Mayor Ed Murray

Seattle Council Members’ Tax Plan Targets Top 5 Percent
Seattle Council Members’ Tax Plan Targets Top 5 Percent
Seattle Council Members’ Tax Plan Targets Top 5 Percent
SEATTLE (AP) — A couple of Seattle City Council members have gained the blessing of Mayor Ed Murray on a draft ordinance to impose a citywide income tax. The Seattle Post-Intelligencer reports Kshama Sawant and Lisa Herbold on Monday rolled out their proposal to put a 2 percent tax on income more than $250,000 for single filers and $500,000 for joint filers in Seattle...
Attorney States Sex Abuse Case Against Mayor Disproven After Exam
Attorney States Sex Abuse Case Against Mayor Disproven After Exam
Attorney States Sex Abuse Case Against Mayor Disproven After Exam
SEATTLE (AP) — A lawyer representing the mayor of Seattle in a sexual abuse lawsuit says the case should be dropped because a medical exam refutes the alleged victim's claims of a mole on the mayor's body. Attorney Robert Sulkin said at a news conference that a doctor who examined Mayor Ed Murray Tuesday reports Murray has no mole or bump on his body as described and there are no signs of a mole b
Seattle Mayor Calls for Proposals for Redeveloping KeyArena
Seattle Mayor Calls for Proposals for Redeveloping KeyArena
Seattle Mayor Calls for Proposals for Redeveloping KeyArena
SEATTLE (AP) — Mayor Ed Murray has announced the city of Seattle will issue a request for proposals in January 2017 for redevelopment of KeyArena. Murray announced the plan on Thursday. In a statement, Murray acknowledged that two entities, AEG and The Oak View Group, have contacted the city seeking an agreement on a redevelopment plan for the former home of the Seattle SuperSonics...
Complaints But No Fines Under Seattle’s Gender Restroom Law
Complaints But No Fines Under Seattle’s Gender Restroom Law
Complaints But No Fines Under Seattle’s Gender Restroom Law
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle has received over 70 reports of businesses not complying with its new all-gender restroom ordinance since the city began enforcing it in March. The Seattle Times reports 33 people filed the reports. No businesses have been fined but they've been sent letters advising them to change their signs and provide evidence they did...
Seattle Mayor Decries Sexist Attacks to Sports Arena Vote
Seattle Mayor Decries Sexist Attacks to Sports Arena Vote
Seattle Mayor Decries Sexist Attacks to Sports Arena Vote
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's mayor and an investor have condemned sports fans' sexist attacks against the mostly female City Council after its vote sidetracked a proposed arena project aimed at luring back the NBA. All five women on the nine-member council voted against selling a street to investor Chris Hansen, complicating his plan to build an arena in a Seattle neighborhood to house a professional
Seattle Mayor Bans City Employee Travel to North Carolina
Seattle Mayor Bans City Employee Travel to North Carolina
Seattle Mayor Bans City Employee Travel to North Carolina
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle's mayor has banned city employee travel to North Carolina after a law was signed last week there preventing all cities and counties from passing anti-discrimination rules. Mayor Ed Murray signed the executive order Monday, saying he's committed to signing additional orders should any other state follow North Carolina. ...