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NW Progressive Institute
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The two faces of the beautiful game: World Cup fever lights up Seattle amid systemic, fiscal, and border friction
The World Cup is a deeply flawed spectacle, operating at the complex intersection of global politics, heavy public spending, and exclusive domestic systems. But standing on the banister at Pacific Place, watching the city explode in celebration as the whistle blows, you are reminded of why we care. The two faces of the beautiful game: World Cup fever lights up Seattle amid systemic, fiscal, and border friction 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.
The Urbanist
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King County Approves 0.1% Sales Tax Bump to Aid County Roads
Around $90 million per year in additional funding will bolster King County's roads division thanks to the 5-4 vote, with a small pass-through program providing a slice of the pie to local cities and towns. A provision capping Seattle's cut of that funding was ultimately defeated.
NW Progressive Institute
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Washingtonians disapprove of the cuts to education that the Legislature made in the 2026 session, Civic Heartbeat poll finds
55% of likely 2026 general election voters recently surveyed by Emerson College Polling for the Northwest Progressive Institute said they disapproved of the decision by the Legislature and Governor Ferguson to reduce funding for priorities like Transition to Kindergarten, Running Start, and K‑12 public school transportation in the budget, rather than raising taxes on large corporations to avert the cuts, while only 29% approved. Another 16% were not sure. Washingtonians disapprove of the cuts to education that the Legislature made in the 2026 session, Civic Heartbeat poll finds 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.
The Urbanist
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Amtrak Cascades Speeds Up Trips from Vancouver, BC with Preclearance
New U.S. customs prescreening protocols being carried out before Amtrak departures from Vancouver are allowing trains to skip an extra stop at the Canadian border, cutting trip times by at least 10 minutes. Larger time savings may be achievable soon.
The Urbanist
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Op-Ed: To Save Mandatory Housing Affordability, We Have to Recalibrate It
Nonprofit housing leader Patience Malaba makes the case that a temporary, two-year recalibration of Seattle's Mandatory Housing Affordability program is critical to unfreeze the stalled-out housing pipeline, generate needed affordable housing revenue, and save MHA's very legitimacy.
The Urbanist
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Sound Transit Says Reports of Ballard Link's Demise Have Been Greatly Exaggerated
A press briefing this week with CEO Dow Constantine clearly sought to assuage concerns that Sound Transit wouldn't be able to get all the way to Ballard. With a six- or seven-year "runway" to close a $9 to $11 billion gap, the pressure is clearly on to follow through on that commitment.
Seattle Weekly
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Homeland Security retreats on plan to get data on mail-in voters
The U.S. Department of Homeland Security is walking back, for now, a plan to sweep up data on millions of Americans who vote by mail under President Donald Trump’s executive order restricting mail ballots.
Seattle Weekly
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Support WA State Parks with specialty license plates
Funds from these plates, which depict a waterfall and a mountain range, help go towards park programming.
The Urbanist
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New Facilities Open on Elliott Bay Trail, Honoring Indigenous Roots
Seattle just celebrated the grand reopening of Myrtle Edwards and Centennial Parks, with upgrades fueled with $56 million in private donations. The overhaul included several nods to the land's Indigenous people and their Salish culture.
The Urbanist
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Tubman Center 'Turns Soil' on New Rainier Beach Health Center
Focused on serving communities of color, the Tubman Center for Health & Freedom is aiming to deliver culturally-competent care for 12,000 patients at a new Rainier Beach facility that started construction on June 5.
The Urbanist
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Seattle Leaders Push Back on Plan to Shortchange City in New Countywide Tax
A 0.1% countywide sales tax hike is on deck for later this week, largely to fund road improvements outside cities and towns. Seattle city leaders are arguing that a proposed cap diverting several million dollars per year to other cities and towns is unfair.
Seattle Weekly
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Donations help family of Auburn girl who died in accident
Only days before her eighth birthday, Hazel Bryant was playing in her Auburn neighborhood with family nearby on May 22 when she was fatally struck by a car backing out of a driveway.