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King County Murray got job at UW amid cuts In 2009, the University of Washington faced an $81 million state budget cut, rising tuition, and elimination of hundreds of jobs. Its Office of Planning and Budgeting took one of the largest hits, with the budget slashed by 16 percent. Nevertheless, the small department found money that fall…

King County Murray, McGinn lead new Seattle mayor poll Incumbent Mike McGinn and state Senator Ed Murray lead the race for Seattle mayor over Mayor Mike McGinn by one percentage point in a new, exclusive KING 5 News poll, less than three weeks before the primary election. Twenty-five percent of likely voters remain undecided. The SurveyUSA poll…

The State Vancouver oil terminal plan draws some green star power The proposal to build the largest oil terminal in the Pacific Northwest at the Port of Vancouver is no mere local controversy. Nationally known environmental activist Bill McKibben’s decision to tour the Columbia River Wednesday morning put an exclamation point on that. Organized by Columbia…

King County McGinn throws huge crimp into West Seattle Whole Foods megaproject, citing lack of livable wages and benefits In a July 15 letter (pdf) to Seattle Department of Transportation director Peter Hahn, Mayor Mike McGinn has instructed SDOT to reject a request to vacate a city alley and transfer ownership to developers of a controversial Whole…

King County Gloves off: Steinbrueck calls Murray ‘candidate of the establishment’ Mayoral candidate Peter Steinbrueck Monday said his primary contender Ed Murray is a creature of Olympia, has scant knowledge of Seattle issues, and has become the darling of the city’s downtown establishment. ”He’s been in Olympia for 18 years working as a legislator, and what…

King County Bellevue council members fight to keep conservative majority Whether a conservative majority continues to control the Bellevue City Council may depend on how well voters like the record of its longest-serving member — and whether they think he’s physically up to another four-year term. Don Davidson, 73, who was excused from participating in council…

The Nation How Microsoft handed the NSA access to encrypted messages Microsoft has collaborated closely with US intelligence services to allow users’ communications to be intercepted, including helping the National Security Agency to circumvent the company’s own encryption, according to top-secret documents obtained by the Guardian. The files provided by Edward Snowden illustrate the scale of cooperation between Silicon…

(Daily Clips will not publish Thursday, July 11, so that the editor can attend the meeting of the 34th District Democrats Wednesday. See you there.) King County TV ad wars begin in Seattle mayor’s race With less than a month to go before the August primary, candidates in the crowded Seattle mayor’s race are now…

King County Seattle mayor’s race: bull’s-eye on McGinn’s leadership style As Seattle’s mayoral race enters a one-month sprint to the Aug. 6 primary, the contest has centered more on leadership style than on any major policy dispute. Specifically, the style — and effectiveness — of Mayor Mike McGinn, the bike-riding urbanist who came to office as…

(Daily Clips will resume publication Tuesday, July 9, so that the editor can party  on July 4 and all weekend. Have a happy and safe Independence Day.) The State New atmosphere in county executive’s office One month since John Lovick was appointed Snohomish County Executive, people from inside and outside county government have marveled at…