Politics
The Zarelli budget: a bombshell in state politics
The dollar amounts are rather small, but the sudden victory of the GOP Senate budget puts a lot of explosive issues on the table, and may be a turning point in the governor's race.
David Brewster
David Brewster founded Crosscut. He is now the director of Folio: The Seattle Athenaeum.
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Norm Dicks and 'The Great Consensus'
Our amazingly stable politics, built on figures like Congressman Dicks, the Cold War economy, and the Democratic coalition of interests in Olympia, is busting apart, like an ice-bound river. Watch out below!
Politics
The Arena proposal: Oh, what a lovely donnybrook!
In the basketball and hockey proposal, Seattle has the high-stakes, long-drawn-out conflict it loves to wallow in. Here's a rundown on the major issues and how they will shake up Seattle politics.
Politics
Last chance for some late election shuffles
The Republicans need a good candidate for the new 1st Congressional District, and the Democrats need a better gubernatorial candidate. Answers below.
Bellevue's rendezvous with an urban destiny
Updated: The 'Tateuchi Truce' over the Sound Transit wars on the Eastside made clear what a catalyst for an urbanized Eastside this long-aborning cultural center has become.