Former Washington Gov. Mike Lowry has died Lowry, a Democrat, was Washington governor from 1993-97 and served in Congress before that. He was 78. SEATTLETIMES.COM[...]
Posts Tagged ‘Washington State’
March 29th, 2017 - 1:01 am § in Misc.
Why is North Seattle Attractive to Encampments?
Encampment Complaints: A suspicious pattern March 23, 2017 The document in the link below was produced by Seattle’s Customer Service Bureau (CSB) in response to a public disclosure request from Safe Seattle. The document shows how many citizen complaints the City got in a six-week time period. The[...]
March 11th, 2017 - 9:16 am § in The Ave Scene
Seattle Antisemitism
Tracy Rector FACEBOOK This was left on my son’s school today which is part of Temple De Hirsch Sinai. It breaks my heart that the students, especially the middle schoolers, had to face this hatred in what’s supposed to be a safe space. FYI, in the last 50 days since the Dictator and hi[...]
March 3rd, 2017 - 1:04 am § in The Ave Scene
Homeless in Seattle
David Preston . When we see homelessness, we tend to think of it as a static thing. We assume that the way we perceive a homeless person now is how they’ve always been. And always will be. In contrast to that, this short film elegantly expresses that homelessness is as variable as the people i[...]
March 1st, 2017 - 7:30 am § in The Ave Scene
Lynching in WASTATE?
Family looking for answers after son found hanging from tree in Lake Stevens SEATTLE — The family of an 18-year-old Lake Stevens man is pleading with the… Share Q13FOX.COM|BY Q13 FOX[...]
Patty Murry, Democrat Superstar!
WASHINGTON ― A few weeks after the 2013 government shutdown, Sen. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) compared the Republicans in the House to the preschoolers she once taught. To deal with a bunch of fractious, obstreperous 4-year-olds, she said, you need a plan. When Murray made her comparison, she was about[...]
February 13th, 2017 - 2:28 am § in The Ave Scene
The State Bank
Here’s a video of the committee hearing Thursday on SB 5464-Creating the Washington Investment Trust (State Bank). Please contact members of the FII committee and ask them to pass the bill out of committee: Sen. Bob Hasegawa – Washington State Senate Democrats – VIDEO: Public hearing for b[...]
February 8th, 2017 - 10:42 pm § in The Ave Scene
BREAKING NEWS: Pot Shops Fear Sessions
AG Jeff Sessions could send Washington’s marijuana industry up in smoke Jeff Sessions, now approved as the attorney general. has strongly opposed the legalization of marijuana. Many involved in the pot trade in Washington worry that he will enforce federal law outlawing the drug.[...]
January 25th, 2017 - 11:47 am § in Uncategorized
Will WASTATE go for charters under Trumped Education?
The Donald’s choice of Betsy DeVos as the next secretary of education is momentous for the fight here WA over charters. Stripped of lots of rhetoric the fight here has two parts: 1. Who should control the tax money spent, under our Constitution, to provide public education? On one side, most[...]
Great Progress on Seattle Tunnel