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Lindsey Schromen-Wawrin
@lindseyschromen.bsky.social
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I work in public policy for working families in rural western Washington State fighting for good economic policies that help us take care of our communities and the land. Lawyer. Port Angeles City Councilmember 2018 to 2025. Se estudia español.
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When did Bureau of Labor Statistics start planning for reorganization of PPI data and what does it mean for future PPI data?
Image is a screenshot of Bureau of Labor Statistics website stating: "BLS to Discontinue Selected PPIs "With the release of Producer Price index (PPI) data for July 2025 on August 14, 2025, BLS will end calculation and publication of approximately 350 indexes. The elimination of these indexes includes data from the PPI Final Demand-Intermediate Demand (FD-ID), special index, industry, and commodity classifications. Please note that while these indexes are being eliminated with the release of PPI data for July 2025, BLS will only move them to their respective PPI discontinued databases as resources allow. "The indexes to be eliminated are listed below. "BLS is eliminating the following FD-ID indexes. These indexes are scheduled to be transitioned to their PPI discontinued database with the release of July 2025 PPI data on August 14, 2025."
August 14, 2025 at 7:53 PM
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"There was a big high wall there that tried to stop me;
Sign was painted, it said private property;
But on the back side it didn't say nothing;
This land was made for you and me."

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Photo of Woody Guthrie's guitar, with the singer-songwriters hands on the strings. On the body of the guitar is a sticker that says "This machine kills fascists."
April 30, 2025 at 2:58 AM
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Wealth tax passed the Senate. Those were the floor speeches we should have been hearing for the last four months: Democrats saying #TaxTheRich to fund investments for the next generation, like public schools, and asking why the Republicans didn't support it too. #WAleg #WashingtonForAll #1u
Photo of Washington State Senate Chamber with the board showing 26 yes votes and 21 no votes for Senate Bill 5797, which would enact a tax on the intangible financial assets held by the ultra-rich who have over 50 million dollars in stocks and bonds.
April 27, 2025 at 11:53 PM
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His tan sweater, red tie, white shirt, and dark blue suit is a classic combo that looks reasonable (if you ignore the words coming out of his mouth). #WalshWears

Concur @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social ? (Just on the fashion, of course.)
Washington State Representative Jim Walsh speaking on the floor of the chamber of the state House of Representatives, wearing a tan sweater, red tie, white shirt, and dark blue suit.
April 22, 2025 at 2:04 AM
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Thank you @wadems.org , @staterepjuliareed.bsky.social , and #WALeg for protecting 1.1 million households in #WA by passing statewide rent stabilization. #WashingtonForAll #HousingJustice
A photo of the Yes and No vote results for House Bill 1217 in the Washington state legislature's House of Representatives, totaling 53 Yes and 42 No, with 3 excused. The vote results are available at this link under March 10, view roll calls: https://app.leg.wa.gov/billsummary/?billNumber=1217&year=2025&initiative=False
March 11, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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#WAleg and @governorferguson.bsky.social , most Washingtonians want you to tax the ultra-rich what they truly owe so that we have good #housing, #jobs, #publicschools, #childcare, and #healthcare.
The image shows the results of a Cascade PBS Elway Poll asking voters in December 2024 "If taxes need to be raised, what method would you favor?" 57% said taxes on the wealthy, 29% said taxes everyone would pay, 3% said taxes on business, and 11% said no opinion.
March 10, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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In #WA, working people with the lowest incomes pay a higher percentage of their income in taxes than the wealthiest. That is an upside down tax system because the highest income earners have the most ability to pay what they truly owe so that we can have good public services like schools. #waleg
The image is a graph showing total taxes as a share of family income in Washington State. With bar graphs where the lowest 20% of incomes pay 13.8% of their income in taxes, and the top 1% of incomes (family income over $878,400 per year) pay only 4.1% of their income in taxes. This is labeled as a regressive tax system.
March 3, 2025 at 10:19 PM
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New Yorkers, who have been living with rent stabilization policies for decades, love tenant protection laws because they are good policy to help people stay housed and strengthen our communities. Time to pass rent stabilization in #WA, #waleg.
An article published in City and State New York says "New survey finds almost everyone supports rent stabilization." The article then says "A report from the Community Service Society found that 88% of Democrats and 75% of Republicans back rent control measures and nearly as many support 'good cause' eviction laws." Below the headline is a photo of many people holding signs that say things like "homes are for rest" and "skyrocketing rents? Give it a rest!"
February 27, 2025 at 7:43 PM
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The image is of a trans flag in the background, with words on it that say "First, they came for the trans people, and I spoke out immediately even though I'm straight and cis because I've read the rest of the fucking poem. Have a Gay Day"
February 26, 2025 at 5:59 PM
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Clallam Transit's bus ridership is now higher than pre-COVID levels, thanks in part to zero fare for all passengers on most routes. Clallam Transit will soon be re-doing the Port Angeles, WA bus routes to have 15 minute bus frequency across town, which will be the best headways west of Puget Sound!
Graph showing annual bus ridership for Clallam Transit in the month of January, annually from 2016 to 2025. Ridership was around 60,000 passengers from 2016 to 2020, but then dropped during the COVID pandemic to about half that in January 2021. Ridership has increased since then with January 2025 exceeding the previous amount at about 70,000 passengers.
February 19, 2025 at 6:42 PM