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Fred Jarrett

  • News

    February 29, 2012

    Kevin Dolan Defends Himself

    One lawyer's fight for a pension to call his own.

  • Blogs

    February 21, 2012

    Kevin Dolan Lawsuit Over State Benefits for Public Defenders Sparks Controversial Bill

    A decade ago, thanks to a class action lawsuit, Microsoft learned the hard way that it could not treat "independent contractors" exactly like employees for all purposes but salaries and benefits. In recent years, a public defender has been trying to teach that same lesson to King County, alarming st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Trying to Impress Obama and Win Federal Funds, the State Board of Ed Proposes Intervening in Failing Schools

    President Obama and Secretary of Education Arne Duncan have states competing for education funds​As the state scrambles to get a bid together to compete for a huge new pot of federal education funds, The Seattle Times today called for the state to boost its chances by granting authority to th ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 24, 2009

    Dow Constantine's Plan for Office: Build Planes and Trains, Rescue the Economy, Save the Environment, Cure Cancer

    New King County Executive Dow Constantine surveys his subjects, er, constituents.​Okay, all but that last one. Before a backdrop of organ pipes and pews packed with political allies and foes alike, newly sworn-in King County Executive Dow Constantine took the pulpit at the former First Unite ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 10, 2009

    The Stealth Plan to Expand the West Seattle Water Taxi

    Now that the Water Taxi's back on course, Constantine can smile even wider.​Last July, in the heat of the crowded race for King County Executive, the King County Ferry District seemed all but doomed. Of the candidates running, only Dow Constantine was committed to staying the course with the f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    November 4, 2009

    Election Night '09: Dow Constantine Wins Prom Queen, Er, King County Executive

    Enjoy the love now, Dow, it's only going to get harder from here.​Party: Dow Constantine Location: The Crystal Ballroom at the Edgewater Hotel (ironically, the place where Susan Hutchison reveled in her own primary election victory in August.) Mood: So excited that even though the election ret ... 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

    September 3, 2009

    It's No Group Hug, But Constantine Gets the Nod From Former Rivals

    Constantine's more affectionate supporters Dave Meinert and Christine Gregoire got company from his former rivals.​They didn't have a hand-holding press conference or anything, but former King County Executive candidates Fred Jarrett, Larry Phillips and Ross Hunter all officially endorsed Dow ... More >>

  • News

    September 2, 2009

    Constantine Still Waiting for the Also-Rans’ Support

    His primary competitors are keeping quiet.

  • Blogs

    August 31, 2009

    Washington State Dems Are Endorsing Dow, But Where Are the Locals?

    Why is he still alone on the local election stage?​Over the last week, almost every Democratic member of Washington's Congressional delegation or statewide office holders has endorsed Dow Constantine in the race for King County Executive. As of today, the list includes both U.S. Senators, four ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 18, 2009

    Hutchison's Call and Response, Tears for Phillips, and Constantine Gears Up For a Fight

    ​With about half of the ballots expected to arrive in King County Elections counted, it looks like the Executive race in the November general election will be the former television anchor vs the former DJ. As of 9:52 p.m., according to the King County Elections Web site, Susan Hutchison held a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 13, 2009

    The Dow Is on the Rise

    ​Another day, another favorable poll for Dow Constantine. Once mired in the mass of non-Susan Hutchison candidates for King County exec, Constantine's now all by his lonesome in second and, according to yesterday's KING-5/SurveyUSA poll, closing in on the former KIRO anchor. The new numbers: H ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 12, 2009

    Another Poll Says It's Down to a Three-Man Mayoral Race, While Hutchison's Numbers Dip

    ​If the last two days of smackdown (McGinn vs. Nickels!, Nickels vs. Mallahan!) aren't indication enough, another poll shows that those November's election is likely to feature two of those three. The new numbers, the result of two days of polling by Strategies 360 and Don McDonaugh Associates ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 7, 2009

    Save Our Sonics Endorses Donaldson, Others

    The group's founder might be personally fond of Jan Drago, but Save Our Sonics is throwing its weight behind James Donaldson in the mayoral race. Reasons SOS, whose goal has shifted to bringing an NBA team back to Seattle: "As a former Sonics player, James understands the NBA well and has connection ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 5, 2009

    Survey USA Says: Dow May Get His Wish For a Duel With Hutchison

    ​In the latest poll commissioned by King 5, Survey USA finds Dow Constantine pulling ahead of the pack to challenge former news anchor Susan Hutchison. Hutchison looks pretty much guaranteed a trip to the general election, holding steady at 39 percent of likely voters, according to the poll. ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 4, 2009

    Unions Launch Campaign Against Ross Hunter

    www.baddealhunter.com​Five unions, including the Washington Education Association, have joined forces to create the Working Families Coalition, which today launched a one-page Web site attacking Ross Hunter for his votes opposite the unions on three bills in Olympia this year--including the st ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2009

    You Wouldn't Think People Would Want This Guy's Job: KC Exec Triplett Talks Water Taxis, Cuts

    ​These days, the Elliott Bay Water Taxi--like the job of King County Executive--is being fought over more than a VH1 dating show star. (Fortunately or not, this battle's contestants are more articulate and clothed than their TV counterparts.) Aspiring execs Ross Hunter and Larry Phillips would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    What Sticker Did Your Teacher Give You Today?

    Oriental Trading CompanyRemember when you'd work hard on a homework assignment and your teacher would hand it back to you, and alongside her evaluation, she'd put on one of those stickers that said something like "terrific!"? That was a nice touch. But what if the sticker was all she gave you? And ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 23, 2009

    Triplett Jumps on Anti-Ferry Bandwagon (Kinda). Which, Unlike Those Seeking to Replace Him, Actually Means Something.

      Add Kurt Triplett to the list of county exec wannabes seeking to stop the fledgling King County Ferry District at its dock. Only Triplett isn't really a wannabe; he holds the office vacated by HUD honcho Ron Sims on an interim basis -- so his proposal, which would maintain existing foot ferry ... More >>

  • News

    July 22, 2009

    The Plot to Sink the Water Taxi

    Political pirates want to beach the new mosquito fleet before it gets started.

  • Blogs

    July 22, 2009

    Hutchison Wants to Torpedo the Ferry District (Get In Line, Lady)

    Add Susan Hutchison to the growing list of King County Executive candidates who want to put the kibosh on the fledgling King County Ferry District and its prospective mosquito fleet. Says Hutchison in a just-issued statement, "County government needs to be on a meatloaf, not a steak diet." The mea ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 7, 2009

    Hunter Claims Cash Victory for June, But Will it Matter?

    In politics there's a general rule that candidates always, regardless of circumstances, talk about their campaign as though they are winning. Which explains why today King County Executive hopeful Ross Hunter kicked out a press release announcing that he banked almost $63,000 in June, the most of an ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 2, 2009

    Can We Vote for All Four of Them?

    Click to enlargeThe last time they met, the 45th District Democrats--Eastsiders whose state house rep wants to end the drug war--couldn't settle on who to endorse in the King County Executive race. The endorsement committee recommended Dow Constantine, but there weren't enough votes to settle on one ... More >>

  • News

    July 1, 2009

    Huntretdell for County Exec!

    Don't you sometimes wish we could just fuse the candidates' brains together?

  • Blogs

    July 1, 2009

    Hutchison Speaks, Calls for Cuts

    Animosity can take so many forms.Nearly shouting to be heard over the sound of screeching bus brakes outside Benaroya Hall this afternoon, Susan Hutchison said that if elected the next King County Executive, she'll slice the executive staff and initiate a hiring freeze. She also says she'll look for ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 30, 2009

    Still No Answers from Hutchison

    Only at a retirement home will an Exec forum fill every seat in the house.First let me start off by saying I was totally wrong about the nature of last night's forum sponsored by the League of Women Voters. The League has been very active in the abortion debates in the past, and I assumed that would ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 26, 2009

    Lowsan Huntretdell for King County Executive

    From last night's forum in North Bend. If only we could smoosh them into one super candidate.One thing politics watchers keep bringing up (there should really be a fantasy league for this) is how impressive the field of candidates for King County Executive is. All of the five major players have seri ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 23, 2009

    And What of Previous Problems in King County Audits?

    Defender of good project management and fiscal accountability.An audit released yesterday [PDF] by State Auditor Brian Sonntag's office found the county is letting construction project costs get out of hand and poorly tracks them. Apparently in the roads division, managers just name projects whateve ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 19, 2009

    The Kids Like Dow

    Robin LedbetterLast night, over a keg and neon plastic cups, the King County Young Democrats conducted a straw poll (with little red plastic drink straws, what else?) for the King County Executive's race. "This is kind of the race this year," explains KCYD chair Robin Ledbetter. "This is the powerho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 17, 2009

    In an Election Year Everybody's Got a Touch of Republican

    Read his lips: no new taxes. Probably.Despite making a big deal about Susan Hutchison's secret Republicanness, Dow Constantine and the rest of the King County Executive candidates aren't exactly champing at the bit to hike taxes to pay for beloved social programs either. Yesterday King County Exec ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 16, 2009

    Dow and Susan Draw Swords at Dueling Pressers

    Everyone else in the King County Exec's race seems pretty content to let Dow Constantine and Susan Hutchison battle it out until they're both reduced to smoldering heaps of rubble. Of course, this is Seattle so the accusations hurtling around are about things like hidden conservative agendas and vag ... More >>

  • Blogs

    June 8, 2009

    Dow Gets Cold Shoulder from Seattle Biz

    The Alki Foundation is the fundraising arm of the Greater Seattle Chamber of Commerce and a pretty good gauge for what Seattle's corporate types want from their leadership. The Foundation holds an annual breakfast forum for candidates but doesn't officially do endorsements, it's called recommendatio ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 16, 2009

    Town Hall Turns 10 on Sunday

    After Seattle Weekly founder David Brewster moved on from this paper in the late 90s, he wanted to continue his civic involvement with the city, which began well before the 1976 birth of SW. So he identified a little-used church just east of downtown, the Fourth Church of Christ, Scientist. It lay b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 14, 2009

    Up Close & Personal With Ross Hunter

    I attended Washington Ceasefire's annual luncheon at the WAC this afternoon as a guest of Pam Eakes, my former boss at Mothers Against Violence in America who was being honored as the organization's Person of the Year. My chair was the closest to the podium, so when Rep. Ross Hunter, also being ho ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    Divvying Up the King County Dems

    On June 6, the day after the filing deadline, the King County Democrats endorsement committee will meet to decide who, if anyone, to endorse for King County Executive. So last night, over Cinco de Mayo margaritas and nachos in Renton, Ross Hunter, Fred Jarrett, Dow Constantine and Larry Phillips sta ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 5, 2009

    Early Poll: Hutchison is Famous, Dems Split the Rest

    Over at Publicola, Josh Feit posted the results of a poll commissioned by King County Executive wannabe Fred Jarrett showing that most people don't know who they'll vote for, but of those that do, Susan Hutchison is the big winner. Wonk-junkies have been speculating for awhile that the number of he ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 15, 2009

    Dorn Stumps for Bill Opposed by Teachers Union

    State Superintendent of Public Instruction Randy Dorn held a press conference this morning intended as a final push for House Bill 2261, the measure that would rewrite the definition of "basic education" and, in time, bring more funding to state schools. As a former union leader, Dorn is making a f ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 8, 2009

    Former KIRO Anchor Hutchison Running for County Exec

    The P-I is reporting that Susan Hutchison has declared her candidacy to replace Ron Sims as King County Executive. The former KIRO-7 news anchor will bring strong name recognition and some much-needed estrogen to what is now a four-way race involving Dow Constantine, Larry Phillips, and Fred Jarret ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 31, 2009

    There's a Lot More Subtext Where That Came From

    It looks like Larry Phillips might be able to use that anti-Sims campaign after all--or parts of it anyway. Phillips has spent the last week railing against the choices for transit projects under considerations in Olympia. Today he kicked out a press release criticizing the House's version of the tr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    February 6, 2009

    Will the Real School Funding Bill Please Stand Up?

    Early this week, the Washington Education Association sent out an e-mail hailing "the school funding bill that actually funds schools" --a reference to legislation just proposed by Sen. Rosemary McAuliffe and a not-so-subtle dig at a sweeping education reform bill introduced the week before by Sen. ... More >>

  • News

    August 8, 2007

    Frank Chopp Steers the Democrats’ Political Bulldozer in Olympia

    Reclusive House speaker has candidates lined up through 2012 to retain heavy majority.

  • News

    March 15, 2006

    Slaying Gridlock—Maybe

    The governor and legislators tackle regional transportation.

  • News

    March 8, 2006

    Gregoire's Full-Court Press

    The Legislature is poised to give handouts to the Sonics but might not deliver on regional transportation.

  • News

    November 19, 2003

    Advanced Degree of Angst

    The real scandal at UW might be funding inequity on a campus of fiefdoms.

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