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PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar : Beer Festival, Climate Change, and Sustainability

Today's picks for civic nerds

06/14/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend

Article

Candidate Cash Flow

A guide to who's getting and spending in the Seattle mayor's race.

06/14/2013

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Breaking Apart for the First Time

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring a compromise in Olympia and back taxes in Seattle.

06/14/2013 By Morning Fizz

One Question

One Question for Gov. Inslee

Gov. Inslee has demanded that the Republicans take their policy priorities off the table and focus on the budget. Is he willing to take his policy priority, transportation, off the table?

06/13/2013 By Josh Feit

Seattle Mayor's Race 2013

Campaign Expenditure Update

Some notable expenditures from this past month of the mayoral campaign.

06/13/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

Budget Talks Ground Inslee

Cancelled trip speaks volumes.

06/13/2013 By Josh Feit

City Hall

Nickelsville Residents Protest Notice of Eviction from Illegal Encampment

Residents of Nickelsville, the tent city that has been camping illegally in Southwest Seattle for two years, show up at City Hall to protest their impending eviction from the site.

06/13/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

This Washington

The Estate Tax Compromise: The First Piece in a Budget Deal?

Will this morning's compromise to close the estate tax loophole lead to a broader deal? All eyes are on the Republican-controlled senate.

06/13/2013 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: A Huge Slap in the Face

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring: Republican priorities, mayoral endorsements, increasing caseloads, and decreasing funding.

06/13/2013 By Morning Fizz

This Washington

Two More Republican Priority Bills Loom Over Budget Negotiations

Consumer advocates and environmentalists are concerned about two bills the GOP has cued up in the budget negotiations.

06/12/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend

One Question

One Question for the Senate Republicans

Republican state Sen. Ericksen defends the GOP's budget negotiating stance.

06/12/2013 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

A Jolt in the Making: Estate Tax Loophole

The clock is ticking with $160 million in the balance.

06/12/2013 By Josh Feit

That Washington

DelBene: Proposed Sweeping Abortion Ban "Unconscionable" and "Unconstitutional"

Freshman US Rep. Suzan DelBene calls a proposal that passed out of a house committee today to ban all abortions after 20 weeks' gestation "unconscionable" and "unconstitutional; meanwhile, a Republican makes more neat comments about rape.

06/12/2013 By Erica C. Barnett

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: A Green Birthday, a Bike Plan, and a Safety Forum

Today's picks for civic nerds.

06/12/2013 By Carryn Vande Griend

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: After Evaluating the Remaining Challengers

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring bearded hippies, 70s tennis stars, smart aleck contrarians, and abortion.

06/12/2013 By Morning Fizz

Opinion

Isn't it Weird That ...

Some weird things we noticed about the Seattle Chamber, Bruce Harrell, tolling, and urgent legislation.

06/11/2013 By Josh Feit

This Washington

Jolt: Inslee Announces Special Session, Blasts Republicans

Inslee accuses Republicans of failing to compromise on budget.

06/11/2013 By Josh Feit