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Regionally focused nonprofit working from Washington, Oregon, & Idaho to constructively transform our world through insightful research + imaginative advocacy

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Representative Marie Gluesenkamp Perez switches her vote to “nay” on Republicans’ anti-voter legislation

"Vote-by-mail is the gold standard in election security, and the SAVE America Act would undermine our state’s longstanding elections process by forcing Washingtonians to jump through nonsensical bureaucratic hoops in order to mail in their ballot," MGP said.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/02/representative-marie-gluesenkamp-perez-switches-her-vote-to-nay-on-republicans-anti-voter-legislation.html

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Scramble for the Senate: How Democrats hope to flip four seats to regain a majority in the 2026 midterms

After a brutal 2024 that cost the party its Senate majority, Democrats are working to put together a ticket that can send John Thune and his caucus back into the minority. They need to net four pickups... a difficult but not impossible feat, especially in a wave cycle.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/02/scramble-for-the-senate-how-democrats-hope-to-flip-four-seats-to-regain-a-majority-in-the-2026-midterms.html

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The rise of the slopagandist: When “independent journalists” aren’t really journalists

Nick Shirley and others like him are reminiscent of yellow journalism of the 19th century, updated and turbocharged by social media algorithms, wrties Mia Sato for The Verge.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2026/01/the-rise-of-the-slopagandist-when-independent-journalists-arent-really-journalists/

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Port of Seattle Commissioner Toshiko Hasegawa launches campaign for King County Council&;s 2nd District

Hasegawa hopes to become the elected successor to King County Executive Girmay Zahilay, who represented the district from early 2020 until late 2025. She is the second well known progressive Democrat to enter the race, after State Senator Rebecca Saldaña.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/01/port-of-seattle-commissioner-toshiko-hasegawa-launches-campaign-for-king-county-councils-2nd-district.html

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Mary Peltola to challenge Dan Sullivan: Will the greater Pacific Northwest have a competitive U.S. Senate race in 2026?

Peltola's entrance into the race is a recruiting triumph for Democrats. Peltola is the only Democrat to have been elected statewide in Alaska to one of its three federal positions in decades.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2026/01/mary-peltola-to-challenge-dan-sullivan-will-the-greater-pacific-northwest-have-a-competitive-u-s-senate-race-in-2026.html

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Donald Trump has approved Washington State’s request for emergency federal assistance, Governor Ferguson says

The decision means that the Pacific Northwest will get help responding to the river flooding that's impacting homes, farms, and businesses in most of the state's western counties.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/12/donald-trump-has-approved-washington-states-request-for-emergency-federal-assistance-governor-ferguson-says.html

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Democrat Eileen Higgins wins Miami mayor’s race, beats Trump’s pick

Higgins campaigned with the backing of the Democratic Party and is the first woman to be elected Miami mayor. Republicans have controlled the office for decades, even though it's officially "nonpartisan."

https://www.nwprogressive.org/microblog/2025/12/democrat-eileen-higgins-wins-miami-mayors-race-beats-trumps-pick/

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Monday ballot drop, November 2025: Katie Wilson overtakes Bruce Harrell in the Seattle mayoral race

Here's what's happening in some of the close races that we're watching in the 2025 general election six days after Election Day.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/11/monday-ballot-drop-november-2025-katie-wilson-overtakes-bruce-harrell-in-the-seattle-mayoral-race.html

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Canada’s federal and provincial leaders lobby for trade deal while U.S. border communities reckon with lost business

America's neighbor and most important ally is pressing the Trump regime to come to an understanding on trade, but Prime Minister Mark Carney and provincial premiers continue to get the cold shoulder.

https://www.nwprogressive.org/weblog/2025/09/canadas-federal-and-provincial-leaders-lobby-for-trade-deal-while-u-s-border-communities-reckon-with-lost-business.html