Morning Fizz

Friday Likes and Dislikes: Undoing Payday Loan Regulations

Caffeinated news featuring payday loans, gas taxes, housing, and crime

02/27/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Should Sound Transit Subsidize Neighborhood Parking?

Caffeinated News featuring liberals vs. liberals.

01/28/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

After Making Big Donations, Costco's Agenda Moves Forward in Olympia

Caffeinated news featuring booze money, U.S. House guests, U.S. House committees, car sharing, and walking out.

01/20/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Jolt: Senate Committee Passes Republicans' Education Plan

Critics say Republican plan would put services in jeopardy.

01/15/2015 By Bernard Ellouk

Afternoon Jolt

He's Back! Republican (Simple) Majority Passes (Super) Majority Rule for Raising New Taxes

He's Back. Republicans institute Eyman's two-thirds rule in the senate.

01/12/2015

Afternoon Jolt

Eastside GOP Transportation Leader All in on Gas Tax

Republican transportation committee vice chair optimistic about gas tax.

01/09/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Will Mayor Murray's Task Force Allow More Density?

Caffeinated News featuring end-runs, appointments, and common denominators

01/05/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Female Democratic House Reps Underepresented in Leadership

Caffeinated News featuring a glass ceiling in Olympia and a national laughingstock on the waterfront.

12/29/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

"The Change in Settlement from High to Low"

Caffeinated News featuring more maps, a suburban uprising, and lazy senators.

12/12/2014 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

"It Has Yet to Attract Any Firms."

Caffeinated News featuring tax breaks, tax votes, and council candidates.

12/03/2014 By Morning Fizz

The C Is for Crank

Late-Afternoon Dislike: Times' Naive Dismissal of Dems' Hobby Lobby Proposal

The Seattle Times says women shouldn't get distracted by issues like birth control access and toss out "moderate" Republicans.

10/03/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

City Hall

Southeast Seattle, Welcome to 2015

Candidates for the local and state 2014/2015 elections meet their would-be constituents in the Rainier Valley.

10/02/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Democratic Groups Spent $0

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring no money and no logic.

08/12/2014 By Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz

Morning Fizz: Tip Credit vs. Tip Deduction

Caffeinated News & Gossip featuring losses, compromises, and candidates.

04/24/2014 By Morning Fizz

Afternoon Jolt

Early Jolt: Habib Will Run for Senate, McBride Switches to House Bid

The day's winners and losers.

04/21/2014 By Josh Feit

This Washington

Senator Tom Will Not Run for Reelection

The controversial senator cites his own health and caring for his elderly father.

04/14/2014 By Josh Feit

Opinion

Isn't It Weird: March Madness Edition

A lot of weird stuff going on lately. Uber, Lyft, SideCar. The tunnel. $15 minimum wage. And the Washington State Democrats.

03/19/2014 By Josh Feit and Erica C. Barnett

Article

Guns in the Capitol?

Bring your guns. Leave your umbrellas.

01/30/2014 By Genie Leslie

This Washington

Elway Poll Shows Increasing Satisfaction with Republican-Dominated Senate Coalition

Voters like the Republican-dominated Majority Coalition Caucus more than they don't.

01/08/2014 By Josh Feit