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The Seattle Times Local Politics – The Seattle Times

The Seattle Times Local Politics – The Seattle Times


Who will lead Seattle? Competing approaches to city’s challenges define pivotal Tuesday elections

Posted: 31 Oct 2021 06:00 AM PDT


Seattle voters have until Tuesday night to decide who they want to lead the city for the next four years. In the last stretch, campaigns are upping spending while trying to reach those who have yet to cast their ballots.

Nuclear energy industry angles for bigger role in Washington and U.S. as climate change accelerates

Posted: 31 Oct 2021 06:00 AM PDT


The nation's fleet of nuclear power plants, including Washington's only reactor, has gained new importance as climate change intensifies. The nuclear industry has pushed for a bigger role in America's energy future. But how big should this role be?

In a setback for Black Lives Matter, mayoral campaigns – from Seattle to Buffalo – shift to ‘law and order’

Posted: 30 Oct 2021 01:50 PM PDT


From Buffalo to Seattle, Democratic politicians who once championed big reductions or reallocations of police budgets are backtracking. In other cities, including Cleveland, liberal candidates are being hammered over their stances on public safety.

Judge OKs new map in Yakima County voting rights case

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 06:02 PM PDT


OneAmerica and Campaign Legal Center alleged in a lawsuit against Yakima County that the election system violates the Voting Rights Act and disenfranchised Latinos, who now account for a majority of the county's population.

Oregon’s biggest city has ‘long way to go’ repairing its reputation, tourism promoter says

Posted: 29 Oct 2021 01:45 PM PDT


Travel Portland, the city's tourism promotion group partly funded by taxes, presented data last week showing the city has declined to its "lowest levels" of being a likely destination for delegates to attend conferences.

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