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Seattle’s Turn Toward An Income Tax Is Sudden. And Welcome.
When it comes to making our tax system more fair, there’s no time like the present.
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It’s Time to Talk About Restorative Justice
The Red Square shooting raises important questions about how the judicial system can serve victims.
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HALA Could Be Better. But That’s No Reason to Abandon It.
The idea of halting development in Seattle is delusional.
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A Lawsuit Won’t Determine the Fate of Ed Murray. The Electorate Will.
Voters become jurors in cases like this. It’s a job that shouldn’t be taken lightly.
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The GOP Wants to Relitigate ST3, Voters Be Damned
The region voted for a badly needed mass transit system. Car tabs don’t change that fact.
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For Republicans Backing Trumpcare, Ignoring Is Bliss
Rep. Dave Reichert and his cohort haven’t been listening to concerns raised by the flawed Republican health care…
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Don’t Like Poop In the Sound? Don’t Cut the EPA
The federal agency, now facing cuts, helped bring an end to a filthy local practice.
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A Badly Needed Conversation About Homeless Spending
In considering a homeless tax levy, Seattle must avoid the typical pro-tax/anti-tax battle lines.
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In Its Very Tone, Ed Murray’s State of the City Address Rebuked Trump
Where many see gloom, the mayor pointed out the good.
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Meet the People, Mr. Reichert
Members of Congress seem to be ducking the public when they should be hearing them.
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Washington’s Senators Must Do More to Stand Up to Trump
The state is resisting the president’s agenda; we expect Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell to do the same.
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The Republicans Have Promised Everyone Health Care. Let’s Hold Them to It.
As they rush to destroy Obamacare, the GOP has insisted no one will lose their insurance. 500,000 Washingtonians…
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Seattle Should Break Ties With Wells Fargo, and Embrace Socially Responsible Investing
With a council so willing to pass resolutions on issues, anything less verges on duplicitous.
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Going Old School to Solve McCleary
As the session gets underway, lawmakers need a history lesson.
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Yeah, 2016 Definitely Sucked, But At Least…
The Sounders won! Light-rail expanded! And even Bertha had an OK year.
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What Seattle Will Lose, and What it Could Gain, After Burgess
The council stalwart won’t run for re-election next year, almost assuring another leftward shift at City Hall.
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How Microsoft Can Resist, or Assist, Trump
Tech companies could have an outsized role in how far the president-elect gets with his destructive agenda.