King County Holland’s first term at Port a tangle of problems Rob Holland ran for Port Commission in 2009 as a promising new candidate: a progressive, with a master’s degree in public policy and a union family. He pledged to bring a middle-class voice to a board traditionally populated by wealthy business interests. He raised…
King County McGinn, facing broad opposition, ends police drone program Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn said Thursday he will permanently ground the Seattle Police Department’s proposed aerial drone program. The Police Department had purchased two 3.5-pound Draganflyer X6 Helicopter Tech drones with money from a regional Urban Area Security Initiative grant. But during a community meeting last fall and a public hearing Wednesday…
King County From West Seattle to the White House: Sally Jewell of REI nominated to be Interior Secretary President Obama‘s nomination today of REI president/CEO Sally Jewell to be the next Secretary of the Interior has a double West Seattle link – she has a residence here, and REI was founded here. If confirmed, Jewell – who also…
King County Seattle teachers maintain MAP boycott; District forced to back down; suspension threat verbally rescinded Seattle School District is attempting to implement MAP testing at Garfield without teacher involvement. The administration, by order of the district office, Tuesday began to pull students out of classes to take the test that teachers maintain does not…
King County Constantine vows to help veterans connect with benefits in 2013 As part of his State of the County address yesterday, the King County Executive presented a plan to “connect military veterans and their families to benefits they’ve earned.” Four of every ten veterans say they have little or no understanding of their benefits or…
King County According to Rob McKenna, two legislative districts, entirely in Seattle (36, 43), provided the victory margin that elected Jay Inslee and extended Democrats’ 28-year occupancy of the Washington governor’s office. Yeah? So? What does he think we’re here for anyway? Seattle P-I, 1-25-13 . State A Senate bill introduced Monday by Don Benton (R-17,…
About Daily News Clips The King County Democrats want you to be as informed as possible, because an informed citizenry is an active, effective citizenry. So starting today, we will be bringing you daily news clips, Monday through Friday, from news organizations and blogs from around the nation, with the emphasis on King County and…
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Each Legislative District is invited to elect or appoint two LAC Representatives. The duties of the LAC Rep is to attend monthly meetings with legislators on the 3rd Sunday afternoon of the month, to announce the LAC meetings at their LD meeting as part of committee reports, and to become an activist. As LAC rep,…
by Linda Seltzer Chair, Candidate Support Here are some of the comments received regarding our candidate support efforts this year. “You were great help to our campaign, sending volunteers that actually showed up from outside of the district and actually did stuff!” – Tom Conlon, campaign manager for State Rep. Roger Goodman. “You have certainly…