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Advantages of Public Power

February 27, 2020 Paul Pickett 0

#1: Accountability and Transparency PUDs are governed by an elected Board of Commissioners. Citizens have access to meetings and documents, including planning, budgets, performance and other reports. Customers know how and why decisions are made. […]

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Kucinich is running for Congress!

STATEMENT OF DENNIS J. KUCINICH, Independent Candidate for Congress, OH-7.Member of the U.S. House of Representatives(1997-2013)January 24, 2024The Bible teaches us that “a House Divided against itself, cannot stand.” (Mark 3:25). Abraham Lincoln warned, almost [...]
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Dennis Kucinich calls for diplomacy.

How does this relate to everything else? I think Kucinich can show us. Dennis Kucinich on the Grayzone!
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Utility Strike! US!

Right now we are seeing how quickly things can change when there is a crisis. Naomi Klein called it Coronavirus Capitalism and warned us that this can be a time for advancing the courageous goals [...]
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Pandemic pause on signature gathering for initiative.

Given the current public health emergency, you may have wondered (for a moment) how it might affect our campaign to electrify Thurston PUD. Well, we’ve been scratching our heads on this one, and if there’s [...]
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Why do we want to replace PSE with a public utility district?

LOCAL CONTROL PSE is accountable only to its shareholders and sets rates to maximize profits. Half the members on the Boards of PSE and Puget Holdings represent non-US investment groups that want to ensure adequate profits [...]