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Ed Murray

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    Gay Marriage Law Looks Like a Done Deal; Legislative Approval Is Imminent (UPDATE: PASSED!)

    UPDATE: The Washington State Senate has passed the gay-marriage law by a 28-21 margin. The bill will now go to the House where passage is expected to come as soon as next week -- upon which Gov. Chris Gregoire will sign the measure into law.

  • Blogs

    February 2, 2012

    History In The Making!! Gay Marriage Clears Senate And Is On The Way To Becoming Law

    ​In an historic vote last night in Olympia, the Washington state Senate passed a bill that would legalize same-sex marriage. The stage is set for the state to become the seventh in the nation to allow gay and lesbian couples to wed. The measure now heads to the House, which is expected to appr ... More >>

  • News

    January 25, 2012

    Pastor Joe Fuiten's Gay-Marriage Problem

    The leading evangelist's strange objection to the coming law.

  • Blogs

    January 19, 2012

    Pastor Joe Fuiten Issues Rallying Call Against Gay Marriage Bill; Sponsors to Rewrite Language

    Joe Fuiten, one of the region's leading evangelical pastors and a former organizer for George W. Bush, weighed in this week on the gay marriage bill supported by Governor Chris Gregoire. Yeah, he's against it--to put it very, very mildly.

  • Blogs

    January 12, 2012

    Gay Marriage Could Win In the State Senate

    The Washington State Senate may have the voters to approve gay marriage. According to The Associated Press, who contacted all 49 state senators, the measure to make Washington the seventh state to permit same-sex marriage is leading by a margin of 22-18.

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Democrats' Tall Order: A Balanced Budget on a Beer Back

    ​Mass produced beer -- think bulk American lagers like Rainier, Pabst and Budweiser but also including micro giant Redhook -- will get more expensive if statehouse Democrats get their way in the next few days. In what has become nearly a perpetual effort to balance the state budget, Democra ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2010

    Washington's Beer Tax to Be as Regressive as All the Others

    This man will probably go unaffected by the proposed beer tax.​For all its liberal bona fides, Washington is unrivaled when it comes to taxing the poor. And it looks like a proposed new beer burden won't buck the trend. As Mike Lewis reports on Voracious, the Democrats attempt to bridge the b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 27, 2010

    Drink with Your Lawmakers at Grey Gallery

    ​Want to talk to your state legislators but don't want to cut into precious drinking time? Capitol Hill's Grey Gallery & Lounge has a solution tonight, Jan. 27, according to the Capitol Hill Blog. Combining the vision thing with beer goggles, the lounge will host a teleconference to allow loca ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    Gays to the Anti-R71 Camp: Okay, You Were Right, This IS About Marriage

    How do you know it's a gay pride celebration? The marching band playing "Thriller" before breakfast.​Protect Marriage Washington, sponsor of the reject Referendum 71 campaign, argued that the "everything but marriage law" was a slippery slope to granting gay and lesbian couples the "m" word. A ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 6, 2009

    Is the Election Debate Any Better Without the Incumbent Mayor on the Ballot?

    Justin Dylan Renney/Krist NovoselicKrist Novoselic's column on music and politics runs every Tuesday on the Daily Weekly. He writes his latest vinyl finds every Friday on Reverb.​I had a great time at the music-community candidate fundraiser last week at the Crocodile. The Maldives rocked, and ... More >>

  • Blogs

    September 1, 2009

    And Then There Were Two, Just Like Before: Ed Murray Won't Run for Mayor

    ​After skipping the primary and then briefly flirting with a write-in campaign, Ed Murray won't be competing against Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan for the spot of Seattle mayor. Though he says he disapproves of their "selfish" campaigns. Explains his statement: "I considered a write in campaig ... More >>

  • News

    August 26, 2009

    Post-Race Beers

    ​After skipping the primary and then briefly flirting with a write-in campaign, Ed Murray won't be competing against Mike McGinn and Joe Mallahan for the spot of Seattle mayor. Though he says he disapproves of their "selfish" campaigns. Explains his statement: "I considered a write in campaig ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Is Mike McGinn Kicking a Low Ceiling? Poll Says Tunnel More Popular Than Unpopular

    ​Updated with McGinn response below Last year, I profiled the remarkable skills of a man named Brandon Ehrlich, who, in his frustration over the Sonics departure, and displaying remarkable agility, perseverance, and drive, kicked ceilings. They said it couldn't be done, he noted, but he went a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 26, 2009

    Can You Win As a Write-In?

    That's spelled M-U-R-R-A-Y.​Joe McGee returned to his office today from a three-week trip to hear some surprising news: there was talk among the staff about a possible write-in campaign for State Senator Ed Murray. What's odd about that is that Joe McGee is Executive Director of the Internatio ... More >>

  • News

    July 15, 2009

    Could a Mayor McGinn Stop the Tunnel?

    The candidate says the mayor has the tools to stop the project.

  • Blogs

    May 12, 2009

    The $4 Billion Stroke of a Pen

    [Updated Below] If you don't have anything going on at 2 PM today, you can head down to the Seattle Aquarium's Great Hall to watch Christine Gregoire sign the bill approving a deep-bore tunnel to replace the viaduct. The tunnel tunnel package (see update below), of course, will cost about $4 billi ... More >>

  • News

    July 30, 2008

    McDermott Skating to Term 11?

    Voters may have a hard time taking seriously a challenger named “Goodspaceguy.”

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2008

    McDermott Still Ridin' Easy

    Voters may have a hard time taking seriously a challenger named “Goodspaceguy.”

  • Blogs

    June 25, 2007

    Pride Weekend 2007 notes

    Voters may have a hard time taking seriously a challenger named “Goodspaceguy.”

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2007

    Chicken Little Looms Large

    Voters may have a hard time taking seriously a challenger named “Goodspaceguy.”

  • News

    November 15, 2006

    Board Stiffs

    Is the 'crisis' faced by the Seattle School District enough to abandon board elections?

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2006

    Gay-Marriage Rally Today

    Is the 'crisis' faced by the Seattle School District enough to abandon board elections?

  • News

    May 31, 2006

    Ed Murray's Port Job

    The state House transportation chair wanted to consult for the Port of Seattle, so the Port found work for him.

  • News

    April 5, 2006

    Ed Murray Starts Over

    Also: Dinesh D'Souza is coming to town after all, and the tent-city threat stands.

  • News

    March 15, 2006

    Slaying Gridlock—Maybe

    The governor and legislators tackle regional transportation.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    The 60-Day Sprint

    The Legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform, and better unemployment benefits.

  • News

    November 23, 2005

    Merging Traffic

    The Legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform, and better unemployment benefits.

  • News

    October 5, 2005

    State Politics, Media, Immigration, The City

    The Legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform, and better unemployment benefits.

  • News

    August 3, 2005

    State Government, King County, Transportation, The Police

    The Legislature passes measures for gay rights, alternative energy, political reform, and better unemployment benefits.

  • News

    June 22, 2005

    The Longest Yard

    The passing of a gay civil rights bill is so close and yet . . . 

  • News

    May 14, 2003

    The Wrong Road

    The passing of a gay civil rights bill is so close and yet . . . 

  • News

    April 9, 2003

    Civil Rights, the Monorail, and City Hall

    The passing of a gay civil rights bill is so close and yet . . . 

  • News

    March 19, 2003

    Eds High-Wire Act

    Seattle Rep. Ed Murray tries to cut a deal on transportation while environmentalists and the road builders bicker.

  • News

    February 5, 2003

    Buzz

    Seattle Rep. Ed Murray tries to cut a deal on transportation while environmentalists and the road builders bicker.

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    Buzz

    Seattle Rep. Ed Murray tries to cut a deal on transportation while environmentalists and the road builders bicker.

  • News

    December 18, 2002

    A Private Drive

    Backers of failed transportation Referendum 51 regroup—without greens who turned against their highway-heavy plan.

  • News

    August 28, 2002

    Buzz

    Backers of failed transportation Referendum 51 regroup—without greens who turned against their highway-heavy plan.

  • News

    June 26, 2002

    One, Two, Three and They're Out

    The Legislature's three openly gay members dish.

  • News

    February 13, 2002

    Riding roughshod

    Seattle politicians side with Qwest against Sound Transit.

  • News

    February 6, 2002

    Miles to go

    Should Seattle give the monorail a chance?

  • News

    January 16, 2002

    "Stop publishing such whiny articles! It makes the people at your magazine, as well as those who live in Seattle, sound like a bunch of spoiled babies."

    Should Seattle give the monorail a chance?

  • News

    January 2, 2002

    Still sore

    Should Seattle give the monorail a chance?

  • News

    May 30, 2001

    News Clips— Victors/Vanquised

    Should Seattle give the monorail a chance?

  • News

    June 21, 2000

    Where are the men?

    Gay men's political activism is at a 30-year low.

  • News

    April 28, 1999

    Pomp and circumstance.

    The session is over. Most of the really "interesting" bills failed to graduate.

  • News

    April 21, 1999

    The eleventh hour is upon us.

    The session is over. Most of the really "interesting" bills failed to graduate.

  • News

    March 17, 1999

    Let's check on the score in the Olympiadome.

    The session is over. Most of the really "interesting" bills failed to graduate.

  • News

    March 3, 1999

    Cops and renters

    The session is over. Most of the really "interesting" bills failed to graduate.

  • News

    February 10, 1999

    The Legislature ties up loose ends.

    The session is over. Most of the really "interesting" bills failed to graduate.

  • News

    October 14, 1998

    Filling Patty's Shoes

    With the consummate timing of a successful politician, Patty Murray has missed the rain.

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