New pol target: Interlopers from across the lake
Lake Washington is becoming a demarcation line for identifying political devil figures, for both Republican Party conservatives and voices from Seattle’s liberal echo chamber. Consider the broadsides...
View ArticleSeattle/King County: The tightest races
Two-term Seattle City Councilwoman Jean Godden saw a tiny decrease in her vote percentage, but leads challenger Bobby Forch by 6,501 votes after Thursday’s “dump” of results by King County Elections....
View ArticleKeystone Pipeline delayed: Big Oil denied
The Obama administration has delayed a decision on whether to approve the 1,700-mile-long Keystone Pipeline, linking Alberta oilfields to the U.S. Gulf Coast, when two months ago approval seemed like a...
View ArticleThe long count: Will election outcomes change?
Critics have described Washington’s election system as a turkey because the counting of votes stretches almost to Thanksgiving. It means close races can remain undecided for more than a week. At...
View ArticlePeaslee overtakes school incumbent Maier
Challenger Sharon Peaslee has overtaken Seattle School Board member Peter Maier in the latest release of results from King County Elections, increasing likelihood that Maier will be the second...
View ArticleStokes in a squeaker for Bellevue Council
King County Elections won’t post the final tally until late this afternoon, but civic activist John Stokes has apparently won an open Bellevue City Council seat over Kemper Freeman, Jr. -backed...
View ArticleObama: right on recess consumer appt.: Cantwell
President Obama was right to install Richard Cordray as head of the new Consumer Financial Protection Bureau after Republicans blocked Senate confirmation, Sen. Maria Cantwell, D-Wash., said Thursday....
View ArticleSeattle, Bellevue: The closest and noisiest council races
The closely divided Bellevue City Council will likely get a more progressive face, and the Seattle City Council see the same old faces, if results of Tuesday’s primary election are an accurate...
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