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City Hall

Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation's Amendments Draw Debate

Lisa Herbold said she made the changes to get a unanimous vote.

04/04/2017 By Hayat Norimine

2017 Elections

Nikkita Oliver Officially Enters the Race Against Ed Murray

You first heard her in Macklemore’s "White Privilege II."

04/03/2017 By Amber Wright

City Hall

Q&A: Understanding the Keystone XL Pipeline

Questions answered ahead of the City Council vote.

04/03/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Crossroads

75 Years Ago, Only One Paper Opposed Japanese American Internment Camps

The Bainbridge Island Review was the only known paper in the area to decry the policy.

04/02/2017 By Hayat Norimine

News Roundup

Week in Review: Seattle vs. Trump, ICE Operations and Votes in Congress

Your weekly mix of local, state and federal news.

03/31/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Housing and Homelessness

Seattle's First Low-Barrier Encampment Opens in Licton Springs Wednesday

Last year's One Night Count showed a 19 percent rise in homelessness.

03/31/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Digital Culture

Missed This Facebook Change? Call Representatives with New Town Hall Feature

Contacting elected officials has never been easier.

03/30/2017 By Hayat Norimine

City Hall

Seattle to Set Aside $1 Million of Legal Aid for Immigrants

The money will come from the city's general subfund.

03/30/2017 By Hayat Norimine

City Hall

Seattle to Sue Trump for Threat Against Sanctuary Cities

Other mayors may soon follow suit.

03/29/2017 By Hayat Norimine

That Washington

Where Washington State's Congressional GOP Stand on Health Care

The fight for Obamacare supporters is far from over.

03/29/2017 By Hayat Norimine

City Council

Seattle City Council Could Go Further to Oppose Keystone XL Pipeline

After Wells Fargo divorce, activists want the City of Seattle to cut off all ties to banks doing business with the Keystone XL Pipeline.

03/28/2017 By Hayat Norimine

Introductions

The New Face of PubliCola

Meet Seattle Met and PubliCola's politics reporter.

03/28/2017 By Hayat Norimine

News Roundup

The Week in Review

A very unpopular Republican health care plan falters, a citywide paid maternity leave plan for Seattle, and a Washington State Supreme Court Justice’s concerns with federal immigration agents near courtrooms.

03/24/2017 By Josh Kelety

City Hall

South Lake Union Upzone Legislation Heads for Final Vote

City council member Lisa Herbold may introduce new last-minute amendment to challenge the Grand Bargain.

03/22/2017 By Josh Kelety

Politics

Seattle Is a Sanctuary City with Big Pockets

Our economic heft means our political resistance sticks.

03/20/2017 By Madeline Ostrander

This Washington

Safe Consumption Sites Move Ahead Despite Opposition

Mark Miloscia has asked attorney general Jeff Sessions to crack down on legal drug injection sites, which he compares to crack houses. Meanwhile local proponents prepare to defend the sites as a humane response to the region’s heroin epidemic.

03/16/2017 By Josh Kelety

News

Q&A: City Attorney Pete Holmes on Deciphering What Trump Policies Mean for Seattle

As FOIA requests from the city go through, "I think we first and foremost want to have some sense of our destiny."

02/23/2017 By Rianna Hidalgo

News

Mayor Murray to Seattle: We Are on Our Own

State of the City address pits Seattle against Trump, steps up homelessness efforts, proposes new taxes.

02/22/2017 By Rianna Hidalgo

News

Syria to Seattle in the Age of Trump

As we wait for Trump’s updated travel ban executive order, a Syrian American shares what the last one meant for her family.

02/21/2017 By Rianna Hidalgo

News

Happy Presidents' Day? What to Look for This Week in Seattle Politics

Key Seattle City Council votes of the week, the Uber saga continues, and Senator Miloscia raises the stakes in his fight against King County safe consumption sites.

02/20/2017 By Rianna Hidalgo

Seattle Met

Politics

Keystone XL Pipeline Legislation's Amendments Draw Debate

Nikkita Oliver Officially Enters the Race Against Ed Murray

Q&A: Understanding the Keystone XL Pipeline

75 Years Ago, Only One Paper Opposed Japanese American Internment Camps

Week in Review: Seattle vs. Trump, ICE Operations and Votes in Congress

Seattle's First Low-Barrier Encampment Opens in Licton Springs Wednesday

Missed This Facebook Change? Call Representatives with New Town Hall Feature

Seattle to Set Aside $1 Million of Legal Aid for Immigrants

Seattle to Sue Trump for Threat Against Sanctuary Cities

Where Washington State's Congressional GOP Stand on Health Care

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