This morning the Washington State Supreme Court ruled in favor of the City of Seattle in a lawsuit challenging the city’s tax on guns and ammunition.
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News roundup: bike safety, gun & ammo tax, the Jungle, and jobs
A veritable potpourri of stories this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: Misogyny, Samantha Bee, AirBNB, ST3, and unreinforced masonry
A little bit of everything this morning…
Continue readingNews roundup: inquests, UW landmark buildings, small business
A judge rules that UW can ignore local landmark ordinances, police inquests come under the microscope, and both the Mayor and the City Council claim to love small businesses.
Continue readingNews roundup: warming up the engine
As we approach the first week of substantive legislative business for the City Council, you can feel the engine warming up: the press is starting to report on bills that will be discussed in the coming week. Plus, the national media continues to report on recent progressive legislation in Seattle.
Continue readingNews roundup: swearing in
Yesterday swearing in of the new City Council dominates the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: inauguration, gun tax, UW medical residents
This afternoon’s inauguration of the newly elected City Council leads off the news this morning.
Continue readingNews roundup: gun tax allowed
Lots of coverage this morning on yesterday’s court hearing on the recently-enacted tax on purchasing guns and ammunition in Seattle.
Continue readingNews roundup: guns and change
The city’s new tax on guns and ammunition, and the legal challenge to it, leads the news this morning.
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