Category: Politics
Washington Attorney General, Bob Ferguson filed a suit on Friday, against Juan Orozco- the city administrator of Wapato. Ferguson claims Orozco of using his former position as Mayor to ‘enrich himself’ unlawfully. In the lawsuit Ferguson, also named the current Wapato mayor, Dora Alvarez Roa and City Council of Wapato. Ferguson filed the lawsuit in […]
Seattle City Council votes to approve unanimously one of the most significant changes in the zoning structure of the city on Monday. It will have much taller buildings ranging in almost two dozen neighborhoods, denser housing, and the most important affordable housing. To reach this stage, it took many years as the proposal was subject […]
The underserved Colville Indian Reservation community has very limited and slower internet, and it ultimately impacts students who depend on the internet for school work and projects. It also has effects on the economic opportunities of the local people as there are multiple businesses that moved away from this location due to the unavailability of […]
Seattle City council led by council member Rob Johnson has agreed to remove University Way Northeast from the plan that allows taller buildings and denser construction in neighborhoods across Seattle. It would direct the developers to assist the city in creating affordable housing. However, Rob Johnson who has led the plan through the council hopes […]
The #MeToo movement all over the globe has brought a gamut of changes in the fields of sexual assault reporting and investigations as well. Washington State also is not spared from the reporting of such cases. But even after almost one and a half year the movement’s start, the lawmakers could not set up an […]
As the Washington State has been experiencing a rising need of infrastructure upgrade, a major State Senate committee has approved on Wednesday a transportation package worth of $15 billion. The plan aims at maintaining and widening highways, fixing culverts that impede fish passage, electrifying ferries and partially funding a replacement of the Interstate 5 Bridge […]
As the Presidential election is nearing, the Washington Voters have done something not typical for other states. The voters are likely to get to vote in next year’s presidential primaries much earlier than in past elections. And the vote might happen while the nominees are still in doubt. The state Legislature voted to move the […]
First Lady Melania Trump’s maiden visit to tech giant Microsoft was much talked of when it was confirmed by the White House. But, contrary to many views, Politics was something which was discussed with very less priority on the visit instead the focus was on to learn about the company’s work on accessibility and online […]
This may be a coincidence that the declaration by Governor Inslee about his intent to run in the presidential elections and Washington Senate’s passing a clean-power bill come at same time. But, there is no doubt that the action by Senate gives impetus to the credibility of Governor Inslee in the presidential run. The 28-19 […]
A federal judge has rejected a defamation lawsuit filed against Seattle City Councilmember Kshama Sawant by two Seattle police officers over public statements she made. She had called the 2016 police shooting of Che Taylor a racially motivated “brutal murder,” although a portion of the officers’ claims against the city will continue. U.S. District Judge […]
