PUBLIC FINANCING OF ELECTION CAMPAIGNS IN SEATTLE I believe that Seattle residents should have the opportunity to vote on whether our local elections should receive public financing. Councilmembers are beginning efforts to explore a public financing system for Seattle. If this effort moves forward, the Council will place this decision on either the primary or [...]
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January 4, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
All Seattle Libraries Now Open on Sundays
Thanks to Seattle voters who passed the Libraries for All levy last August, all Seattle neighborhood branch libraries will now be open on Sundays from 1-5 p.m. Having libraries open on Sunday was the highest priority in the 33,000 public comments received during levy planning. 15 neighborhood libraries will be adding Sunday hours: Columbia, High [...]
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January 2, 2013January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
The Nation magazine’s 2012 Progressive Honor Roll
The Nation magazine named me Most Valuable Local Official in their 2012 Progressive Honor Roll. It’s a great honor to be included here, and I really appreciate their mentioning my sense of humor! I’ve copied an excerpt from the article below. Most Valuable Local Official: Nick Licata When Local Progress, a network of progressive local [...]
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December 21, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Creating a State Bank/Investment Trust
On Monday, December 17 the City Council approved the City’s state legislative agenda for 2013. I proposed an amendment to add a provision in support of considering the creation of a state investment trust, to “provide financing for housing development, public works infrastructure, educational infrastructure, student loans, and community quality of life projects.” This was [...]
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December 18, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Council calls on Congress, President to avoid cuts to local services in fiscal cliff
On Monday the Seattle City Council unanimously passed a resolution I sponsored calling on Congress and the President to adopt a balanced approach to avoiding the “fiscal cliff” set to impose across-the board cuts at the start of 2013. The resolution calls for a balanced approach that allows the tax cut for the wealthiest 2 [...]
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December 17, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Happy Holidays!
I thought I would take a break from writing about policy and issues to share with you some of my picks for local holiday entertainment.
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December 17, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata, News Releases
Council urges Congress, President to avoid cuts to local services in fiscal cliff
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: 12/17/2012 Council urges Congress, President to avoid cuts to local services in fiscal cliff
Calls for balanced approach, end to tax cut for wealthiest 2 percent
The Seattle City Council today passed a resolution calling...
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December 14, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Married in City Hall Videos
Last Sunday, Seattle City Hall was opened for same sex couples to get married on the first day that they could marry in Washington State. It was an honor to be there for this historic day, and see firsthand the emotional impact of the passage of Initiative 502 by state voters. The Seattle Channel filmed [...]
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December 12, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Washington Investment Trust Bill
A State Bank is mechanism to directly invest tax deposits to build critically needed infrastructure, create jobs and generate a higher financial returns
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December 10, 2012January 6, 2023Councilmember Licata
Cultural Access Fund
Culture provides essential ingredients for living: joy, wonder and a deeper understanding of life. While we would survive without it, such survival would be too dull to bear.