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New Algona recycling and transfer station delivers a major environmental infrastructure upgrade for South King CountyKin...
08/29/2026

New Algona recycling and transfer station delivers a major environmental infrastructure upgrade for South King County

King County’s $200 million replacement for a 1960s transfer station gives many of the region's most diverse communities more ways to recycle and safely dispose of hazardous waste....

King County’s $200 million replacement for a 1960s transfer station gives many of the region's most diverse communities more ways to recycle and safely dispose of hazardous waste.

Melinda Jacobson and Dale Osterud’s non-recall of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson was a media stunt that the mass media fell ...
08/28/2026

Melinda Jacobson and Dale Osterud’s non-recall of Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson was a media stunt that the mass media fell for

Two disgruntled constituents had no legally sufficient grounds to start a recall of the Emerald City's chief executive, but Seattle newsrooms rewarded their ploy for publicity with weeks of credulous coverage anyway....

Two disgruntled constituents had no legally sufficient grounds to start a recall of the Emerald City's chief executive, but Seattle newsrooms rewarded their ploy for publicity with weeks of credulous coverage anyway.

Washington is co-leading a multi-state coalition that is suing the U.S. Postal Service to stop Trump from interfering in...
08/26/2026

Washington is co-leading a multi-state coalition that is suing the U.S. Postal Service to stop Trump from interfering in the midterms

Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal court to urgently block new United States Postal Service rules for mailing ballots that usurp state authority and are meant to rig the November 2026 general election in Republicans' favor....

Twenty-four states and the District of Columbia are asking a federal court to urgently block new United States Postal Service rules for mailing ballots that usurp state authority and are meant to rig the November 2026 general election in Republicans' favor.

As U.S.-Canada tensions escalate, Republicans could face political consequences"The threat of higher prices for gas, car...
08/25/2026

As U.S.-Canada tensions escalate, Republicans could face political consequences

"The threat of higher prices for gas, cars, hockey sticks and more gave fresh life to Democratic arguments that the president is destabilizing the economy," The Washington Post reports.

"The threat of higher prices for gas, cars, hockey sticks and more gave fresh life to Democratic arguments that the president is destabilizing the economy," The Washington Post reports.

Defiant Democrats vow to keep fighting as Alito/Roberts Court signals intent to help Trump’s minions mess with the midte...
08/25/2026

Defiant Democrats vow to keep fighting as Alito/Roberts Court signals intent to help Trump’s minions mess with the midterms

On Monday, August 24th, the unaccountable, out-of-control right wing bloc on the United States Supreme Court issued a procedural order lifting one of the injunctions preventing the Postal Service from carrying out Donald Trump's executive order to disenfranchise American voters. Democratic AGs and elected officials are vowing to fight on....

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/08/defiant-democrats-vow-to-keep-fighting-as-alito-roberts-court-signals-intent-to-help-trumps-minions-mess-with-the-midterms.html

On Monday, August 24th, the unaccountable, out-of-control right wing bloc on the United States Supreme Court issued a procedural order lifting one of the injunctions preventing the Postal Service from carrying out Donald Trump's executive order to disenfranchise American voters. Democratic AGs and e...

Canada refuses to agree to a one-sided trade deal with Donald Trump’s regimeThe latest round of trade talks between the ...
08/22/2026

Canada refuses to agree to a one-sided trade deal with Donald Trump’s regime

The latest round of trade talks between the U.S. and Canada have collapsed, and Canadian negotiators are returning to Ottawa...

The latest round of trade talks between the U.S. and Canada have collapsed, and Canadian negotiators are returning to Ottawa

Arthur West loses again as public investment impact disclosure for Heywood’s 645 is upheld by Washington State Supreme C...
08/21/2026

Arthur West loses again as public investment impact disclosure for Heywood’s 645 is upheld by Washington State Supreme Court

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....

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 constitutiona...

Give Ballard a Sounder stop while it waits for light railGive Ballard a Sounder stop while it waits for light rail "With...
08/17/2026

Give Ballard a Sounder stop while it waits for light rail

Give Ballard a Sounder stop while it waits for light rail "With Sound Transit's failure to deliver light rail to Ballard by 2035 as originally promised, now is the moment for Sound Transit and Seattle to build a no-frills, quick-build station near the Ballard Locks to connect people to Sounder commuter rail service that’s already up and running," Matthew Trecha writes. Trecha is a transit enthusiast who has lived in Europe and Canada.

Give Ballard a Sounder stop while it waits for light rail "With Sound Transit's failure to deliver light rail to Ballard by 2035 as originally promised,

Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (August 3rd-7th, 2026)The week's major votes included Senate ...
08/16/2026

Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (August 3rd-7th, 2026)

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....

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.

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