Politics

Afternoon Jolt

Is District Money Supporting District Elections?

Most of this year's candidates are not relying on district donors.

10/22/2015 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Juarez May Get Murray Endorsement Just Yet

Miscommunication led to honest mistake from Juarez.

10/22/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Misstatement From Murray Staffer Leads Juarez to Incorrectly Claim Mayor's Endorsement

Fake endorsements, unprecedented alliance, and telling contributions.

10/22/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Murray Amends Wage Law to Meet Union Demand

Murray adds stronger worker protections to wage law, Rasmussen piles on, and unprecedented coalition signs on to affordable housing grand bargain.

10/21/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

To Gregoire's Surprise, Sawant Takes Credit

Council race endorsements, land use changes, and Sawant grandstanding?

10/20/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Independent Expenditure Groups Agree to Keep Campaigns Positive in Braddock, Herbold Showdown

Business and union political committees agree to avoid attack ads in West Seattle race.

10/19/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Last-Minute Funding, Doorbelling, Endorsing, and Framing

A new independent expenditure group and plenty of new contributions in the runup to the November 3 election.

10/19/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

What's Your City Council District Mascot?

A Rorschach Test on this year's council candidates.

10/16/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

In City's Latest Independent Expenditure Campaign, Slow Growther John Fox Focuses on Defeating Rob Johnson

Antiurbanists, Nick Licata, and "Go Hawks!"–gate.

10/15/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Goodman's Pass Through Money and Sawant's Weird Tweet

Grant developer antagonist has contributed big to Burgess independent expenditure backers, Braddock independent expenditure committee brings in $130,000, and Sawant posts cranky tweet.

10/14/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

City Council Candidate Jon Grant Says Developer Was Trying to "Blackmail" Him

In potential October surprise, apparent and clumsy political quid pro quo plays right into antiestablishment candidate Grant's hands.

10/13/2015 By Josh Feit

Guest Opinion

Let's Move Seattle: 10 Reasons People Are Voting Yes

An affordable, accountable, equitable investment in our transportation system.

10/12/2015 By Shefali Ranganathan

Morning Fizz

Controversial Landlord Haglund Faces Fines of $165,000 in West Seattle Case Over Tenant Relocation Assistance

Candidate assistance and tenant relocation assistance.

10/09/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

O'Toole Faces Questions Over Pepper Spray Incident

O'Toole criticized by police accountability activists, Inslee stuck in traffic, and Seattle's soul featured in New York Times.

10/08/2015 By Josh Feit

City Hall

District Five Sidewalk Brawl: Brown Versus Juarez

Brown proposes a special taxing district to pay for north Seattle's infamously MIA infrastructure.

10/07/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

Centerpiece of Sawant's Reelection Platform Aspirational and Likely Unconstitutional

A "misleading" campaign pledge, a contrarian campaign position, and an arty campaign endorsement.

10/07/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Sawant's Grassroots Fundraising Brings in $70,000 in September

Campaign trail roundup: fundraisers, fundraising, and doorbelling.

10/06/2015 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Council Backs O'Brien Ordinance Allowing Ride Share Drivers to Unionize

O'Brien ride share legislation sets up future legal fight.

10/05/2015 By Josh Kelety

Morning Fizz

Sawant and Banks Clash in Substantive Debate

District Three candidates debate at packed Seattle University forum. And this time, the big crowd wasn't all for Sawant.

10/05/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

City to Take Over Management of Bike Share Program, Sawant Fans Take Down Banks Signs?

SDOT director Kubly impressed with bike sharing numbers wants city to expand system; Banks campaign captures vandals on film.

10/02/2015 By Josh Feit

Seattle Met

Politics

Is District Money Supporting District Elections?

Juarez May Get Murray Endorsement Just Yet

Misstatement From Murray Staffer Leads Juarez to Incorrectly Claim Mayor's Endorsement

Murray Amends Wage Law to Meet Union Demand

To Gregoire's Surprise, Sawant Takes Credit

Independent Expenditure Groups Agree to Keep Campaigns Positive in Braddock, Herbold Showdown

Last-Minute Funding, Doorbelling, Endorsing, and Framing

What's Your City Council District Mascot?

In City's Latest Independent Expenditure Campaign, Slow Growther John Fox Focuses on Defeating Rob Johnson

Goodman's Pass Through Money and Sawant's Weird Tweet

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