Politics and Government

Protestors gather behind a police barricade at the East Precinct building, chanting “Hands up, don’t shoot,” on Sunday, May 31.

Durkan Declares Seattle Fed-Free, but Her Own Violent ‘Troops’ Dig In

Mayor Jenny Durkan did a victory lap on national media yesterday declaring Seattle free of federal agents, but local residents noted that the Seattle...

Six-year STBD Funded by 0.15% Sales Tax Will Go to Voters in November

Yesterday, the Seattle City Council debated the right size for the Seattle Transportation Benefit District (STBD) and landed on a 0.15% sales tax to...
David Hackney is running in the 11th Legislative District versus long-time incumbent Zack Hudgins. (Courtesy of Hackney campaign)

2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: David Hackney, LD11-1

The Urbanist Elections Committee based our endorsement decisions on questionnaires we wrote and invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out. We...
Liz Berry is running for State Representative in LD36. (Courtesy of Berry campaign)

2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: Liz Berry, LD36-2

The Urbanist Elections Committee based our endorsement decisions on questionnaires we wrote and invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out. We...
Zack Hudgins has represented Legislative District 11, position 1 since 2002. (Courtesy of Hudgins campaign)

2020 Endorsement Questionnaire: Zack Hudgins, LD11-1

The Urbanist Elections Committee based our endorsement decisions on questionnaires we wrote and invited state legislature candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out. We...
Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda with colleagues Tammy Morales to right and Lorena Gonzalez and Kshama Sawant to left during election rally at Amazon Spheres. (Credit: Teresa Mosqueda)

Council Votes 9-0 to Direct JumpStart Spending to Housing, Economic Recovery, and Green New...

On Monday, the Seattle City Council unanimously approved the spending plan for the JumpStart Seattle payroll tax, which passed 7-2 on July 6th. The...

Sunday Video: The Fight For America’s 51st State

https://youtu.be/bfUeekXbYzk The fight to make Washington, D.C. a state has been a long one. But the idea has been consistently brushed aside. Why do people...
Sound Transit's streetcar in Downtown Tacoma. Work on Tacoma's Hilltop streetcar extension continues, but further extensions are shelved until Sound Transit grapples with Covid-related budget impacts. (Doug Trumm)

Transit Agencies Ask Feds for $36 Billion to Weather Covid Recession and Keep Projects...

Sound Transit hopes doubling federal funding for Lynnwood Link and Federal Way Link could right their storm-tossed financial ship. Joining 25 other transit agencies from...