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Seattle City Hall reckons with the fallout of a transformative election
Hours after early returns signaled major change to the council and the budget, city leaders commiserated and then got to work.
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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.
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4 Puget Sound counties may do what the state couldn’t: Pass a clean-fuel standard
The Puget Sound Clean Air Agency may start requiring cleaner gasoline after state lawmakers punted on a similar policy this year.
Environment
Global climate action motivates King County Council push for zero-emissions public transit by 2035
A plan to speed up the process of electrifying Metro's fleet of vehicles also calls for expanding the region's charging network and creating a pipeline for green jobs.
Opinion
Trickle-down economic policies fueled Seattle’s homelessness crisis. They can’t help us solve it
The trickle-downers blame our liberal city council for the crisis, and their reasoning is as simple as it is wrong.