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    Seattle and Washington Sue Big Pharma for Seeding...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 28, 2017 12:15 pm

    Bob Ferguson and Pete Holmes want to reclaim more than a decade of drug profits from Purdue, among others.

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    Council President Bruce Harrell (left) listens to interim mayor Tim Burgess present his proposed city budget. Photo by Joseph Peha, courtesy of Seattle City Council
    Mayor Burgess Presents Budget, Seeks ‘Healing Path’
    By Casey Jaywork • September 25, 2017 6:09 pm

    His budget would increase funding for sexual abuse programs and homeless sweeps.

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    Prisoners clean up trash at ‘the Field,’ an encampment that Seattle authorities destroyed, and later re-created and then re-destroyed, while Scott Lindsay was managing sweeps for Mayor Ed Murray. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    Sparks and Mud Fly at City Attorney Debate...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 21, 2017 12:13 pm

    Former Ed Murray advisor Scott Lindsay credits himself with reforming homeless evictions.

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    Seattle City Council president Bruce Harrell takes the oath of office as acting mayor of Seattle. Left to right: Mayor Harrell, City Attorney Pete Holmes, District 4 Councilmember Rob Johnson, District 5 Councilmember Debora Juarez, and City Clerk Monica Martinez Simmons. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    As Bruce Harrell Is Sworn in as Mayor,...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 14, 2017 7:00 am

    The City Council president has five days to decide whether he will continue in the interim position.

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    An aerial view of the Tsubota site in Interbay, where Tent City 5 will likely move in November 2017. Screenshot via Port of Seattle
    Port of Seattle to Let Tent City 5...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 13, 2017 2:40 pm

    The authorized tent city has been happily settled in Interbay for almost two years.

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    Left to right: Seattle City Councilmember Mike O’Brien, mayoral staffer Will Lemke, and Mayor Ed Murray ‘test-drive’ an electric car in September 2016. Screenshot via Seattle City Council
    As the World Burns, Mayoral Candidates Differ on...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 8, 2017 2:20 pm

    Durkan embraces electric cars, while Moon is more skeptical.

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    Plaintiff Reavy Washington stands in front of the U.S. District Courthouse. Behind him stands FAS staffer Chris Potter, who manages encampment evictions, while counsel for the city Matt Segal walks out from the spinning doors. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    Homeless Go to Court Over Destruction of Property...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 8, 2017 7:25 am

    A lawsuit filed against the city says people have lost medicine, birth certificates, and other goods.

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    William Wingate, who was arbitrarily arrested by Officer Cythia Whitlatch for using a golf club as a cane, leads a protest march on February 7, 2015. Photo by Kaia D’Albora
    City Attorney Says Seattle Settled With Whitlatch So...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 1, 2017 4:22 pm

    The former SPD officer who was fired for racial bias received more than $100,000 from the city.

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    Jenny Durkan. Photo by Nathalie Graham
    Durkan Pitches Free Two-Year College for All Seattle...
    By Casey Jaywork • August 28, 2017 11:40 am

    Funding will come from somewhere in Seattle’s existing budget, Durkan says.

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    Cary Moon Tenderly Courts Unnatural Constituents
    Cary Moon Tenderly Courts Unnatural Constituents
    By Casey Jaywork • August 23, 2017 1:30 am

    To meet Jenny Durkan’s institutional support, Moon must woo the young leftists she just beat.

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    Cary Moon. Photo by Alex Garland.
    Cary Moon Agrees to Nikkita Oliver-Moderated Forum; Jenny...
    By Casey Jaywork • August 18, 2017 12:35 pm

    The unorthodox forum is a calculated risk for both candidates, but in very different ways.

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    Councilmember Lisa Herbold is leading the effort on the council.
    Seattle Moves to End Minimum Wage Exemption for...
    By Casey Jaywork • August 18, 2017 1:30 am

    Some workers now make 36 cents an hour, according to the Seattle Commission for People with Disabilities.

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    Matt Irvin, an RV camper. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    O’Brien Pitches Diversion Program for Vehicle Dwellers
    By Casey Jaywork • August 9, 2017 7:00 am

    His draft proposal would help people avoid tickets and impounded vehicles in hopes of breaking the cycle of homelessness.

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    Oliver Again Inches Up on Moon
    Oliver Again Inches Up on Moon
    By Casey Jaywork • August 9, 2017 7:00 am

    Oliver now trails by just more than 1,300 votes.

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    Nikkita Oliver on election night. Photo by Casey Jaywork
    Latest Ballot Results Show Nikkita Oliver Gaining on...
    By Casey Jaywork • August 4, 2017 5:00 pm

    But with only about 18,000 votes left to count, the window for overtaking Moon for second place in the mayoral primary is closing fast.

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    Mayor Ed Murray speaks in the Bush Hotel lobby, with councilmember Sally Bagshaw (far right). Photo by Casey Jaywork.
    With Joint Committee, Murray Parries Call for Resignation
    By Casey Jaywork • July 24, 2017 1:40 pm

    A mayoral/council joint committee will decide how (and possibly when) Mayor Ed Murray leaves office.

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    Council Split On Mayor’s Fate Following New Abuse Revelations
    Council Split On Mayor’s Fate Following New Abuse...
    By Casey Jaywork • July 17, 2017 10:30 am

    Murray says: “I am not going to resign.”

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    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.

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    Photo by Elvert Barnes/Flickr
    Inside the Grassroots Effort to Give Renters More...
    By Casey Jaywork • June 20, 2017 3:21 pm

    An incremental approach to renters’ rights paid a dividend this week.

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    A table showing how much different incomes would owe under the income tax. Screenshot via Seattle City Council
    Murray, Sawant and Herbold Unveil Ordinance to Tax...
    By Casey Jaywork • June 12, 2017 6:00 pm

    The income tax would apply on earnings over a quarter million dollars at a rate of 2 percent.

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