There's been a lot of talk lately about the concept of "soft secession," which first surfaced in a post at The Existential Republic back in August. The idea is that blue states such as California, Oregon, and Washington are testing the waters to see how much
Health premiums to rise 75% minus action from feds Oregon Capital Chronicle reports that more than 100,000 Oregon residents who depend on subsidies in the Obamacare system could see their premiums increase 75% or more if the GOP-led Congress fails to extend subsidies. Meanwhile, Washington state insurance commissioner Patty
Tribes in Cascadia to lose half of funding from feds Investigate West confirms what Indigenous leaders have been warning about for months: a report from Portland State University found that cuts to federal funding by Republicans this year will likely result in the elimination of half of all the federal
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Cascadia news site Crosscut closes Today, the sad but not unexpected news reached me that Crosscut, the online news source based in Seattle that has lately been known as Cascade PBS News, will no longer publish longform written journalism. Thanks to the GOP's cuts to federal funding for
Good morning! I'm back after a lovely getaway in the kitschy but magical faux Bavarian town of Leavenworth in the eastern Cascades. Lots of good hiking, vegan bratwurst, and reading by the Wenatchee River. It was nice to see the Hotel Leavenworth flying the Cascadia flag among other
In case you missed it, this week I wrote about how the United States' descent into fascism compelled me to think of myself not as a resident of America, but Cascadia. Hope you'll have a chance to read it this weekend. I'll be headed out
It's been a gradual process, but I now identify as a resident of Cascadia rather than a resident of the United States. Rethinking one's identity and loyalties can be a difficult but clarifying process. For me, it has become more urgent with the election of Donald
Loss of hospitals in eastern Cascadia begins If you live east of the Cascades and need convincing that the US no longer cares about your well-being, I suggest you read this story at Investigate West about the crisis facing hospitals in eastern Oregon. At the center of the piece is
BC approves huge LNG facility According to the Narwhal, the British Columbia government recently approved a 12-million ton liquefied natural gas facility at Ksi Lisims at the mouth of the Nass River. A joint venture between Canadian & US firms, and the Nisga’a First Nation, the project will be
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Tribes, environmental groups resume lawsuit over dams Washington State Standard reports that environmental groups, backed by a coalition of tribes in the Columbia River Basin, have resumed a lawsuit against the federal government over the destruction of salmon runs caused by four dams on the Snake River. The Trump administration