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On Other Blogs Today: Trash Strike, McKenna's Education Plan, Bad Bus Behavior, and More
1. Four state transportation leaders, including the Democratic chairs of the House and Senate transportation committees, have penned an op/ed
for the Mercer Island Patch laying out their reasons for opposing the proposed SoDo arena.
2. The Seattle Times reports on the end of the Waste Management strike. Short version: Trash and recycling pickups will resume, and the garbage workers' union has reached a tentative six-year agreement with Waste Management.
3. The Washington State Budget and Policy Center's blog, Schmudget (Yiddish for "budget") reports on the likely upcoming budget shortfall, which the group estimates will be $811 million in the next biennium and $1.6 billion in the 2015-17 biennium. The group is highlighting the shortfall to raise alarm bells about Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna's proposed education plan, which would cap spending on everything the state does except for education. They'll have a more detailed report about the ramifications of McKenna's proposed policy later this month.
4. The federal government's new open data portal includes info about four cities, including Seattle. On the list: fire department calls, building permits, budget documents, and maps of parks, film locations, and building footprints. The Atlantic has much more at its web site.
5. Slog's Charles Mudede offers his take on a new report detailing the tactics transit commuters use to avoid each other, but leaves out my personal pet peeve: Guys who sit with their legs splayed across a seat and a half, making it impossible for anyone else to sit there.
2. The Seattle Times reports on the end of the Waste Management strike. Short version: Trash and recycling pickups will resume, and the garbage workers' union has reached a tentative six-year agreement with Waste Management.
3. The Washington State Budget and Policy Center's blog, Schmudget (Yiddish for "budget") reports on the likely upcoming budget shortfall, which the group estimates will be $811 million in the next biennium and $1.6 billion in the 2015-17 biennium. The group is highlighting the shortfall to raise alarm bells about Republican gubernatorial candidate Rob McKenna's proposed education plan, which would cap spending on everything the state does except for education. They'll have a more detailed report about the ramifications of McKenna's proposed policy later this month.
4. The federal government's new open data portal includes info about four cities, including Seattle. On the list: fire department calls, building permits, budget documents, and maps of parks, film locations, and building footprints. The Atlantic has much more at its web site.
5. Slog's Charles Mudede offers his take on a new report detailing the tactics transit commuters use to avoid each other, but leaves out my personal pet peeve: Guys who sit with their legs splayed across a seat and a half, making it impossible for anyone else to sit there.
