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Maine Democrats press ahead with choosing a replacement nominee to face Susan Collins in 2026 U.S. Senate race
Oyster farmer Graham Platner has filed the paperwork to formally withdraw, clearing the way for a late-July convention as prospective replacements Troy Jackson and Nirav Shah contend with charges being laid at their doors. Maine Democrats press ahead with choosing a replacement nominee to face Susan Collins in 2026 U.S. Senate 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
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Washington is *still* one of the top states in the country for business, CNBC’s updated 2026 rankings say
It's once again narrative-busting time. Business network CNBC's latest Best States for Business rankings just got updated, and Washington remains a top state for business, coming in at number eleven. Washington ranked ahead of every other Left Coast state and every other state in the Pacific Northwest, including Republican-run Idaho, Republican-run Montana, and Republican-run Alaska. Washington is *still* one of the top states in the country for business, CNBC’s updated 2026 rankings say 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
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Graham Platner drops out of Maine’s U.S. Senate race
Platner announced his campaign was suspending operations and he was filing paperwork to withdraw his candidacy in a video posted on Wednesday, July 8th to social platforms. The Maine Democratic Party has until July 27th to name a replacement nominee. The party says it will stage a nominating convention to do so. Graham Platner drops out of Maine’s U.S. Senate 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
NW Progressive Institute
3 days
Washington’s Republican legislators keep showing everyone that they are running on empty and unworthy of people’s trust
In this open letter to Republican state lawmakers like Senator Judy Warnick, NPI's founder asks why they are fixated on suspending a law that voters already told them overwhelmingly they don't want to overturn, instead of belatedly standing up to Donald Trump. Washington’s Republican legislators keep showing everyone that they are running on empty and unworthy of people’s trust 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
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4 days
Is this the end for Graham Platner?
The implosion of Platner's campaign, which happened rapidly after the oyster farmer was credibly accused of sexual assault, may end up being a gift for Democrats, contrary to the "Dems-in-Disarray" narrative that Beltway reporters are so enamored with. Is this the end for Graham Platner? 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
NW Progressive Institute
6 days
Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 30th — July 3rd)
The week's major votes included House passage of the Kids Internet and Digital Safety Act (H.R. 7757) and the TRIA Program Reauthorization Act (H.R. 7128), along with the rejection of H. Con. Res. 108, a resolution to require the removal of U.S. soldiers from hostilities in Lebanon. Last Week In Congress: How Cascadia’s U.S. lawmakers voted (June 30th — July 3rd) 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
NW Progressive Institute
7 days
The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and fifty later, on America’s semiquincentennial
This Fourth of July, take a few minutes to read the Declaration of Independence. The Declaration of Independence, two hundred and fifty later, on America’s semiquincentennial 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
NW Progressive Institute
8 days
A “breaking point” for The Stranger? 2026 Top Two election endorsements draw sharp backlash from readers and activists
The Stranger’s surprise picks in key Seattle midterm legislative and congressional races are drawing criticism from progressive leaders who say the publication’s once-formidable endorsement credibility is eroding. A “breaking point” for The Stranger? 2026 Top Two election endorsements draw sharp backlash from readers and activists 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
NW Progressive Institute
8 days
Another victory for voting justice, just in time for July Fourth: Jim Walsh’s IP26-500 voter elimination scheme fails to qualify
Walsh's initiative sought to force Washington's thirty-nine counties to carry out a mass purge of the voter rolls before the 2027 general election. Despite using party resources for promotion, Walsh couldn't gather enough signatures by the July 2nd due date. He was left to watch as Brian Heywood submitted signatures for a measure to overturn the million-dollar earners tax while his own measure died. Another victory for voting justice, just in time for July Fourth: Jim Walsh’s IP26-500 voter elimination scheme fails to qualify 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
NW Progressive Institute
9 days
IP26-645 opposition coalition unveils new polling, legal research as Brian Heywood prepares to turn in signatures for tax repeal
The campaign to uphold the state's recently enacted million-dollar earners tax says that an initiative seeking its repeal backed by wealthy right wing donors faces rough prospects, despite their attempts to create an invincibility narrative. IP26-645 opposition coalition unveils new polling, legal research as Brian Heywood prepares to turn in signatures for tax repeal 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.
Eater Seattle
10 days
The Best Seafood Restaurants in Seattle
Seattle is synonymous with seafood, and anyone who visits from out of town naturally wants to know where the city’s best seafood is. But that’s a tricky question. There are some self-described “seafood restaurants,” but fish and shellfish work their way into nearly every menu around Puget Sound. This includes oysters on the half shell […]
NW Progressive Institute
11 days
Sense narrowly prevails at SCOTUS as Roberts, Barrett, and the liberals uphold birthright citizenship over right wing dissents
On June 30th, 2026, the U.S. Supreme Court upheld birthright citizenship under the Fourteenth Amendment in a split decision, affirming that children born in the U.S. are citizens, whether or not their parents have citizenship or not. The ruling hopefully has the effect of ending Donald Trump's attempts to overturn this sacred constitutional guarantee. Sense narrowly prevails at SCOTUS as Roberts, Barrett, and the liberals uphold birthright citizenship over right wing dissents 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 provides thoughtful commentary and analysis on regional, national, and world politics. Keep The Cascadia Advocate going by making a contribution to sustain NPI's research and advocacy here.