Jolt
Afternoon Jolt: Mayor McGinn
Today's Loser is Mayor Mike McGinn
At Mayor Mike McGinn's press briefing this week confirmed what we've been hearing since the beginning of the legislative session: No one in Olympia is interested in talking to the mayor about removing a provision in state legislation putting "Seattle-area property owners" on the hook for cost overruns on the deep-bore tunnel.
"The mood in Olympia is bad ... because they're facing a very, very challenging fiscal environment," McGinn said yesterday. "There appears to be no appetite in Olympia to remove the cost overrun provision."
At first glance, McGinn looks like a loser: Removing the cost overruns provision was right at the top of his agenda in Olympia.
Today's Winner is Mayor Mike McGinn
However, this "loss" is actually a political win for McGinn: With the issue unresolved, he gets to continue his campaign against the tunnel as the local hero pointing his finger at the oppressors in Olympia.
At Mayor Mike McGinn's press briefing this week confirmed what we've been hearing since the beginning of the legislative session: No one in Olympia is interested in talking to the mayor about removing a provision in state legislation putting "Seattle-area property owners" on the hook for cost overruns on the deep-bore tunnel.
"The mood in Olympia is bad ... because they're facing a very, very challenging fiscal environment," McGinn said yesterday. "There appears to be no appetite in Olympia to remove the cost overrun provision."
At first glance, McGinn looks like a loser: Removing the cost overruns provision was right at the top of his agenda in Olympia.
Today's Winner is Mayor Mike McGinn
However, this "loss" is actually a political win for McGinn: With the issue unresolved, he gets to continue his campaign against the tunnel as the local hero pointing his finger at the oppressors in Olympia.
