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The commissioner for the highest court in the State of Washington rejected a pro se litigant's emergency bid to keep a sentence advising voters of the measure's fiscal impact off November’s ballot, holding that the superior court’s approval of the wording is final while his broader constitutional challenge proceeds. Arthur West loses again as public investment impact disclosure for Heywood’s 645…
Here's what's happening in some of the close races that we're watching in the 2026 Top Two election as of the Monday after Election Day. Monday ballot drop, August 2026: Jessica Forsythe pulls nearly even with Amy Walen in the 48th LD is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate…
After a week of ballot counting, the crowded races have been winnowed down and we know the names of the eight candidates who will join Judges Ian Birk and Sean O'Donnell on the November ballot for four positions. Autumn Washington State Supreme Court matchups look set; Mike Diaz tells supporters that he doesn’t expect to move on is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of the Northwest…
The week's major votes included Senate confirmation of Todd Blanche as Attorney General with only Republican votes and passage of the Continuing Appropriations and Extensions Act (H.R. 6500) to avert a government shutdown in September. The House was in recess. Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (August 3rd-7th, 2026) is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of…
A law championed by the Northwest Progressive Institute in 2022 requires voters to be told if a measure will increase or decrease funding for public services. Multiple legal challenges filed with the aim of allowing right wing mega-millionaire Brian Heywood's latest initiative to evade that law were turned back today. A critical victory for transparency: Judge upholds the state’s public investment…
Here's what's happening in some of the close races that we're watching in the 2026 Top Two election as of the Friday after Election Day. Friday ballot drop, August 2026: Kelabe Tewolde now leads Sharon Tomiko Santos in 37th LD House race is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia Advocate…
Through the third day of counting in the August 2026 election, Democratic candidates are collectively taking 55%+ of the vote in WA-03, a striking reversal from 2022 and 2024 in a district Donald Trump carried three times. Initial 2026 WA-03 results corroborate NPI’s polling and bolster the case that Marie Gluesenkamp Perez is holding her own is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of…
Here's what's happening in some of the close races that we're watching in the 2026 Top Two election one day after Election Day. Wednesday ballot drop, August 2026: Stacy Willoughby now trailing in 12th LD, Chris Roberts out of top two for Assessor is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published continuously since March of 2004, NPI's Cascadia…
Initial Top Two returns put four Republican-held state House seats in southwest Washington in jeopardy, while Democratic incumbents dominated in Seattle and progressive challengers gained traction in the suburbs. Another blue wave is taking shape in the PNW as Washington Republicans lose ground in legislative battlegrounds is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of the Northwest…
An assessor’s office rocked by scandal and two council seats are headed for fall contests with major implications for property taxation, housing, transit, and public safety. August 2026 Top Two results for King County: Rob Foxcurran, Rebecca Saldaña and Teresa Mosqueda have comfy early leads is a post from NPI's Cascadia Advocate , the journal of the Northwest Progressive Institute. Published…
