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January 29, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
January City Inside/Out: Council Edition
Earlier this month I joined Councilmembers Bagshaw and O'Brien and host Brian Callanan on the Seattle Channel to talk about Bertha, encampments and public safety issues. You can watch the video below.
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January 26, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
The False Promise of the Death Penalty
Two high-profile death penalty trials are underway in King County Superior Court: the 2009 assassination of Seattle Police Officer Timothy Brenton and the 2007 Christmas Eve mass murders of three generations of the Anderson family in Carnation. Both crimes were...
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January 15, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Our State’s Regressive Tax Structure
Washington State continues to earn dubious distinctions in the world of tax policy. The latest report on state taxes comes from the Institute on Taxation and Economic Policy, which ranked Washington’s tax structure as the most regressive in the nation....
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January 7, 2015January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
On State and Local Marijuana Regulation
Earlier this week City Attorney Holmes released a very helpful summary of the current status of marijuana regulations in Washington State. He also includes his recommendations for a single, integrated regulatory framework at the State level that provides access to...
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December 23, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Revisiting Wage Theft
Earlier this month I joined a community advocate and a local attorney to talk with Seattle Channel host Brian Callanan about the ongoing problem of wage theft. You can watch the video below:
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December 17, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Looking Outside for Assistant Police Chiefs
Earlier this week, Chief O’Toole announced that she is opening up the five assistant chief positions in the police department to a competitive application process. Within the department, members at the rank of lieutenant and above can apply. In an...
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December 15, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Academics Unite Behind Investments in Early Childhood Education
Last month, leading academics in the field of early childhood education released a statement summarizing the benefits of increased investment in this arena. Hundreds of professors and researchers from across the country have joined the sixty-one founding signatories to show...
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December 15, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess, News Releases
Council President Tim Burgess responds to Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project update
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/15/2014
Council President Tim Burgess responds to Alaskan Way Viaduct Replacement Project update
SEATTLE - Council President Tim Burgess issued the following statement today after the Washington State Department of Trans...
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December 10, 2014January 6, 2023Councilmember Burgess
Looking Upstream
The following article was sent out in my City View Newsletter, which you can sign up to receive here. President Obama announced a new initiative today—Invest in US—to raise awareness about the value of early learning. The president made the...