The County has made decision after decision that has shifted costs to the cities — Ross Hunter detailing why cities do not trust the County.
LaunchPublic health is not just a public health issue, it is a public safety issue — Larry Phillips reframing public health as public safety
LaunchI will be looking at health care as something that is needed…it will be one of the last things I will look at [cutting in
LaunchI love metro, I think metro’s great…my concern is not so much with the service we deliver, my concern is we can deliver more service
LaunchBecause of cost, we can’t deliver as much service as we would like to. If we want to get people out of cars we need
LaunchRon turned his back on Sound Transit — Larry Phillips describing the reason he decided to run against Ron Simms
LaunchGreenprint is something I produced for the future of King County, our sustainability plan. — Larry Phillips mentioning his plan for sustanibility
LaunchI am proud to be only candidate endorsed by Sierra Club. I have fought for a decade to stop the gravel mill [and protect the
LaunchI know how to prioritize, I know how to cut — Larry Phillips on what he will do to cut the budget
LaunchPossibility of going to unions about benefit reductions — Alan Lobdell plans on cutting family benifits in his crusade for a balanced budget
LaunchThe reason we are low on revenues and have a budget deficit is because we are in a recession. — Susan Hutchison stating the obvious
LaunchKing County is broken and we have a problem…the true thing that we spend is the labor of people and I want to get helpers
Launchtwo critical issues that need to be handled, controlling cost [and]…tax reform — Dow Constantine on controlling the budget in King County
LaunchWhy are you running for Executive?
Dow Constantine: chair of King County Council and native of Seattle. Developed love of natural environment while growing up. Love of nature brings him into
LaunchI am at the Horizon House King County Executive forum. We have all candidates at the podium and ready to speak. Stay with InBrief for
LaunchGovernment of China nixing Hummer deal, state run media outlet says
Well, that didn’t take long. Via the BBC, China National Radio is reporting that the nation’s communist government has decided that Sichuan Tengzhong Heavy Industrial
LaunchNonprofit sector forum closing statements
Fred: We as a county need to focus on end results. King County and its many cities should build partnerships with local nonprofits to get
LaunchThese vital human services are vitally important. If we don’t provide these services, who will? We must find ways to provide those services…all of these
LaunchEverybody in the Legislature should have a member in their family in a wheelchair trying to move around the city. — Alan Lobdell, noting that
LaunchIt’s a union issue. We have to contend with [the unions]. Do we have a strong enough county executive who will be willing to negotiate
LaunchI was able to bring the education community together to make a long term change in how education works…a successful effort to change things. —
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