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Politics and Government

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...
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Harrell and SPOG Rush Police Contract, Hamstringing Civilian Responders, Accountability Agencies

While the Seattle Police Officers Guild scored a big raise and new benefits, the new labor contract negotiated by Mayor Bruce Harrell will continue to hamper the City’s new civilian crisis response department and its police accountability agencies.
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A Closer Look at Biden’s Historic Infrastructure Bill

The $1.2 trillion package includes more than $7 billion for Washington State transportation infrastructure -- most of it highways. On Monday, surrounded by lawmakers from...

What New Seattle City Council Districts Mean for 2023 Elections

The Seattle Redistricting Commission approved its final map for Seattle City Council districts on Tuesday, making no further changes from the map we covered...
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Harrell Pushes to Expand Recently Passed Surveillance Camera Pilot Program

Mayor Bruce Harrell is proposing to expand his three-month-old surveillance pilot program by installing more police cameras and funneling data from hundreds of traffic management cameras into the Seattle Police Department’s real-time crime center. The move has draw criticism from civil liberties groups.

Progressives Win Seattle Primaries, Data Points Them as Favorites in General

After losing three consecutive mayoral races and six of nine Council seats in two years, Seattle progressives sealed their best Primary election in over a decade. Across the board, Seattle progressives head into November as favorites.

On Donald Trump And Resistance To Change

Donald Trump’s ascension to the Republican presidential nomination has played out before our eyes over the past few month. At first, many of us...
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2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: Kirsten Harris-Talley, LD37-2

The Urbanist Elections Committee invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire to participate in our endorsement process....