On 26th November 2025, Rachel Reeves will deliver Labour’s second autumn budget. It’s easy to talk about the politics, characters, and narratives about rising or falling popularity – but what about the actual substance and how it’ll affect peoples’ lives? Every media organisation and charity will be interested in analysingthe budget, but we’ve repeatedly seen […] The post How to Talk About the 2025 Budget appeared first on Equality Trust.| Equality Trust
The Urbanist Elections Committee is excited to announce our 2025 general election endorsements, which span the region from Tacoma to Everett. Be sure to vote by November 4. The post 2025 General Election Endorsements first appeared on The Urbanist.| The Urbanist
At an October 8th forum, urbanist-backed Kirkland City Council candidates discussed housing solutions, but none of their opponents showed, clearly ceding housing leadership in the four races. Here's a recap of the solutions candidates laid out. The post Pro-Housing Kirkland Council Candidates Discuss Affordability, Opponents Skip Forum first appeared on The Urbanist.| The Urbanist
The Urbanist and Tech4Housing are hosting a rally and mega-canvass Sunday in Columbia City for Seattle City Council candidates Alexis Mercedes Rinck, Dionne Foster, and Eddie Lin, City Attorney candidate Erika Evans, and mayoral candidate Katie Wilson. Join us to help put the urbanist slate over the top. The post Op-Ed: Why Seattle’s Housing Future Depends on You first appeared on The Urbanist.| The Urbanist
# Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell and progressive challenger Katie Wilson have debated many times over the course of the general election, and one of the most recent was at Seattle University and co-sponsored by KOMO. Seeking to make up ground after finishing a distant second in the primary, Harrell continued to harangue Wilson for a perceived| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
The Colorado Opportunity Caucus, considered among the more moderate Democrats in the legislature, organized the event. The caucus was formed as a nonprofit that doesn’t disclose its donors.| The Colorado Sun
Three hotels repurposed as homeless shelters will stay open, under new management and higher contracts with security| The Colorado Sun
Colorado’s 0.5% effective property tax rate was the tenth lowest in the country in 2023, the nonprofit Tax Foundation found| The Colorado Sun
Colorado activated its prison population management plan, which helps the state manage capacity when prisons are operating at more than 97% full for 30 straight days| The Colorado Sun
As the second female governor of Connecticut, Jodi Rell faced struggles but helped the state stabilize after controversy and corruption. The post M. Jodi Rell: Connecticut’s 87th Governor first appeared on Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
Connecticut has both an official state seal and state coat of arms that both include the state motto, “Qui Transtulit Sustinet." The post Connecticut State Seal and Arms first appeared on Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
Edward Hopkins (1600–1657) was an influential figure in the early history of the Connecticut Colony, serving multiple terms as colonial governor.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
The parliamentary resolution is likely to inflame tensions between the two countries, which fought a brief war in 2008.| web.archive.org
# Mayor Bruce Harrell has pledged to complete labor negotiations with the Seattle Police Officers Guild before the end of the year. But facing a tough reelection fight, he might not be around to sign the deal, which challenger Katie Wilson may want to renegotiate anyway.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Nearly $200,000 in outside spending from a political action committee started by one Woodinville tech worker has upended local politics in the quiet suburb. The goal? Taking down a pro-growth council majority.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# A 5-2 vote at the council puts a zoning rollback in Three Tree Point, Lake Burien, and Seahurst on the table for 2026, following months of advocacy by residents. This November's election will likely play a big role in the final policy outcome.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The race for Seattle Mayor is heating up, with progressive challenger Katie Wilson securing new labor support and incumbent Bruce Harrell ramping up fundraising and attacks on his opponent. Harrell also called in an endorsement from a national Democratic Party leader via Pete Buttigieg.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# In Mayor Bruce Harrell’s 2026 budget proposal unveiled Tuesday, the Seattle Police Department was the big winner, seeing a $34.5 million increase. The mayor would use a new 0.1% “public safety” sales tax increase and a business tax overhaul to close a $122 million deficit and fund new investments.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
When shoe-manufacturer Phineas Chapman Lounsbury of Ridgefield, Connecticut won the Republican party nomination for governor on September 9, 1886, it marked the beginning of a short-lived bu…| Today in Connecticut History
The state senator from Brighton ran unsuccessfully for Congress in 2022. She sits on the legislature’s powerful Joint Budget Committee.| The Colorado Sun
Democrats on the House Oversight Committee released on Monday a sexually suggestive letter to Jeffrey Epstein purportedly signed by President Donald Trump, which he has denied.| Las Vegas Review-Journal
If the agreement holds, it would end nearly two years of negotiations on how to try to prevent AI from harming people when they do things like apply for jobs, seek out loans and pursue a college degree| The Colorado Sun
# Friday's ballot count was very friendly to Seattle progressives, with mayoral challenger Katie Wilson exceeding the 50% mark with the boost. The election dynamics favor a progressive wave. Here's why.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Five major bike safety projects are all opening within a few months of each other, filling in critical gaps in Seattle's network. But most of the credit for ensuring that Hot Bike Summer happened in the first place goes to previous city leaders.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# After losing three consecutive mayoral races and six of nine Council seats in two years, Seattle progressives sealed their best Primary election in over a decade. Across the board, Seattle progressives head into November as favorites.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Adriana Smith's shocking case shows the consequences of the state's restrictive abortion ban.| HuffPost
# Council President Sara Nelson and Councilmember Rob Saka unexpectedly skipped a housing committee meeting Wednesday, holding up 14 appointments to the shorthanded Seattle Renters Commission. Councilmember Alexis Rinck sharply criticized the "disrespectful" move, as did several nominees.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
The Constitution of 1965 transformed Connecticut’s representation model by replacing equal town allotments with a system based on population.| Connecticut History | a CTHumanities Project
# The Urbanist Elections Committee is excited to announce our 2025 primary election endorsements, which span the region from Tacoma to Everett. Be sure to vote by August 5.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# The race for King County Executive is heating up, and King County Councilmember Claudia Balducci says that she has the edge based on her internal polling. King County Council Chair Girmay Zahilay came in a close second in the poll, and King County Assessor John Wilson was a distant third, weighted down by stalking and harassment allegations.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
Senate Bill 86 would require large social media companies used by people in Colorado to take down flagged accounts if they’re determined to be selling guns or drugs, or if the accounts are engaged in the sex trafficking or sexual exploitation of minors.| The Colorado Sun
# Seattle City Council's District 2 race just got a little more crowded, as Protec17 union steward Jamie Fackler announced his candidacy today. Fackler brings the strongest union ties to the race, and he also is the most unabashed proponent of social housing.| The Urbanist » Advocacy journalism for better cities.
# Last week Seattle City Council heard from some of the groups most vulnerable to the new Trump administration: those representing LGBTQ+, reproductive, immigrant, and workers’ rights. This begins their examination of potential federal impacts on Seattle, which could include power outages and shuttered research programs at the University of Washington.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# An interim ordinance will allow Seattle to meet a state deadline, and decide how to allow four and six units on residential lots around the city. But exactly how to do that will likely be a hotly debated issue on the city council.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# The Sound Transit Executive Committee approved a secret "Candidate C" as its CEO pick today. It's unclear if that candidate is King County Executive Dow Constantine or another finalist. The committee will seek to negotiate an employment contract and formally approve the hire at the agency's full board meeting on March 27.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# Praised for delivering Seattle's massive waterfront revamp, the Office of the Waterfront has faced criticism for being shadowy and unaccountable. Now it will become a one-stop-shop for Sound Transit permitting.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# A Seattle Council committee voted to move forward with Mayor Bruce Harrell's new less lethal weapons bill on Tuesday. Scheduled for a final vote on February 4, this bill is one of the last steps in Seattle exiting the consent decree, but critics are concerned it could impact Seattleites' constitutional rights of free speech and assembly.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# Washington State's transportation chief Roger Millar is out after eight years, as Governor-elect Bob Ferguson prepares to take office. Widely recognized as a leader in progressive transportation policy, Millar will be tough to replace.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# Shaun Scott is headed to the Washington State House. Jessica Bateman is headed to the state senate. Alexis Mercedes Rinck won a Seattle City Council seat, and Ryan Mello is the new Pierce County Executive. All were endorsed by The Urbanist.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# Progressives are off to a fast start in Washington state early returns. All four Republican-backed statewide initiative repealing progressive legislation are in trouble. Urbanist-endorsed Shaun Scott and Alexis Mercedes Rinck are up big, and urbanist Ryan Mello has a lead in the Pierce County Executive race.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
# A pro-Woo PAC pumped $70,000 into the race Friday as a last ditch effort to swing the election. So far, Alexis Mercedes Rinck had been able to keep pace, with help from the Progressive People Power PAC.| The Urbanist - Examining urban policy to improve cities and quality of life.
Among the figures cited in testimony during first week of trial was Ron Watkins, former administrator of website that hosts QAnon conspiracies| The Colorado Sun
State-level races are becoming a central focus of American politics as the lasting effects of new congressional maps and election laws raise the stakes.| www.nytimes.com
Federal money slated to improve 200 water and sewer systems across the state but must be spent: 'An investment in our future.'| South Dakota News Watch
The first in a series of South Dakota News Watch-Chiesman Center for Democracy polls about several political topics in the state.| South Dakota News Watch
