In Race after Race, People Keep Electing Pro-Housing Politicians
Takeaways The claim comes again and again like clockwork: That allowing homes to exist can be hazardous to a politician’s career. Even at the annual picnic of her own neighborhood association, surrounded ...
Author: Michael Andersen
One of Washington’s Anti-Climate Initiatives, 2066, Eked Out a Victory. Why?
And how leaders can still help families and businesses electrify for safer, cleaner buildings in line with the state’s climate values.
Author: Emily Moore
Four Ways Gov.-elect Ferguson and Washington Lawmakers Can Build on the State’s Big Climate Win
Takeaways Voters in Washington state delivered a resounding endorsement of climate action on Tuesday. They overwhelmingly rejected Initiative 2117, which would have repealed the state’s cap-and-invest law, the Climate Commitment Act. ...
Author: Emily Moore
Correcting the Record on Initiative 2066
What the Seattle Times editorial board got wrong about the Washington ballot measure.
Author: Emily Moore
Portland Voters are Shifting into a Higher Gear
Takeaways By now, many Portlanders have received and opened their ballots to vote in this November’s election. For the first time, they see a grid ballot where they can choose up to ...
Author: Shannon Grimes
Idaho Has a Spoiler Problem
Takeaways Janice McGeachin’s four years as Idaho’s lieutenant governor were fraught with controversy. In what Governor Brad Little called an “abuse of power,” McGeachin on two occasions issued wide-ranging executive orders while ...
Author: Al Vanderklipp
To Fix Inclusionary Zoning, Fund It
Takeaways On Labor Day weekend, Sound Transit opened four more stops of its light rail line north of Seattle. But when I took my inaugural ride, I had my eye ...
Author: Dan Bertolet
What’s Different in Alaska Since Election Laws Changed
Takeaways In 2020 Alaska led the country on election reform by adopting a combination of nonpartisan open primaries and ranked choice general elections, jettisoning its previous system of semi-closed primaries and plurality general ...
Author: Jeannette Lee
Montana’s Plurality Problem
Takeaways As in most elections, Montanans have a lot of important priorities to consider this November. One contest in particular, though, is receiving outsized attention: control of the US Senate ...
Author: Al Vanderklipp
Despite Candidate Dropouts, Alaska Elections Are Becoming More Competitive
Takeaways A spate of candidates in Alaska made headlines for dropping out of November’s general election. This, after running successfully in the state’s nonpartisan open primaries to qualify for the general election ...
