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Daily Archives: March 23rd, 2023

Seattle voters love ST3’s Ballard and West Seattle light rail extensions, but will they love the alignment Sound Transit’s board picks?

Excerpt: 81% of likely February 2023 special election voters in Seattle support light rail to Ballard and West Seattle, which is in design. Sound Transit would be wise to keep that in mind when making alignment decisions that our region will have to live with for decades.
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Policy Topics, Public Planning
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68% of likely Washington voters support enacting a permit-to-purchase law for guns

Excerpt: 68% of 874 voters interviewed across the state from March 7th-8th support the policies proposed by Representative Liz Berry (D-36th District: Seattle) and dozens of her House colleagues in House Bill 1143, which is now under consideration in the Senate. 29% are opposed and 3% said they were not sure. 
Written by:Andrew Villeneuve
Categories:Civil Liberties, Policy Topics
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