AltWeeklies Wire
Loose Lips: Washington, D.C.'s Dwindling Coffers and DCision 2010new
How deep does the pain go? For the current budget year, which ends Sept. 30, Chief Financial Officer Natwar M. Gandhi is already projecting a $200 million-plus deficit... or enough to run the Department of Mental Health.
Washington City Paper |
Mike DeBonis |
02-25-2010 |
Commentary
Is State Rep. Matt Shea the Craziest Right-Wingnut in Washington?new
Washington State Rep. Matt Shea is very busy down in Olympia. That's probably why he's been unable to discuss with us why he thinks Obama is Hitler, if not merely Stalin, or explain his belief in the planned takeover of America by a secret Obama army.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-22-2010 |
Commentary
As a Cash-Strapped State Prepares to Cut Services, Billions are Being Doled Outnew
What about all the other sugar out there, the taxes the state of Washington doesn't collect? There's a bureaucratic mountain of them. Over the past two years alone, they have accounted for a record $98.5 billion in potential tax revenue the state never got.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
02-08-2010 |
Commentary
The Way We Elect Judges Is a Shamnew
Judges can have far more direct and tangible impact on people's lives than most anyone else you'll vote for -- deciding individual fates on a daily basis. Yet we hardly know anything about them. And that seems to be exactly what the legal establishment wants.
Seattle Weekly |
Damon Agnos |
10-20-2008 |
Politics
Gov. Christine Gregoire's Red Scarenew
Why is an incumbent Democratic governor in a dark-blue state having such a tough time in her quest for re-election?
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
10-06-2008 |
Politics
Every Vote (Kind of) Counts in King County, Washingtonnew
If the number of disqualified ballots in the August primary is any indication, King County is in for a repeat of its 2004 recount crisis.
Seattle Weekly |
Rick Anderson |
10-06-2008 |
Politics
Rep. Jim McDermott Seems to be Skating to 11th Termnew
Despite predictions that Washington state's new top-two primary -- which allows two candidates to progress to the general election regardless of party affiliation -- might spell trouble for McDermott, Seattle's 10-term incumbent congressman still lacks a serious challenger for his 2008 run.
Seattle Weekly |
Aimee Curl |
08-04-2008 |
Politics
Jack Laurence Hopes to be Youngest National Convention Delegate in Washington Historynew
The 17-year-old is trying to represent the entire state of Washington as a Hillary Clinton delegate at the Democratic National Convention this summer.
Seattle Weekly |
Jesse Froehling |
06-02-2008 |
Politics
How Oregonians Helped Put Obama Over the Top in Washingtonnew
With Oregon Democrats hanging fire until the state's late-in-the-season May 20 primary to choose between Barack Obama and Hillary Clinton, Oregonians happily crossed the Columbia River last Saturday to help put Obama on top in Clark County.
Willamette Week |
James Pitkin |
02-13-2008 |
Politics
Politics' Public Glarenew
Congressional candidate Aaron Dixon's voting record is nonexistent -- his driving record is not so clean.
Seattle Weekly |
Geov Parrish |
04-05-2006 |
Politics
What Can State Senator Brown Do For You?new
Eastern Washingtonians have always griped about how lawmakers in Olympia care only about the West Side. Then, seemingly overnight, Sen. Lisa Brown of Spokane's 3rd District became one of the most powerful politicians in the state.
The Inlander |
Joel Smith |
03-31-2005 |
Politics
