Seattle City Council election is about big bucks, but not Bezos’ | Brier Dudley column
Big money is at stake in Seattle's election. Not the $1.45 million Amazon is spending or the comparable amount unions are contributing. Those dollars are...
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Brier Dudley
Brier Dudley is a member of The Seattle Times editorial board. His columns appear regularly on editorial pages of The Times.
The next path for Steve Davis | Opinion | Brier Dudley column
The next presidency will need help restoring the nation's reputation for compassion and generous foreign aid. Perhaps Davis, outgoing chief executive of global-health nonprofit PATH,...
Forget Seattle streetcar, restart ride-free zone | Opinion
Instead of frittering away hundreds of millions on a poky streetcar, Seattle should resurrect its Metro bus ride-free zone downtown.
Vote no on I-1631: People would pay, not ‘Big Oil’
Voters are being misled by Initiative 1631 proponents into thinking energy companies, not energy consumers, will pay the carbon fees. Regardless of how one feels...
Seattle’s affordable-housing bargain will be ‘grand’ when developers foot the bill | Brier Dudley / Times editorial columnist
Seattle should seek a better deal from developers under the dubious “grand bargain” for affordability. The program isn’t performing as expected, yet Seattle is trying...
Amazon shows risk of Seattle City Hall head tax | Brier Dudley / Times editorial columnist
In response to Seattle’s proposed head tax, Amazon is pausing construction of a new tower and may sublease to tenants a new skyscraper in downtown...
Today’s lesson in open government | Brier Dudley / Times editorial columnist
There are a few lessons to be learned from the Washington Legislature’s despicable effort to undermine the state Public Records Act. One is where Gov....
Look to B.C. for evidence carbon tax doesn’t work | Brier Dudley / Times editorial columnist
What happened to making Washington’s taxes more progressive? Now elected officials are rushing to pass a regressive carbon tax, modeled on a British Columbia tax...