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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

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

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

City Hall

Increased Density Riles Homeowners

A petition from a group that's trying to roll back heights in low-rise parts of the city highlights fears about sunlight, trash, and becoming another New York City.

01/17/2014 By Erica C. Barnett