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    The Economic Opportunity Institute’s John Burbank was instrumental in the push for a Seattle income tax. Photo by Nathalie Graham
    Years of Prep Preceded Lightning Fast Passage of...
    By Casey Jaywork • July 11, 2017 6:20 am

    Activists say the new law has its roots in past failed efforts … and Trump.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged City Hall
    Protesters say a liquefied natural gas plant in Tacoma threatens sacred waters. Photo by Nathalie Graham
    Inspired by Standing Rock, Native Communities Resist Natural...
    By Nathalie Graham • July 10, 2017 7:30 am

    “Seeds got planted in the hearts of all of us that were there.”

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    With Eye on Revolutionizing Tax Code, Seattle City Council Passes Income Tax on Rich
    With Eye on Revolutionizing Tax Code, Seattle City...
    By Casey Jaywork • July 10, 2017 4:10 am

    The council unanimously approved a 2.25 percent tax that only applies to income over $250,000 yearly.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Seattle City Council
    Anti-Trans Initiative Fails, Again, to Get Necessary Signatures
    Anti-Trans Initiative Fails, Again, to Get Necessary Signatures
    By Daniel Person • July 7, 2017 3:50 pm

    This is the second time the group Just Want Privacy tried and failed to put trans access to bathrooms to a vote.

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    Katrina Johnson, Charleena Lyles’ cousin, speaks at a press conference for De-Escalate Washington on July 6, 2017. Photo by Sara Bernard
    New Initiative Seeks to Tighten Laws Around Police...
    By Sara Bernard • July 6, 2017 5:00 pm

    I-940 would change the way police are trained as well as state law on the use of deadly force.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Police
    Sen. Michael Baumgartner. Photo courtesy Washington Senate Republicans
    Fear of Ballot Initiative Got GOP On Board...
    By Daniel Person • July 6, 2017 4:20 pm

    They saw what happened with the minimum wage, and didn’t want to see it happen again.

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    Mike McGinn. Photo by Alex Garland
    McGinn Presses For ‘Realistic’ Progressive Tax Plan
    By Casey Jaywork • July 6, 2017 7:20 am

    While he supports the income tax, the candidate says there are simpler ways to make Seattle’s tax code more fair.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged City of Seattle, Mayor's Race
    In the End, the Republicans’ ‘Tax Relief’ Was for Their Friends Only
    In the End, the Republicans’ ‘Tax Relief’ Was...
    By SW Editorial Board • July 5, 2017 8:30 am

    Polluters, manufacturers, and investors won in this year’s budgeting marathon.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Editorials
    Despite Budget Progress, Legislators Still Have Work to Do
    Despite Budget Progress, Legislators Still Have Work to...
    By Jerry Cornfield • July 5, 2017 7:30 am

    Water rights and car tabs are still on the docket.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Olympia
    Trowa Barton. Photo by Cesar Candelas
    The Best Local Records We Heard This June
    By Kelton Sears • July 5, 2017 1:30 am

    Music befitting Junuary’s tropical depression.

    Posted in Arts & Culture Newsletter, Music
    The Hallucinatory Entity Behind Zen Mother’s New Record
    The Hallucinatory Entity Behind Zen Mother’s New Record
    By Lee Newman • July 5, 2017 1:30 am

    ‘I Was Made to Be Like Her’ emerged from visions, and charts a future path for psych as a form.

    Posted in Arts & Culture Newsletter, Music
    Great Grandpa’s Try-Hard Snack Rock
    Great Grandpa’s Try-Hard Snack Rock
    By Dusty Henry • July 5, 2017 1:30 am

    They may sing about getting stoned and eating Cheetos, but the members of Great Grandpa are anything but slackers.

    Posted in Arts & Culture Newsletter, Home 2, Music
    Neon Saltwater’s virtual rooms will become reality in her new gallery show, Unvirtual.
    Unvirtual Reality, Shakespeare in the Park, and More...
    By SW Staff • July 5, 2017 1:30 am

    The week’s best events.

    Posted in Arts & Culture, Arts & Culture Newsletter, Home 2
    Illustration by Taylor Dow
    Stay, Leave, or Change!
    By Elissa Ball • July 5, 2017 1:30 am

    A Capricorn full moon says, “Get real!”

    Posted in Arts & Culture, Home 2
    Farm to Market Bakery. Photo by Julia Wayne
    Scouring Skagit Valley for Food Straight From the...
    By Julia Wayne • July 5, 2017 1:30 am

    Chefs and shop owners tell us where to stop along the way.

    Posted in Eat Drink Toke, Home 2
    How Seattle Leftists Learned to Love the Gun
    How Seattle Leftists Learned to Love the Gun
    By Brett Hamil • July 4, 2017 9:00 am

    An ominous environment has some liberals rethinking their views toward firearms.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Trump
    Muslim Americans rally at the Women’s March in Seattle in January 2017. Photo by Sara Bernard
    Following Latest ‘Muslim Ban,’ An Effort to Get...
    By Sara Bernard • June 30, 2017 4:20 pm

    CAIR-Washington launches a program to help launch careers.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Education, politics
    Proposed Income Tax Would Pay for Mental and Public Health Shortfalls
    Proposed Income Tax Would Pay for Mental and...
    By Casey Jaywork • June 30, 2017 3:30 pm

    The city council took steps toward offsetting the cuts to Medicaid that Congress is now considering.

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    Sue Bonner, right, with Gender Justice League director Danni Askini. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    State Medicaid Rule Changes Could Restrict Transgender Healthcare...
    By Casey Jaywork • June 30, 2017 1:04 pm

    The rule changes are still under consideration by the Health Care Authority.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Healthcare
    Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant during the campaign for a $15 minimum wage. SW file photo
    As Relationship Soured, City Council Stopped Funding UW...
    By Daniel Person • June 30, 2017 11:30 am

    City Councilmember Kshama Sawant says the decision came due to dissatisfaction with the team’s methodology.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Minimum Wage
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