan (the latter of which is running for Spokane City Council) tabulated all the signatures they have on hand for Eyman's latest scheme to wreck Washington State, and they came up with the number two hundred and seventy thousand. (241,153 valid sign...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Jun 23 - 4 clicks
Our Outreach & Advocacy Director, Rick Hegdahl, is in The Other Washington this week helping the League of Conservation Voters (LCV) lobby for passage of H.R. 2454, the American Clean Energy and Security Act , also known as the Waxman/Markey bill. This morning LCV made some waves by announcing in a letter to U.S. Representatives that it will not support any member for reelection in 2010 who vot...
Northwest Progressive Institute Official Blog - Jun 23 - 2 clicks
