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Affirmative action in trouble, $30 car tabs cruising after initial vote tally
Tim Eyman's latest anti-tax measure, I-976, was attracting more than 55% of the vote statewide, while the outcome of Referendum 88 was less clear.
Melissa Santos
Melissa Santos is formerly a Crosscut staff reporter who covered state politics and the Legislature. She came to Crosscut from The Seattle Times editorial board, where she wrote columns and opinion pi
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Newcomer Girmay Zahilay soundly defeating Larry Gossett in race for King County Council
Gossett, the civil rights icon who has been a mainstay on the council for 25 years, was trailing by 14 points on Tuesday night. Fellow Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles was winning decisively.
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Car tabs, affirmative action and Larry Gossett's legacy: This election is about more than Seattle City Hall
Two ballot measures will decide the future of affirmative action and car-tab fees in Washington state. Meanwhile, a local legend fights to keep his seat.
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Young voters turned out for last year's election. Will they do it again in 2019?
Numbers from the August primary suggest young voters might be more fired up than usual for this year's local elections.
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Amazon and Microsoft are spending big to fight I-976, Tim Eyman’s plan to cut car-tab fees
When it comes to corporate spending, Seattle City Council races are getting all the attention. But businesses have also spent $2.9 million to stave off cuts to transit and light rail.