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posted on
November 16th, 2011
from
Sound Politics
based in
Olympia

Seattle City Council lauds "Occupy Seattle"

Last Thursday SeattlePI.com reported that Occupy Seattle has cost the city $529,000, mostly for police timeLast week, Occupy Seattleites protested at a Chase bank in Capitol Hill and outside a down ...

posted on
November 15th, 2011
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

A Cure For Economic Stagnation On The Eastside?

Jon Talton has one. First, light rail is now well proved across America, even in low-density, road-warrior cities such as Dallas, Denver, Salt Lake City and Phoenix. It's more efficient on hi ...

posted on
November 12th, 2011
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Winners and Losers with I-1183

In addition to the obvious members of the I-1183 coalition (Costco, Trader Joes and other big retailers, restaurants, family wineries) and their campaign team, the other big winners include: * Cons ...

posted on
November 11th, 2011
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

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posted on
November 10th, 2011
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

2011 -- A FEW OBSERVATIONS

* Initiatives are difficult. This is a 'no duh' observation, but it deserves emphasis. When I-1125 was filed, we were estimating in January what the electorate would think about its combination of ...

posted on
November 9th, 2011
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

First Returns: I-1183 winning 60 - 40

With 1.1 million votes in (out of 1.7 million forecast), I-1183 is winning in a 60% landslide statewide, with a wide margin in nearly every county. The lead is all but insurmountable -- a loss at t ...

posted on
November 9th, 2011
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Thinking About Jon Huntsman

Flip flopper Mitt Romney, polling around 25%, seems unable to break from the pack. He briefly fell behind newcomer Rick Perry who himself quickly ran out of steam and now trails Herman Cain. Cain i ...

posted on
February 15th, 2010
from
Pittsburgh Hoagie: All meat, no filler
based in
Pittsburgh

Closing up shop

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posted on
April 6th, 2009
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Penalized for being effective

Crosscut: "The Legislature tries to rein in Sonntag's performance audits"...

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posted on
April 6th, 2009
from
Sound Politics
based in
Seattle

Rick Steves, Useful Idiot

Three weeks ago, the local cooking and old pop music channel held another fund raising drive. To attract donations, they showed, naturally, some of their greatest hits. One of those hit ...