The Greg's-gotta-go voters are split many ways, with Joe Mallahan seemingly the one to emerge from the pack of challengers. This week, Team Nickels took aim at another newcomer with momentum, Mike McGinn.
Not so far, contends the State Treasurer. But our two-thirds requirement for raising spending cripples the ability to act quickly, giving credit markets the jitters.
The hostility is out there, but so are the supporters for reform. Larsen appeals to 'Northwestern civility' in one crowded session in Skagit County.
In some cities, the City Hall melodrama is the great show, with outsized characters and juicy stories. Here, it's a dull, dead-end job.
Recent Northwest examples of the government failing to follow its own rules on protecting heritage.
