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Elections & Endorsements

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Melanie Morgan 2020 Questionnaire – State House District 29, Position 1

The Urbanist Elections Committee invited candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire and participate in our endorsement process. We based our...
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Alex Ramel 2020 Questionnaire – State House District 40, Position 2

The Urbanist Elections Committee invited candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire and participate in our endorsement process. We based our...
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Mary Ellen Biggerstaff 2020 Questionnaire – State House District 22, Position 2

The Urbanist Elections Committee invited candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire and participate in our endorsement process. We based our...
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Rebecca Parson 2020 Questionnaire – US House District 6

The Urbanist Elections Committee invited candidates in the Seattle metropolitan region to fill out our questionnaire and participate in our endorsement process. We based our...

Mayor Durkan Launches Offensive Against Sawant and CHOP After Protest Outside Her Home

This morning, as police swept the Capitol Hill Organized Protest (CHOP) of tents, barricades, protesters, and journalists, it become clear Mayor Jenny Durkan was...
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Seattle Needs a 10th Councilmember

In a normal zero-ending year, the attention of the United States at the beginning of April turns to the Census. Required by the Constitution,...

Mosqueda’s Big Business Tax Would Funnel $200 Million per Year to Covid Recovery and...

Councilmember Teresa Mosqueda unveiled a big business tax proposal called "JumpStart Seattle" today that would raise $200 million per year from the wealthiest companies...

Seattle Council Bans Chemical Weapons and Other Brutal Crowd Control Tactics

The Seattle Police Department (SPD) repeatedly tear-gassed and pepper-sprayed crowds during the first two weeks of protests, but the Seattle City Council sought to close...