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Afternoon Jolt

Monday Jolt: Voting Rights and Ad Restrictions

The day's winners and losers.

01/27/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

This Washington

Ousted as Chair, Hobbs Says Moderates Have Lost Control of Majority Coalition Caucus

Senate demotes Hobbs, makes Sen. Jan Angel cochair of Hobbs' financial institutions committee.

01/27/2014 By Josh Feit

Isn't It Weird That

Isn't It Weird That...

A weird thing we noticed about the corporate media.

01/27/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Sticking-Point Status

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring political will, Richard Sherman, and oil explosions.

01/27/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Homelessness Rises, Bridge Sinks, and More

Our daily roundup.

01/24/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

Olympia Outtake: Week 2, Unified Theory

Why the environmental community's top priority bill and labor's top priority bill are being sponsored by the same first-term Democrat.

01/24/2014 By PubliCola

The C Is for Crank

Uber and Lyft and Women's Empowerment

The case for disruptive technology—in this case, ridesharing—as a tool for women's empowerment.

01/24/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Further Actions Will Be Required

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring disparate reports, snappy testimony, a deceptively banal resume, and a PubliCola TV classic .

01/24/2014 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

State House Democrats Move Reproductive Parity Act Forward (Again)

Seattle Rep. Eileen Cody moves her pro-choice bill through her health care committee. And I come out against football taxes.

01/23/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: The Worst Thing We Could Do

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring downzones, pot markets, bus cuts, and fundraisers.

01/23/2014

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City Hall

Sawant Questions Likely City Light Surcharges

City Light staffers tell council members that a surcharge on electric bills later this year is probably inevitable.

01/22/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Blowers, Broadband, Bikesharing, and Bertha

Our daily roundup.

01/22/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

Isn't it Weird That...

Some weird things we noticed about rural socialism.

01/22/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Senate Republicans Set to Demote Moderate Democrat

Caffeinated News and Gossip featuring demotions, voting rights, salaries, and new staffers.

01/22/2014 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

Pro-Choice Students Meet with Sen. Tom, Press Him on RPA

Planned Parenthood Teen Council members hit Olympia.

01/21/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: A Lot of Venom

Caffeinated news and gossip featuring: A challenger to Rodney Tom? A raise for City Light director Jorge Carrasco? Personal religious exemptions?

01/21/2014 By Morning Fizz

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Machinists, Myopia, Genetic Modification, and More

Our daily roundup.

01/20/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Afternoon Jolt

Monday Jolt: State GOP Tries to Undo SeaTac, Preempt Seattle on Minimum Wage

State senate Republicans introduce bill to undo local control of wage laws.

01/20/2014 By Afternoon Jolt

City Hall

Minimum-Wage Committee Member Harrell Joins Sawant in "$15/Hour Contingent" at MLK March

City council member Bruce Harrell, joined by colleague Mike O'Brien and (in absentia) Nick Licata, marches in Sawant's $15/hour contingent for MLK Day.

01/20/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: All Those Honking Horns

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring fundraising, appointments, anniversaries, and super bowls.

01/20/2014 By Morning Fizz

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