Transportation Appropriations Bill Kickstarts Cascadia High-Speed Rail Authority
On Sunday, the Washington State Legislature concluded the 2019 legislative session. Many progressive environmental, transportation, land use, and housing bills managed to win approval...
New Graduated Real Estate Excise Tax Will Be Windfall for Single-Family Homeowners, While Hitting...
Why not use the revenue to build affordable housing?
The Washington State Legislature was busy as it sprinted toward the end of the 2019 session....
City Council Passes Library Levy Renewal Proposition, Selects Pacheco as Interim Councilmember
On Monday, the Seattle City Council approved several significant pieces of legislation and welcomed a new temporary member to the body. Council adopted a...
Traffic Safety Camera Bill Passes House, Clearing Its First Big Hurdle
On Monday, the Washington State House of Representatives passed a bill to expand the use of traffic safety cameras (House Bill 1793) to reduce...
Will These Four Housing Bills Pass the Washington State Legislature This Year?
Four land use bills affecting housing are at a critical juncture in the 2019 session of the Washington State Legislature. Both houses have passed...
A Conversation with Newly Retired Councilmember Rob Johnson
After ushering in the expansions of Mandatory Housing Affordability (MHA) to all of Seattle's urban villages with a unanimous vote, District 4 Councilmember Rob...
D3 Council Candidate Logan Bowers Pledges to be More Accessible than Sawant
From filing a failed ethics complaint to accusations of absenteeism, Bowers is waging an aggressive campaign against Councilmember Sawant.
On a sunny Saturday morning...
Washington House Democrats Propose Funding To Study High-Speed Rail, Other Critical Transportation Issues
In the latest transportation budget proposal, Washington House Democrats have kept some funding to lay the groundwork for an interstate high-speed rail corridor authority....