January 25, 2011
PubliCola Archives
By Bryce McKay at 10:00 am
If Justin Wilcox loses his Basic Health Plan coverage, he's looking to move his business out of the state. Plus, who gets hurt the most when they lose state insurance? You guessed it: seniors. read more →
January 24, 2011
By Bryce McKay at 5:40 pm
Action packed day. Links after the jump: 1) Morning Fizz! (ERICA IS IN A MAGAZINE OMG!!) 2) Extra Fizz: Local celeb Dan Savage has some words of wisdom to Obama for tomorrow's State of the Union speech. 3) State Rep. Jamie Pedersen's bike bill has been tabled because cyclists can't agree about whether it was good or not. 4) State. Rep. Marko Liias introduced an emergency transit funding bill. 5) Erica trashes the Texas Transportation Institute's finding that Seattle has the tenth worst traffic in the nation... 6) And then gives props to Jim Camden of the Spokesman-Review for his review of AG Rob McKenna's Public Record Bill. 7) Also, Last Night, she made soup and it looks so good and I am so hungry that I'm eating raw noodles. 8 ) An anti-abortion group showed up in droves at Olympia to lash out against a bill that would regulate crisis pregnancy centers. 9) City Council member Jean Godden might have another opponent. Maurice Classen (along with everyone else in Seattle) might be challenging the senior stateswoman. 10) Time to cut the fat: If a bill introduced today by State Sens. Curtis King, Mary Margaret Haugen, and Rodney Tom passes, the Washington State ferry system will have to either cut costs or face privatization. 11) The Downtown Seattle Association is firing back at the City Council for their parking increases. 12) Afternoon Jolt: Today's winner and loser. read more →
January 17, 2011
By Bryce McKay at 3:05 pm
Erica C. Barnett + Chocolates + Choice = A better world. read more →
January 12, 2011
By Bryce McKay at 6:24 pm
The Cola scene. Links after the jump: 1) Morning Fizz! 2) In brief: the P-I covered the arrest of a man who made threats against Jim McDermott. 3) Michael Taylor-Judd is running for city council. 4) Streetsblog gave mad props to Mike O'Brien and Tim Burgess for their parking rates plan. 5) This race is going to be off the chain: John Creighton v. Jane Hague for King County Council. 6) Dan Bertolet has photo evidence: we're letting down our commitments to being the most walkable city in the nation. 7) The GOP on Gregoire's State of the State: Seizing an opportunity to align themselves with moderate Dems. 8 ) Afternoon Jolt: State Rep. Charles Ross had a zinger today, saying that enviros are prioritizing the environment above the people of the state. 9) Josh posted more on the tragedy from Tuscon: the heartbroken woman who was with nine year old Christina. 10) Spin Control on the Spokesman-Review has the story that the way PCO's are elected in Washington might be illegal. 11) Ian Birk didn't warn John T. Williams that he would open fire before fatally shooting him. 12) A recent Elway Poll says 39 percent support closing tax loopholes. read more →
By Bryce McKay at 4:40 pm
Birk's testimony, along with the first witnesses, in the inquest into the fatal shooting of John T. Williams. read more →
January 11, 2011
By Bryce McKay at 10:32 am
Interviews with people affected but HHS cuts make the situation real: Cuts for Sandel Demastus and Calvino Neidigh-Kumm mean their lives are about to change. read more →
January 10, 2011
By Bryce McKay at 6:51 pm
A packed scene at the 'Cola today. Links after the jump: 1) Morning Fizz! 2) Extra Fizz! 3) The City Council heard a DOT presentation on tunnel cost overruns and lawsuits. 4) In Olympia, Josh got to pre-screen a Tim Eyman press conference: The government spends too much money! More initiatives! 5) Nick Harper was sworn in after a brief skirmish over the validity of his election. 6) Mike O'Brien took a poke at DOT officials with pointed questions about the tunnel project's financial stability. 7) The Transit Master Plan got an update. 8 ) Andrew Villeneuve strikes back at Tim Eyman with an initiative that would allow the legislature to raise revenue. 9) There's a new toy for transit nerds: a web site with graphs showing monthly ridership, service quality, safety and security, revenue, and service effectiveness across the system. 10) Bertolet puts HugeAssCity on the list of PubliCola's New Year's Resolutions. 11) On KUOW today, McGinn was forced to respond to Josh's editorial. 12) The tunnel contractor's previous project in New York was a design-build contract too—and it went over budget. 13) Afternoon Jolt!: Progressive advocates got the Democratic legislative leadership to go on the record, condemning an all-cuts budget. read more →
December 31, 2010
By Bryce McKay at 3:03 pm
Horse's Ass: Seattle Times loves Rob McKenna. Goldy hates both. read more →
December 29, 2010
By Bryce McKay at 5:13 pm
Medicaid patients sue state in federal court. Ruling on restraining order against home care cuts could come this week. read more →
November 19, 2010
By Bryce McKay at 12:28 pm
Mayoral staff and SPD representatives summarily dismissed safety concerns from residents of Georgetown and Beacon Hill last night at a town hall meeting regarding the mayor’s plans to set up a permanent homeless shelter in SODO to replace the roaming homeless shelter known as Nickelsville. Erica has covered the city council’s reservations: concerns about the [...] read more →
