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1. Northwest News Network's Austin Jenkins—on his "The Washington Ledge" blog—found out
just how important the new candy and pop taxes are to the industry: The American Beverage Association has poured more than $1 million into the campaign for Initiative 1107, which would roll back all those taxes.
2. Emily Heffter, writing on the Seattle Times Politics Northwest blog, points out a little-covered side effect of Deputy Mayor Phil Fujji's departure from office in April and Mayor Mike McGinn's subsequent hire of anti-tunnel advocate Tim Killian: Many of the tasks Fujii used to handle have now fallen into the hands of Ethan Raup, McGinn's senior adviser.
Does this mean Raup is next in line for the deputy mayor position? Erica followed up on Heffter's reporting and asked. McGinn's office would not say.
3. As I noted this moring: Over at the PI's Strange Bedfellows blog, Grygiel had the scoop on the latest donations to the liquor privatization campaign.
4. Niki Reading reminds us all that the Washington State Republican Party is holding its annual convention this weekend. It'll be in Vancouver.
5. And over at the Slog, you've got Lindy West on potato chips.
2. Emily Heffter, writing on the Seattle Times Politics Northwest blog, points out a little-covered side effect of Deputy Mayor Phil Fujji's departure from office in April and Mayor Mike McGinn's subsequent hire of anti-tunnel advocate Tim Killian: Many of the tasks Fujii used to handle have now fallen into the hands of Ethan Raup, McGinn's senior adviser.
Does this mean Raup is next in line for the deputy mayor position? Erica followed up on Heffter's reporting and asked. McGinn's office would not say.
3. As I noted this moring: Over at the PI's Strange Bedfellows blog, Grygiel had the scoop on the latest donations to the liquor privatization campaign.
4. Niki Reading reminds us all that the Washington State Republican Party is holding its annual convention this weekend. It'll be in Vancouver.
5. And over at the Slog, you've got Lindy West on potato chips.
