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Founded in January 2009, PubliCola is a blog about Seattle written by journalists who are dedicated to non-partisan, original daily reporting that prioritizes a balanced approach to news. Started by longtime local editor and award-winning reporter Josh Feit, PubliCola is the first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol.

PubliCola was off and running. In June 2009, PubliCola hired another award-winning journalist, super-sourced Seattle city hall reporter Erica C. Barnett.

People were afraid that blogging would change journalism. Instead, we believe journalism can change blogging. Twenty-first century journalism may look and feel different, and yes Erica isn't afraid to get cranky, but we're committed to making sure online news still delivers independent, reliable, even-keeled coverage. And most of all, we're committed to making sure the coverage sparks honest civic debate.

Bringing you cola for the people, PubliCola is named after Publius Valerius PubliCola, the alias for the authors of the Federalist Papers—the original bloggers.

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The first online-only news site in state history to get media credentials to cover the state capitol and Seattle city hall, PubliCola has been called a “must-read” by the Seattle Post Intelligencer and a hot “New Media Mover and Shaker” by Seattle Magazine—which also cited our own Erica C. Barnett as the city's No. 1 news nerd.

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Politics   July 12, 2010 at 5:38 pm Josh Feit

1. Goldy wins round one. The State Supreme Court will hear Horsesass v.—I mean, Goldmark v. McKenna.

2. We keep checking the Federal Election Commission website for the latest fundraising numbers in the Murray vs. Rossi race (the deadline is the July 15th) and there’s nothing there yet, but over at Politics Northwest, Seattle Times reporter Jim Brunner got Murray’s topline numbers. Whoa.

3. Seattle Transit Blog has the news that Seattle is getting $2.4 million to make King Street Station and Westlake plaza intermodal transportation hubs to connect rail, bus, streetcar, and pedestrian networks downtown as part of an effort to fight sprawl.

4. The PSBJ has the news that one of the bidders for the deep bore tunnel project has dropped out

5. And Niki Reading’s Capitol Record blog has the news that I-1100 qualified for November’s ballot.


  • Train Gal

    It's pretty exciting, what's going on down at King Street Station, if you haven't been there recently: The old escalator addition is gone and – miracle of miracles – the false ceiling in the waiting room is gone!

    Things are really starting to look up there.