Countdown to 2011: 10 Initiatives Andrew Would Love (or Hate) To See On The Ballot in 2011Seattlest will be counting down to 2011 with a series of posts on our highlights of this year and what we're looking forward to in the next. Got a list to suggest? Send it our way. See the entire series here. Filling in my ballot by JennaU from our Flickr... continue reading on Seattlest
2011 Initiative Watch: A Localized Carbon Tax?Smoke pollution near Ballard Bridge, 1957 by Seattle Municipal Archives from our Flickr pool The 2010 election threw us a for a loop, and deep into a fiscal ditch. Washingtonians and Seattleites alike had to sift through a mess of initiatives that in one way or another represented our... continue reading on Seattlest
AP Photo / John Froschauer The lame duck session of the 111th congress has produced at least one piece of legislation worth talking about - the repeal of the military's infamous 'Don't Ask, Don't Tell" policy. For 17 years DADT has banned gays from serving openly in the military.... continue reading on Seattlest
Highway 99 Tunnel Contractor Announced While Tunnel Opponents Continue Doing Their ThingDecision Reached by Seattle Photo Daily from our Seattlest Flickr Pool. The Hwy 99 Tunnel has been the focus of some of the larger Seattle-Olympia disputes this last year--perhaps too many of them. And despite an initiative that seeks to derail the tunnel entirely, a mayor fighting to halt... continue reading on Seattlest
Washington's Budget Deficit Ranks Third-Worst in the USSaloon Cash Register by Grundelpuck from our Seattlest Flickr Pool State governments nationwide have never been the shining light amidst the total economic catastrophe that is the Great Recession (which is over, right?). Washington's short-term and long-term fiscal predicaments it turns out are worse than nearly any other state... continue reading on Seattlest
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