Morning Fizz

Voters Don't Like Legislature's Decision to Ignore Class-Size Initiative

Caffeinated news featuring campaigning, budgeting, and polling

04/08/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Murray Proposes Southeast Seattle Light Rail Station and North Seattle Ped Bridge as Part of $900 Million Levy

Caffeinated news featuring $900 million transportation levy, a candidate forum, and a board vote

03/19/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning FIzz

Democratic Amendment Forces Issue on Climate Change

Caffeinated news featuring amendments, endorsements, and conversation starters

03/09/2015 By Josh Feit

Afternoon Jolt

Democrats Win a Big One and Lose a Big One

The senate president throws out the two-thirds rule, but Republicans pass the transportation package.

03/02/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

In Council Stampede, Bagshaw Remains Only Incumbent without a Challenger

Caffeinated news featuring downtown Seattle by the numbers, candidates by the numbers, and transportation funding by the numbers

02/26/2015 By Josh Feit

One Question

One Question: Why Didn't Transportation Committee Member Ericksen Vote on the Transportation Package?

High-profile Republican state senator balks on transportation package vote

02/25/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Will the GOP Continue to Defy Conventional Wisdom?

Caffeinated news featuring legislative brinkmanship in Olympia and transit advocacy at the local level

02/25/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

City Council Musical Chairs

Caffeinated news featuring candidates, cover, and percentages

02/19/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Friday LIKES & DISLIKES: Oil Industry Backs Republican Leaders

Nearly $70,000 in oil industry money may explain GOP provision.

02/13/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Good News and Real Bad News for Sound Transit

Caffeinated News featuring the Republican transportation package.

02/12/2015 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: WSU President Floyd on Education Funding

Today's picks for civic nerds

02/04/2015 By Darren Davis

Feature

How to Bring More Light Rail to Seattle, in Four Not-So-Easy Steps

It’s Seattle vs. Olympia, Seattle vs. the suburbs, and Seattle vs. Seattle.

01/27/2015 By Josh Feit

Morning Fizz

Metro Removing Seahawks Messages (After the Super Bowl)

Caffeinated news featuring when an ad is not an ad, transportation polling, and West Seattle

01/26/2015 By Josh Feit

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

Seattle Sound Transit Board Members O'Brien and Phillips Try to Save Northgate Ped/Bike Bridge

Caffeinated News featuring letters, voters, and numbers

12/22/2014 By Josh Feit

PubliCalendar

PubliCalendar: Philanthropic Back Patting

Today's picks for civic nerds

11/05/2014 By Darren Davis

One Question

One Question for Metro Head Kevin Desmond

One question about Metro's financial status for Metro GM Kevin Desmond.

10/09/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

On Other Blogs Today

On Other Blogs Today: Walking, Biking, Riding, and Funding

Our daily roundup.

10/01/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

The C Is For Crank

Times Columnist Still Yearning for the Perfect Metro Tax

The Seattle Times' Danny Westneat continues to argue against a tax for Metro service—this time, by making the perfect the enemy of the good.

10/01/2014 By Erica C. Barnett

Opinion

The C Is For Crank Likes and Dislikes

The C Is For Crank piles on with her own Likes and Dislikes.

09/26/2014 By Erica C. Barnett