More election news as we head into the prime season for candidate forums, and more.
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Council gets update on Key Arena renovation project
This morning, the City Council got an update on the Seattle Center Arena renovation project, as well as some reassurances from its consultant that the project’s finances are sound. It also considered a change to the city’s contract with the Seattle Storm to hopefully keep their games in Seattle while they are displaced from the Arena.
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Notes from today’s Council meetings
Here’s what happened in council Chambers today.
Monday news roundup
Here’s hoping you hit the jackpot in your office’s GoT predictions pool.
Now here’s the news.
This week in Council Chambers
A very busy week ahead, with tons of meetings.
Friday news roundup
It’s the last day to file to run for election, and the election news is heating up.
Thursday news roundup
Judge Robart rules from the bench, election news, and more.
The Seattle Times, Crosscut, KING, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, and MyNorthwest cover yesterday’s ruling buy Judge Robart that SPD has partially fallen out of compliance with the Consent Decree.
The Seattle Times, Seattle PI, West Seattle Blog, Capitol Hill Seattle Blog, and MyNorthwest bring us the latest election news.
The Puget Sound Business Journal covers a public forum on public safety earlier this week.
KUOW reports on an update to the city’s hate crimes law.
Capitol Hill Times reports that Council President Bruce Harrell will be UW Bothell’s commencement speaker.
Robart finds city partially out of compliance with the SPD Consent Decree
This morning Judge Robart ruled “from the bench” that he has found the City of Seattle to be partially out of compliance with the 2012 Consent Decree between the Department of Justice and the city regarding biased policing.
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Wednesday news roundup
Hate crime legislation, more talk of ADUs, and of course election news.
Change to hate-crime legislation advances out of committee
An update to the city’s hate-crime criminal statute moved out of committee this morning and will come up for final approval on Monday. It both expands the protected classes under the law, and makes it easier to prosecute hate crimes.
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