Excerpt: | Although the demise of King County Proposition 1 was the most noteworthy outcome of last night’s special election, it’s important to remember there were other measures on the ballot as well. According to the Washington Secretary of State’s office, there were thirty-five ballot measure on the ballot across the state. Turnout was depressed this April, which […] |
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Published at: | 10:31 AM on Wednesday, April 23rd, 2014 |
Written by: | Patrick Stickney |
Categories: | Economic Security, Elections, Policy Topics |
Tags: | Strong Commonwealth, WA-Ballot |
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Monthly Archives: April 2014
An in-depth look at the April 22nd special election: Results from across the state
King County voters turn down Proposition 1; Metro service remans in jeopardy
Excerpt: | Well, the initial batch of returns for the April 22nd special election just got reported by King County Elections, and they aren’t pretty. By a vote of 55% to 44%, voters are rejecting Proposition 1, the measure unanimously referred to the ballot by the King County Council to save Metro and fund badly needed road […] |
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Published at: | 9:19 PM on Tuesday, April 22nd, 2014 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
Tags: | WA-Ballot, WA-Local |
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State Representative Cyrus Habib launches campaign for state Senate in 48th District
Excerpt: | Last week, when Rodney Tom announced his decision to retire from the Washington State Senate, we observed that Tom’s departure would likely result in a major shakeup in the race, with either State Representative Ross Hunter or Representative Cyrus Habib getting in, and current senate Democratic candidate Joan McBride swapping places with one of them. […] |
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Published at: | 11:51 AM on Monday, April 21st, 2014 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Rodney Tom ends reelection bid; fallout will reshape the 2014 electoral landscape in WA
Excerpt: | Democrats across Washington who have been longing for an end to the Rodney Tom error in Evergreen State politics got their wish fulfilled today with the unexpected news that Tom is dropping his reelection bid to care for his injured father and spend more time with his family. Tom, fifty, is the Majority Leader in […] |
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Published at: | 3:47 PM on Monday, April 14th, 2014 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Breaking News, Elections |
Tags: | WA-Leg |
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Flashback: The Seattle Times was for funding Metro bus service before they were against it
Excerpt: | Readers, welcome to another installment in our Flashback series, where we enlist the help of past Seattle Times editorial boards to debunk shortsighted and poorly reasoned editorials published on the Times’ op-ed page in the present day. Today, 2000, 2006 and 2008 Seattle Times are going to be helping us defend Metro against 2014 Seattle […] |
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Published at: | 5:38 PM on Monday, April 7th, 2014 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Elections, Policy Topics, Public Planning |
Tags: | Transportation |
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Dino Rossi, Cathy McMorris Rodgers, and Tim Eyman to join NPI’s Advisory Council
Excerpt: | We have some exciting news to share today on this glorious first day of April. As I mentioned a few days ago, on Saturday, NPI’s board appointed four outstanding individuals to serve as the founding members of our Advisory Council: Steve Zemke, Martin Chaney, Rob Dolin, and State Representative Luis Moscoso. Today, we’re pleased to announce […] |
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Published at: | 5:47 PM on Tuesday, April 1st, 2014 |
Written by: | Andrew Villeneuve |
Categories: | Humor & Satire |
Tags: | April Fools |
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Clippers owner Donald Sterling banned “for life” from the NBA, commissioner announces