Politics and Government

Why You Should Vote No On Seattle Initiative 123

It's time to vote down one of the most disastrous ballot measures to come before Seattle voters in years: Initiative 123, a rogue attempt...
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Op-Ed: Mungia’s Narrow Win Shows Washington Voters Want Sweeping Legal Changes

Washington voters almost picked Dave Larson – a dark-money-backed conservative opposed to our popular capital gains tax – as our newest state Supreme Court justice. The close call indicates liberals need a new strategy: run a reform-minded outsider.

Bellevue Council Update: Timelines on Planning Initiatives, New City Hires, and a Return to...

Study session discussions at Monday's Bellevue City Council meeting centered around communicating timelines for important land use planning work from staff, approving 12 new...

Elect a Broadband Champion to Seattle Mayor

Vote for González! We will never return to the world as it existed before the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the last year and a half, Seattle...

Car Tabs Was Not a GOP Cudgel: Democrats Dominated in Sound Transit Taxing District

Ultimately, Washington State Democrats did not pass a bill lowering car tab valuations last session despite Republicans and drive-time conservative radio hosts driving a...
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The Urbanist Podcast: All About 2023 Primary Endorsements

Primary election ballots are arriving in the mail and due by August 1st. In the run up The Urbanist Elections Committee has been hard...

Take Action: Help Expand Access to Bike Share

The Seattle City Council is setting an important agenda on the City's upcoming budget. There's a lot of important issues that Council will sink...

Seattle’s Slow Progress on Homelessness

Seattle is now more than a year into a city-declared state of emergency around the issue of homelessness. On November 2, 2015, the office...