King County Labor-backed initiative in City of SeaTac would set highest minimum wage in country at $15 an hour A local ballot initiative in the city of SeaTac would give airport workers and those in nearby hotels and car-rental companies the highest minimum wage in the country by nearly $5 an hour, the latest move…
King County Big haul for Ed Murray in mayor’s race State Sen. Ed Murray (D-43) tore up the track in fund raising for the Seattle mayor’s race after being forced to cool his heels on the sidelines for nearly four months, taking in $103,693 between the end of the regular session of the Washington Legislature…
(Daily Clips will not publish Tuesday, May 14 due to technical difficulties. Hope to be back Wednesday, May 15.) The State Special session could drag on to the bitter end Washington lawmakers return to the Capitol Monday to finish their work on a two-year state budget, but with no deal reached during their two-week interim,…
King County 8 officers, no video: Cameras were off when SPD killed Native American man In a case that has caught the attention of the federal monitor overseeing department reforms, Seattle police acknowledged Wednesday that they have no video record of a February encounter in which officers fatally shot a mentally disturbed Native American man…
(Daily Clips will not publish Thursday May 9, so that the editor can attend the monthly meeting of the 34th District Democrats, Wednesday, 7 PM, Hall at Fauntleroy. See you there.) King County Courting the Latino vote: How far is local GOP willing to go? A few months ago, Seattle’s prominent immigrant advocacy organization OneAmerica asked itself…
King County Steinbrueck knows how to build, but can he build a campaign? Bestselling author Robert Fulghum delivered the warmup at Sunday’s Peter Steinbrueck-for-Mayor campaign kickoff, and described a candidate that Seattle voters could hire to do several jobs. “He is a fine carpenter — he has done work at my house,” said Fulghum. “He…
The State GOP commisioners forced Benton predeccessor out; county administrator quits In 2011, Clark County’s director of environmental services launched an investigation into Vegetation Management Department employees misusing county time, resources, and funds. In January 2013 that director, Kevin Gray, found himself out of a job after he filed a request for whistleblower protection under…
(Daily Clips will be taking Friday May 3 off so that the editor can prepare for King County Democrats endorsement committee meetings. The Clips will resume Monday, May 6.) King County May Day one year later: Seattle grand jury holdouts still not talking When protesters smashed windows at a federal courthouse and vandalized property in…
King County State Rep. Upthegrove to run for King County Council State Rep. Dave Upthegrove (D-33) said Tuesday he is running for for King County Council Position 5 to replace Julia Patterson, who said last week she will not seek re-election after 12 years on the council. “It’s hard to imagine someone in South County who has a…
King County Police Department troubles top agenda at Seattle mayoral debate Seattle Mayor Mike McGinn defended his record on the Seattle Police Department against criticism from seven political rivals in one of the first major mayoral debates of the campaign Monday night. With several of his challengers citing recent SPD troubles as a prime reason…