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When The Hill tries to cover the Seattle Mayoral race from DC, I don't have high expectations. But this was even worse than I expected. thehill.com/policy/equilib…
The central premise is that Seattle progressives are uncompromising and have gone too far somehow.
The evidence is muddled. I guess Durkan deciding to retire reflects poorly on progressives or something: "Now Durkan is retiring after just a single term in office, a remarkably swift end to what had appeared to be a promising political career."
On a 6-2 vote, @SeattleCouncil overrode @MayorJenny's veto of $86 million in Covid relief funded by emergency reserves. #JumpStartSeattle #Covid19
Pedersen: No
Sawant: Yes
Lewis: No
Strauss: Yes
Herbold: Yes
Morales: Yes
Mosqueda: Yes
Gonzalez: Yes
Juarez: Absent
Pedersen: No
Sawant: Yes
Lewis: No
Strauss: Yes
Herbold: Yes
Morales: Yes
Mosqueda: Yes
Gonzalez: Yes
Juarez: Absent
Here's what in the #CovidRelief package, which passed 7-2 before the Mayor vetoed it earlier this month. #JumpStart theurbanist.org/2020/08/03/dur…
The overall #JumpStart spending plan passed unanimously and is built on a progressive payroll tax on businesses with at least $7 million in revenue. #TaxTheRich theurbanist.org/2020/07/21/cou…
