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Armen Yousoufian

  • Blogs

    March 25, 2010

    Supreme Court Lowers King County's Fine in Armen Yousoufian Records Case

    No really, what did it cost us?​The State Supreme Court added another curve to Armen Yousoufian's decade-long, public-records roller-coaster ride today, approving what amounts to both an increase and decrease in the money King County owes him for refusing to disclose hidden documents. He sough ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Sen. Darlene Fairley, The Secretive Public Official's Best Friend, Introduces a New Un-Open Records Bill

    Sen. Fairley's bill would make it harder or citizens to sue for government disclosure.​State Sen. Darlene Fairley, the Lake Forest Park Democrat, is always looking to save taxpayers money. But why is it at the expense of the public records act? Last year she wanted to eliminate a small committ ... More >>

  • News

    September 23, 2009

    Dow, But Not Out

    Having led a charmed political career, can Council Chair Constantine come from behind in the race for King County Exec?

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Supreme Court Calls a Do-Over

    Armen Yousoufian wanted some records on King County's push to build taxpayer-funded Qwest Field. King County didn't want to give them, so Yousoufian sued. Eventually, in an opinion written by Richard Sanders, the state Supreme Court ruled that Yousoufian was entitled to a bunch of money. Except by r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 7, 2009

    It's Finally Official: Mr. Sims Is Going to Washington

    As you've probably read, Ron Sims finally got confirmed as deputy secretary of Housing and Urban Development yesterday, despite some minor drama from Louisiana's infamous David Vitter over the Armen Yousoufian lawsuit. Uncharacteristically silent, Sims doesn't appear to have released a statement or ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 10, 2009

    Justice Could Cash in on His Ruling

    If you read Tracy Johnson's P-I story today - and you should - on the latest in a series of pratfalls by State Supreme Court Justice Richard Sanders, you'll find a man who seems to both defend and admit to a breech of judicial conduct. Sanders was the justice who wrote the plurality opinion granting ... More >>

  • News

    January 28, 2009

    Persistence Could Pay Resident $1 Million Dividend

    But a curious hotelier is still without the Qwest Field details he asked for in 1997.

  • Blogs

    January 22, 2009

    Picking on The 'Wrong Armenian'

    If you go back ten years, you see how little Armen Yousoufian was asking for: Some papers. He wanted to make sure that King County officials were being honest about their deal-making for a new "$300 million" Seattle football stadium (the true price tag was closer to $1 billion with interest and othe ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 5, 2007

    More Money, Ron

    If you go back ten years, you see how little Armen Yousoufian was asking for: Some papers. He wanted to make sure that King County officials were being honest about their deal-making for a new "$300 million" Seattle football stadium (the true price tag was closer to $1 billion with interest and othe ... More >>

  • News

    August 31, 2005

    Open Government, Media, Psychology, and Genetics

    If you go back ten years, you see how little Armen Yousoufian was asking for: Some papers. He wanted to make sure that King County officials were being honest about their deal-making for a new "$300 million" Seattle football stadium (the true price tag was closer to $1 billion with interest and othe ... More >>

  • News

    August 10, 2005

    Best of Seattle

    If you go back ten years, you see how little Armen Yousoufian was asking for: Some papers. He wanted to make sure that King County officials were being honest about their deal-making for a new "$300 million" Seattle football stadium (the true price tag was closer to $1 billion with interest and othe ... More >>

  • News

    August 3, 2005

    The Cost of Secrecy

    A citizen pursues meaningful monetary punishment for King County's failure to disclose public records.

  • News

    March 16, 2005

    Public Exposure

    Don't let Olympia make it easier to keep the public's business secret.

  • News

    October 6, 2004

    Parks, King County, Open Government

    Don't let Olympia make it easier to keep the public's business secret.

  • News

    February 25, 2004

    Paper Chasten

    The biggest open-records penalty in state history isn't big enough, a citizen tells the state Supreme Court.

  • News

    February 12, 2003

    After Further Review

    The public-private deal with Paul Allen to build Seahawks Stadium was a lose-win situation. Guess who won.

  • News

    July 31, 2002

    Explain to me why all white journalists (liberal or conservative) seem to have an uncontrollable reflex to associate welfare with African Americans.

    The public-private deal with Paul Allen to build Seahawks Stadium was a lose-win situation. Guess who won.

  • News

    July 24, 2002

    The mainstream media lapdogs were only too happy to vomit up rewritten press releases . . . and jump on the new stadium bandwagon.

    The public-private deal with Paul Allen to build Seahawks Stadium was a lose-win situation. Guess who won.

  • News

    July 17, 2002

    And the Game Goes On

    The stadium is opening, but the question remains: Were the voters duped?

  • News

    April 17, 2002

    Documents diver

    The stadium is opening, but the question remains: Were the voters duped?

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