Opinion

(Editor's note: The following article appear originally in Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin's newsletter "Making it Work.")

The Seattle City Council embraces the goal of open, transparent, and accessible government. All of our…MORE

(Editor's note: This article appears originally in council member Nick Licata's Urban Politics newsletter.)

Sometimes it's the little things that make me glad to be a public servant.

It was approaching eight o'clock in the evening…MORE

The dysfunctional idiocy known as the “tunnel option” for the Alaskan Way Viaduct replacement costs too much, provides less traffic capacity than a new viaduct WHILE costing more, and reduces access to the downtown core - and thus both damages…MORE

(Editor's note: The following article appears originally in Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin's newsletter "Making it Work.")

Seattle is about to embark on a flurry of legislation to invest in economic recovery projects,…MORE

(Editor's note: The following was sent as an email from Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles to her constituents with a copy to this newspaper.)

As you likely know, I introduced an income tax bill last week, SB 6147, which would establish a 1 percent…MORE

A couple of weeks ago we printed a letter from a local pastor in which he declared that homosexuality is "destructive" and against the teachings of God.

Within hours of the paper hitting the newsstands, we got calls from angry readers…MORE

I have a confession to make. When I was a freshman legislator in 1995, and thrilled by a terrific season of Mariner baseball, I voted for the bill that funded the new stadium.   You may remember that the people had narrowly defeated a tax package…MORE

(Editor's note: The following opinion piece was provided from Sen. Jeanne Kohl-Welles' e-newsletter.)

Monday, the senate introduced our "operating budget." Our Majority Leader, Sen. Lisa Brown, described it as “shared pain.” And, painful…MORE

The housing shortfall has grown for people below 40 percent of county-wide median and the King County 2008 Housing Benchmarks Report shows similar growing gap for Seattle's very low income households.

• By contrast there is a surplus…MORE

(Editor's note: This article appears originally in Seattle City Council member Nick Licata's Urban Politics newsletter.)

You may remember that last November, council member Tim Burgess and I, using slightly different approaches, convinced…MORE