Category: Politics
Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson on Tuesday said County Sheriffs who deny enforcing Washington’s new, stricter gun laws could be held liable if they refuse to perform enhanced background checks and someone who shouldn’t buy a gun is able to buy one and uses it in a crime. In an open letter to law enforcement, […]
As the City Council elections are looming, Seattle has started mailing out Democracy Vouchers to residents for donating to candidates. Officials plan to send the vouchers to 463,000 residents Tuesday if weather permits. All seven of the council’s district seats will be open for grabs in 2019 elections, and as of now, 39 candidates have […]
Jeff Bezos, the founder of e-commerce giant Amazon, has alleged the National Enquirer of blackmailing with intimate photos which led to his divorce. He reportedly is having an extramarital relationship with Lauren Sanchez. An Amazon representative confirmed that the post by Bezos on the online publishing platform Medium as authentic. However, the representative refused to […]
Since the time Donald Trump being an industrialist was elected into the highest office of the United States, there is an advanced enthusiasm amongst the business persons to enter into politics. Previous Starbucks administrator and CEO, Howard Schultz is finding a way to mount a free crusade for president, he reported Sunday. Schultz, in a […]
Ronald Buchanan has been named the new chief information security officer in Washington, the state announced in a recent press release. As state CISO, Buchanan will oversee the state Office of CyberSecurity. He takes over from acting state CISO Scott Bream who has been serving since July 2018. Before Bream, it was Agnes Kirk who […]
With no end to the partial government shutdown in sight, the Washington State Employee Security Department (ESD) has come to the rescue of furloughed federal workers. In a press release, the department stated that furloughed workers might apply for unemployment benefits even as they wait to return to their jobs. These benefits may help them […]
As President Donald Trump addressed the nation from the Oval Office for the first time, lawmakers from across the state minced no words in what they thought about it. The primetime address saw Trump argue for funding the long-promised southern border wall, this when there was an extended partial government shutdown. “It is time for […]
The Politics of the Wall is now really rolling heads. Owing to the Partial Government Shutdown, the TSA (Transportation Security Administration) officers may quit their jobs very soon. They have been working without a paycheck since there is a shut down at Washington DC. The TSA officers in the Sea-Tac Airport are vocal about their […]
This is the story of Mergensana Amar, an asylum seeker all the way from Russia. The story came into light after his death and people are now questioning the whole process of asylum as vague and not transparent. On a day of November 2017, Mergensana Amar left Russia on a flight to Paris. He had […]
Seattle is going to experience some of the worst traffic issues of the time in the coming days. This will not only delay your commuting time but also has the chances to turn into a crisis. So, keeping this thing in the mind, the Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan has appointed a new “mobility czar” for […]
