Strange Bedfellows

• Nickels on the city's past and future - and his own

  Seattle Mayor Greg Nickels looks at the city he ran for eight years from a vantage point atop the King Street Station clock tower. (Joshua Trujillo, Seattlepi.com) Greg Nickels looks at Seattle and sees the future. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 8:00pm EST
  

• Huckabee blames prosecutors, says 'heart is broken'

  Mike Huckabee, who as Arkansas governor commuted the sentence of the man suspected of killing four Lakewood Police officers, said Monday night his "heart is broken" but insisted that prosecutors and judges were derelict in keeping Maurice Clemmons from returning to prison. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 5:49pm EST
  

• Seattle City Council "declares racism unjust"

  City Council passes resolution designed to "heighten" awareness of "institutional racism and social disparities and work toward "inclusiveness" and "multiculturalism" in the Emerald City." [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:50pm EST
  

• State lawmaker: System 'failed' in cop shooting

  The chairman of the House Public Safety Committee said he will hold a public hearing and try to find out why the suspect in the slaying of four Pierce County police officers was not in custody, despite a violent record. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 4:33pm EST
  

• Seattle-based writer bashes Huckabee in The New York Times

  Seattle-based journalist Tim Egan has written a column in The New York Times about Mike Huckabee and Maurice Clemmons, the man suspected of having shot and killed four Lakewood police officers Sunday as they worked on their laptops in a coffee shop. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  

• Commute these Questions, Mike Huckabee

  The Arkansas Blog has some questions about Maurice Clemmons clemency for ex-Gov. Mike Huckabee. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:01pm EST
  

• Ceis to start consulting firm

  PubliCola reports that Seattle Deputy Mayor Tim Ceis will start his own public-affairs consulting firm. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 12:00pm EST
  

• Huckabee's office releases statement about police killings

  Huck PAC, Mike Huckabee's political action committee, released a statement Sunday night about the slaying of four police officers in Pierce County. When Huckabee was Arkansas governor he commuted the sentence of the person of interest in the case. [...]
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  Posted: November 30, 2009, 11:13pm EST
  

• Key lawmaker: Reworking state tax code unlikely

  Ross Hunter, the state lawmaker who will play a key role in dealing with a $2.6 billion budget deficit, turned to a hunting metaphor to describe the unenviable task awaiting the Legislature. [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  

• GOP senator: Cut healthcare bill spending to pay for war

  Politico sums up Sen. Lindsey Graham, R-South Carolina, views on funding for the Afghan war. Appearing on the Sunday talk shows, Graham, a member of the Senate Armed Services Committee, dismissed as "ridiculous" the chatter from those, including Sen. Dick Lugar, R-Ind., about the stress the U.S. participation in Afghanistan [...]
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  Posted: November 29, 2009, 11:45am EST
  

• Man who brought gun to community center sues Seattle

  A man who carried a pistol into a West Seattle community center two weeks ago to protest Seattle's new ban on guns in public spaces on Friday filed a lawsuit in U.S. District Court, saying the policy violates the U.S. and state constitutions, as well as state law. [...]
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  Posted: November 27, 2009, 12:25pm EST
  

• Poll: Obama, Romney tied; 3rd party candidate helps Obama

  A new Rasmussen survey shows that President Barack Obama is tied with former Massachusetts Gov. Mitt Romney in a hypothetical 2012 matchup. The poll of 800 likely voters also suggests that a third-party presidential candidate - in this case former CNN broadcaster Lou Dobbs - would help Obama. [...]
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  Posted: November 26, 2009, 12:54pm EST
  

• GOP Activist to Palin: Don't Speak for God

  The policy director at Republicans for Environmental Protection says Sarah Palin's theology makes for disastrous public policy. [...]
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  Posted: November 25, 2009, 12:42pm EST
  

• Will red ink sink state rasberry commission? Probably not

  A lot of people are for cutting government, until the axe man comes for their pet program. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 7:50pm EST
  

• Constantine sworn in as King Co. exec

  Dow Constantine was sworn in as King County executive Tuesday afternoon, pledging to be open to new ideas and to represent the urban, suburban and rural parts of one of the nation's largest counties. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 6:24pm EST
  

• 11 apply for Constatine's vacant council seat

  The King County Council must select a replacement for Dow Constantine, who was sworn in Tuesday as county executive. The process begins Dec. 3 when an advisory committee conducts interviews with applicants. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 5:00pm EST
  

• Seattle mayor's race: Send lawyers, guns and spin

  Washington Cease Fire, the advocacy group which favors gun control, on Tuesday sent out a news release saying that Seattle Mayor-elect Mike McGinn's full-throated support of a new gun ban in the city helped him "turn tide" in the close election against Joe Mallahan. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:06pm EST
  

• Washington guests at D.C. state dinner

  Secretary of Commerce Gary Locke, Rep. Jim McDermott, and Undersecretary of Agriculture Rajiv Shah make up Washington state's delegation to the Obama Administration's first formal state dinner at the White House. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 3:02pm EST
  

• Ferguson takes over King Co. Council

  Bob Ferguson is the new King County Council chairman. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:26pm EST
  

• Washington state will get big chunk of "smart grid" money

  Washington is getting a big chunk of federal stimulus money for "Smart Grid" demonstration project, but is the United States keeping pace in using electricity more efficiently? [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 2:06pm EST
  

• Meet Seattle's next mayor in town halls

  Mike McGinn, Seattle's mayor-elect, will have three town hall meetings next week so that the public can share ideas with him. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:23am EST
  

• Election finally ends; results certified

  Nothing says Thanksgiving like certifying an election held weeks before. [...]
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  Posted: November 24, 2009, 11:09am EST
  

• Mallahan campaign: McGinn tunnel flip-flop "genius"

  "Genius." [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:35pm EST
  

• Port of Seattle reduces tax bite on property owners

  It may be a first: the Port of Seattle commission voted on Monday to approve a 2010 operating budget that will reduce the amount of tax dollars the port collects from King County property owners over the next year. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 7:20pm EST
  

• Cantwell on health reform: Empower states

  Sen. Maria Cantwell predicts health care reform will pass the Senate this year, with provision allowing states to negotiate with health insurance providers for affordable coverage. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 6:13pm EST
  

• Martha Stewart on Sarah Palin: "Very boring"

  Don't ask domestic diva Martha Stewart to break bread, buy a book from, or listen to former Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin.' [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:51pm EST
  

• King Co. OK's budget; no furloughs, most workers get raises

  The King County Council on Monday approved a 2010 budget that eliminates funding for some human services but does not include unpaid furlough days for unionized workers - something the county used this year to help deal with a revenue shortfall. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 4:12pm EST
  

• Lou Dobbs for president?

  Former CNN commentator, and onetime KING 5 news anchor Lou Dobbs, calling himself "liberated and emancipated," is pondering a presidential run in 2012. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 12:19pm EST
  

• Can honey bees save the state budget? Tax exemptions eyed

  Faced with a $2.6 billion operating budget deficit, Gov. Chris Gregoire says just about everything is being considered. [...]
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  Posted: November 23, 2009, 11:23am EST
  

• McCain says he 'enjoyed' Palin's book

  Politico has a short piece about John McCain's reaction to his former vice presidential running mate's book. Sarah Palin is critical of the McCain campaign in "Going Rogue." [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 1:13pm EST
  

• Murray, Cantwell vote to advance health care legislation

  Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both D-Wash., joined their Democratic colleagues Saturday night in voting "yes" to begin debate on a sweeping health care bill that would extend coverage and further regulate insurance companies. [...]
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  Posted: November 22, 2009, 9:27pm EST
  

• Poll: Obama beats Palin in 2012

  A new Public Policy Polling survey shows President Barack Obama leading possible 2012 GOP opponents: [...]
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  Posted: November 21, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Constantine announces leadership team

  County executive-elect Dow Constantine, who takes office Tuesday, on Friday announced his leadership team. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 3:59pm EST
  

• Debate brewing about child care in Washington state

  The Washington Policy Center released a report recently that raised the idea of implementing a rating system for child care in Washington state. [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 2:59pm EST
  

• New Poll: Voters back, but also fear, health reform

  The country is intently following Congress' health care debate, backs reforms but fear what they will cost, according to new national poll.' [...]
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  Posted: November 20, 2009, 12:37pm EST
  

• Seattle City Council: Where the power lies

  Key jobs at Seattle City Council stay put in new committee alignment announced by Seattle City Council President Richard Conlin. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:51pm EST
  

• Majority of GOP voters think ACORN stole 2008 vote

  A majority of Republican voters think that ACORN stole the 2008 presidential election for Barack Obama, says new national poll. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  

• Ex-NFL tight end may tackle Murray

  Former National Football League tight end Clint Didier is up and running with a Website, and possibly running against Democratic Sen. Patty Murray. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 1:28pm EST
  

• Goldmark is Already Running -- for 2012

  Newly elected State Land Commissioner Peter Goldmark is already running for reelection in 2012 and asking supporters to pony up. [...]
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  Posted: November 19, 2009, 11:55am EST
  

• Murray and Cantwell: Just Mild About Harry

  Washington Sens. Patty Murray and Maria Cantwell, both Democrats, give qualified praise to the $849 billion, ten-year health care reform plan unveiled by Senate Majority Leader Harry Reid. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 6:00pm EST
  

• Will decriminalizing pot catch a buzz outside Seattle?

  Legislators supporting decriminalization of marijuana say it will be a "hard vote" for colleagues outside the central Puget Sound region and aren't sure they have the votes to light up Olympia.' [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 2:50pm EST
  

• County Council restores funding for domestic violence services

  Despite being forced to cut $56 million from next year's budget, the King County Council has found a way to preserve critical services for victims of domestic violence and sexual assault, councilmembers said Wednesday. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:55am EST
  

• Study: Washington state has USA's most regressive taxes

  Washington state has the most regressive tax system in the country, according to a study by the Washington, D.C.-based Institute for Taxation and Economic Policy. [...]
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  Posted: November 18, 2009, 11:41am EST
  

• Poll: People not liking Obama health care plan

  A new Public Opinion Strategies survey found that: [...]
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  Posted: November 17, 2009, 11:04am EST
  

• County Council begins search for Constantine's successor

  The King County Council has appointed a 12-member panel of community leaders and elected officials to help select candidates for County Executive-elect Dow Constantine's soon-to-be vacant seat on the council. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 5:11pm EST
  

• Of Elvis Presley, Richard Nixon and national marijuana policy

  Seattle attorney and ex-White House aide Egil Krogh talks about the day Elvis Presley came to the White House gate, a bizarre meeting with Richard Nixon, and why the nation's marijuana laws need to be reformed. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 3:59pm EST
  

• Council restores funding for libraries, social programs

  If you got caught talking too loudly in the downtown Central Library on Monday, it might have been a Seattle City Council member who told you to use your six-inch voice. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:13pm EST
  

• Dino Rossi resurrected by his pollster

  Republican polling firm does rerun of 2004 and 2008 gubernatorial races to show that Democrats are losing ground. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 2:06pm EST
  

• Bob Bauer of Perkins Coie: New White House counsel

  Bob Bauer will leave his job as head of the Political Law Practice at the Washington, D.C., office of Perkins Coie to become the new White House counsel. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 1:37pm EST
  

• McGinn transition team gets help from Vulcan

  Publicola reports that two more Vulcan "big wigs" are working on Mayor-elect Mike McGinn's transition team. This after the site reported last week that Vulcan spokesman and former Seattle Times political reporter David Postman was advising McGinn on communications. [...]
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  Posted: November 16, 2009, 10:07am EST
  

• McCain campaign staffers: Sarah Palin's book "all fiction"

  Former Republican vice presidential candidate Sarah Palin's book doesn't come out until next week, but the reviews are already in from some staffers on John McCain's presidential campaign. As Politico reports, they don't like it. [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 4:12pm EST
  

• Poll: Rossi beats Gregoire (one year too late)

  A polling firm out of Portland, Ore., is looking to the past and present to try to determine the possible future for Republicans in Washington state. [...]
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  Posted: November 14, 2009, 3:35pm EST
  

• Kirby Wilbur out at KVI

  Longtime conservative talk-show host Kirby Wilbur has had his final show at radio station KVI. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 10:22am EST
  

• Eyman and friends lose more ways than one on Election Day

  Every election has winners and losers, but among the most resoundingly humiliated losers in Washington's 2009 general election had to be Tim Eyman and his partners in his initiatives-for-profit business. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Mike McGinn discusses his transition

  Mike McGinn, Seattle's mayor-elect, has released a video that discusses his transition. [...]
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  Posted: November 13, 2009, 7:52am EST
  

• A poll's verdict on Obama's first year: A USA divided

  In a new Angus Reid poll, 48 percent say President Obama has met expectations: Democrats give a thumbs up, Republicans strongly disapprove. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 5:06pm EST
  

• 46 Demo legislators to U.S. Senate: Pass climate change legislation

  After being stymied in Olympia, 46 Democratic state legislators tell Sens. Murray and Cantwell to move on climate change legislation this year. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 4:33pm EST
  

• City Council panel repeals "head tax" that McGinn favored

  The Seattle City Council Budget Committee on Thursday repealed the "head tax," the $25-per employee fee levied on businesses to help pay for infrastructure improvements. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 3:54pm EST
  

• A belated tip of the hat from Nickels to McGinn

  Perhaps congratulations is also a dish best eaten cold. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 11:59am EST
  

• Poll: Outlook bleak for incumbents in 2010

  Chris Cillizza, who writes The Fix blog for The Washington Post, details a scary report for incumbents facing elections next year: [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• AG: No opinion issued on Seattle paying for tunnel overruns

  Perhaps the biggest issue that arose in the final weeks of Seattle's mayoral race was possible cost overruns on the $4.2 billion tunnel replacement for the Alaskan Way Viaduct. [...]
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  Posted: November 12, 2009, 9:00pm EST
  

• Study: 2010 Winter Olympics an economic bust

  Hosting of 2010 Winter Games "does not appear to have directly drawn a significant number of visitors in British Columbia and Canada," reports independent PricewaterhouseCoopers study. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 4:22pm EST
  

• Poll: Most oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan

  Fifty-six percent of Americans surveyed oppose sending more troops to Afghanistan, a new poll says. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 10:08am EST
  

• Happy Birthday! Washington turns 120

  Washington became a state 120 years ago Wednesday. [...]
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  Posted: November 11, 2009, 8:00am EST
  

• A Seattlite moves up in the Obama Administration

  Dr. Rajiv Shah, recently a top manager at the Gates Foundation, is nominated as chief of the U.S. Agency for International Development. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 6:32pm EST
  

• Ballots from vandalized drop box will be counted

  The King County Elections Canvass Board decided Tuesday that 860 ballots from a Tukwila drop box that was vandalized after Election Day will be counted. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 4:37pm EST
  

• McGinn: 'We're going to have to reach out'

  Mayor-elect Mike McGinn said Tuesday he's not worried about being able to work with the power structure that sought to defeat him or the nearly half of voters who picked his opponent. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 3:00pm EST
  

• Jarrett to be deputy King Co. exec

  State Sen. Fred Jarrett will be County Executive-elect Dow Constantine's deputy executive. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 1:20pm EST
  

• Pelosi in private: Pricey, unpublicized WAC fundraiser

  Here we thought she came to see Swedish Hospital: House Speaker Nancy Pelosi was feted at four figure Washington Athletic Club fundraiser during Monday stop in Seattle. [...]
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  Posted: November 10, 2009, 11:23am EST
  

• Mallahan not the only loser; power structure defeated, too

  That noise you heard Monday night in Seattle was the collective wailing of the city's big shots as they came to grips with the fact that Mike McGinn will be the next mayor. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:30pm EST
  

• McGinn tops Mallahan by 5,000 votes in mayor's race

  A campaign that began at a Capitol Hill pizza joint will end on the top floor of Seattle City Hall. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  

• "Accountability day" - Probe those who authorized torture

  The Justice Department, or a special prosecutor, should probe lawyers who authorized use of torture in the "War on Terror", with the pain of potential findings outweighed by national gain, says Alliance for Justice head. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 4:27pm EST
  

• Speaker in Seattle: Pelosi talks about health care bill

  Speaker of the House Nancy Pelosi speaks at Swedish Hospital on Monday. See photo gallery. Making her first public appearance outside the Capitol since the U.S. House of Representatives approved a bill making sweeping changes to the nation's health care system, Speaker Nancy Pelosi said in Seattle Monday that the [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 3:55pm EST
  

• A Challenger to Rep. Doc Hastings

  A Hanford subcontractor will run as a Democrat against U.S. Rep. Doc Hastings, R-Wash., the Republican House leadership's favorite Washington congressman. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 1:28pm EST
  

• Reed urges Nov. 3 vote: Radio spot runs on Nov. 7

  On KING-FM Saturday afternoon, the radio ad began: "Hello, this is Secretary of State Sam Reed urging you to vote in the November 3 election . . ." [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:56pm EST
  

• DNC targets Reichert over health care vote

  Rep. Dave Reichert, the Republican congressman who represents Seattle's eastern suburbs, is one of 32 GOPers being targeted by the Democratic National Committee because they voted 'no' on health care legislation Saturday. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 12:51pm EST
  

• Ted Sturdevant new ecology director

  Gov. Chris Gregoire has named Ted Sturdevant the director of the state's Ecology Department. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 11:02am EST
  

• Will health care vote be bad for Reichert?

  Late Saturday night the U.S. House of Representatives narrowly passed sweeping health care legislation that would expand coverage and place restrictions on insurance companies. [...]
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  Posted: November 09, 2009, 8:30am EST
  

• Health care bill: How Wash. delegation voted

  By a 220-215 vote the U.S. House of Representatives has passed legislation to expand health coverage to millions and place restrictions on the insurance industry. The measure now moves to the Senate. [...]
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  Posted: November 08, 2009, 10:37pm EST
  

• McGinn expands lead over Mallahan in Seattle mayor's race

  With late votes breaking his way, Mike McGinn expanded his lead Friday over Joe Mallahan in the Seattle mayoral race. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 4:20pm EST
  

• Baird: No for now on House health care plan

  Six-term Democratic Rep. Brian Baird, D-Wash., will vote against party leaders' health care reform plan "in its current form," complains that Republicans won't get the chance to offer amendments. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 2:36pm EST
  

• Two vote counts released Friday

  King County Elections says it will release two vote counts Friday - one at 4:30 p.m. and one between 9 p.m. and 10 p.m. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 12:26pm EST
  

• Tacoma mayor's race also too close to call

  It's not just Seattle that is waiting to see who the next mayor will be. [...]
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  Posted: November 06, 2009, 11:04am EST
  

• King Co. ballot drop box vandalized - ballots compromised

  Eds note: This post has been corrected. The incident occurred Wednesday morning, not Thursday morning. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:40pm EST
  

• The End of Eymanism?

  As votes from Tuesday get counted, professional initiative guru Tim Eyman is watching his most reliable bastions of support "go South." [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 6:19pm EST
  

• Washington voters approve expanded gay rights

  In a victory for proponents of expanded gay rights, Washington state voters have upheld the new "everything but marriage" law for same-sex domestic partners. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 5:13pm EST
  

• McGinn still slightly ahead of Mallahan

  Mike McGinn extended his very narrow lead over Joe Mallahan in the Seattle mayoral race by just abit after Thursday's vote count. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 4:37pm EST
  

• Constantine hopes to name top staffers by next week

  Dow Constantine, King County executive-elect, said Thursday he hoped to begin naming senior officials to his administration next week. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 3:47pm EST
  

• AARP backs House health reform bill

  The nation's largest, most influential organization of older Americans puts its weight behind the health reform plan sponsored by House Democratic leaders, which includes a so-called public option. [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 11:43am EST
  

• Write-in vote not significant in Seattle mayor's race

  As Seattle watches and waits for the next vote count in the mayoral race at least one thing is clear - the write-in factor wasn't significant.' [...]
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  Posted: November 05, 2009, 9:00am EST
  

• Hutchison concedes King Co. exec's race

  Susan Hutchison has conceded the King County executive's race to Dow Constantine. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:58pm EST
  

• McGinn still leads Mallahan, barely

  Mike McGinn maintained his lead against Joe Mallahan in the Seattle mayor's race after Wednesday's vote count. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:30pm EST
  

• Gay rights measure extends lead

  Referendum 71, which would uphold the state's new "everything but marriage" law for gay domestic partners, edged closer to passage after the latest vote count Wednesday [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 4:29pm EST
  

• GOP's King Co. problem: Abe Lincoln couldn't win in Seattle

  In a post-Election Day conference call with reporters, state Republican Chairman Luke Esser summed up his party's problems in the county where nearly one in three Washingtonians live. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:06pm EST
  

• Biden luncheon postponed

  Sen. Patty Murray, D-Wash., has put off luncheon featuring Vice President Joe Biden out of respect for the memorial service for slain Seattle police officer Timothy Brenton. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 2:03pm EST
  

• R-71 will squeak through, says Washington Poll

  The statewide Washington Poll, which low balled opposition to Referendum 71, predicts voters will approve same-sex partners' rights by a margin of just 81,529.' [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 1:37pm EST
  

• TechFlash: Did T-Mobile outage hurt Mallahan?

  TechFlash reporter John Cook admits it's a far-fetched theory, but when every vote counts, he wrote, it's worth asking whether Tuesday's T-Mobile outages could have hurt Seattle mayoral candidate Joe Mallahan, a former vice president at the company. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:18am EST
  

• McGinn campaign tries to get out the really late vote

  Even after the first returns came in Tuesday night, campaign staffers at mayoral candidate Mike McGinn's party at the War Room on Capitol hill were still trying to get out the vote. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:01pm EST
  

• Maine voters reject gay marriage law

  Voters in Maine Tuesday night rejected the state's new gay marriage law. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 10:00pm EST
  

• King Co. voters like knowing who's a 'D' and who's an 'R'

  King County voters decided a year ago to make county elective offices nonpartisan, but they nonetheless want to know the party affiliations of the nonpartisan candidates they elect. [...]
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  Posted: November 04, 2009, 9:22pm EST