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Lobbyists Criticize Legislature in Anonymous Poll

Lobbyists give lawmakers a D+ for the 2014 legislative session overall and F in transportation.

03/25/2014 By Josh Feit

Transportation

Anti-Prop 1 Group Linked to GOP Firm

GOP web designers behind anti-Metro measure web site.

03/25/2014 By Josh Feit

Opinion

Isn't It Weird That ... Abortion Opponents and Parking Proponents

Some weird things we noticed in the Supreme Court and at music clubs.

03/25/2014 By Josh Feit and Erica C. Barnett

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That ... Transit Opponents and Planning Proponents

Some weird things we noticed about transit opponents and city planning numbers.

03/25/2014 By Erica C. Barnett and Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: State Rep. Matt Shea's Fight for Freedom

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring neighborhood planning, Uber sarcasm, and a vision.

03/25/2014 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question About Tomorrow's Big SCOTUS Case on Reproductive Rights

One question for the pro-choice advocates at Seattle's Legal Voice.

03/24/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Meet Mayor Murray's Policy Director

Former Michael Bloomberg staffer Robert Feldstein is Mayor Murray's new policy director. Hope he likes consensus politics.

03/24/2014 By Josh Feit

Power Lines

The Seattle Process vs. The New York Minute

Former Bloomberg staffer Robert Feldstein is Mayor Murray's new policy director. Hope he likes consensus politics.

03/24/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Mayor Ed Murray to Replace Press Secretary

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring tragic news, not-so-surprising news, NIMBY news, and we told you so.

03/24/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Weirdly Insouciant Effort

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring transit nerds, advertising signs, blasé Democrats, and littering.

03/21/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Walking, Sharing, a Red Herring, and More

Our daily roundup.

03/20/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

The C Is for Crank

On the $15 Minimum Wage Proposal (or: If I Were Queen of Seattle)

The minimum wage conundrum: Solved! By the C Is for Crank.

03/20/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

One Question

One Question for King County (Re: Metro)

One question for King County's budget guru regarding Metro's finances.

03/20/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: "The Current Citywide Conversation."

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring bus cuts, changes at the Times, and reiterations.

03/20/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: The Rent Is Too Damn High Edition

Our daily roundup.

03/19/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Isn't It Weird: March Madness Edition

A lot of weird stuff going on lately. Uber, Lyft, SideCar. The tunnel. $15 minimum wage. And the Washington State Democrats.

03/19/2014 By Josh Feit and Erica C. Barnett

Afternoon Jolt

Wednesday Jolt: Gender Pay Equity at King County

The day's winners and losers.

03/19/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Film

(Socialist) Spring in the City at Northwest Film Forum

Red Renewal: Seattle's Socialist Spring brings political action to the big screen.

03/19/2014 By Josh Feit