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In a warm-up for the real fight, lawyers argue about city income tax
Seattle’s new income tax has always been headed toward the Washington Supreme Court. But to get there, it had
David Kroman
David Kroman is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where he covered city politics. In addition to Crosscut, his work has appeared in The Seattle Times, CityLab, High Country News, Seattle Magazine and e
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Weeks of tense fighting end in no extra homeless funding
There was as much as $34 million in new money for homelessness before the Seattle City Council Tuesday, but all
politics
Who Durkan chose for her transition — and what it may mean
In the hours following her election, Mayor-elect Jenny Durkan looked to both her decisive victory and that of Teresa Mosqueda’
Equity
Take-it-or-leave-it contract spotlights police unions' power
When former Seattle Mayor Ed Murray stood on the steps of City Hall last summer to celebrate the passing of
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For Durkan, after the party comes the weight of being mayor
Jenny Durkan didn’t stay long at her own victory party. She swept in more than a half-hour after the