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    Ed Murray
    The hole in our government where Tim Burgess used to be. Photo by Joseph Peha, courtesy of Seattle City Council
    City Council Will Consider Your Application for Interim...
    By Casey Jaywork • September 21, 2017 4:32 pm

    The council scrapped plans for a quick and easy replacement after rowdy leftists cried foul.

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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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    The City Council Is Showing Cowardly Deference to Murray
    The City Council Is Showing Cowardly Deference to...
    By SW Editorial Board • July 26, 2017 1:30 am

    Councilmembers need to stop talking around the accusations facing the mayor.

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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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    Seattle Weekly archives
    Times: Child Welfare Caseworker Determined Murray Abused Foster...
    By Daniel Person • July 16, 2017 4:10 pm

    The new documents risk plunging the Murray administration back into crisis mode.

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    AP Photo/Elaine Thompson, File
    Murray Declares Vindication in Sex Abuse Lawsuit—And Keeps...
    By Daniel Person • June 14, 2017 1:00 pm

    The lawsuit against him was dropped Tuesday, but lawyers for his accuser say Murray’s overplaying his hand.

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    Body cams are part of the reform effort. Photo courtesy of SPD
    How We Got Here: Six Years of Wrangling...
    By Casey Jaywork • May 23, 2017 10:30 am

    It’s been a long road to an imperfect solution.

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    Jungle Sweep Stymied by Council, Advocates
    Jungle Sweep Stymied by Council, Advocates
    By Casey Jaywork • May 25, 2016 11:00 pm

    The ACLU threatens to sue, Murray doesn’t like the word ‘sweeps,’ and a camper says clearing the Jungle ‘sounds right.’

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