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8:55 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

Tim Burgess Won't Seek Mayor's Office

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Tim Burgess the night before he dropped out of the mayor's race.
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Seattle City Council Member Tim Burgess is stepping down as a mayoral candidate.  His disclosure came as the filing deadline loomed for the November election. Burgess said he won’t yet endorse anyone. But he said he’s leaving the race to make it easier for another candidate to unseat incumbent Mayor Mike McGinn. 

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Closing Roads To Build New Ones
1:20 pm
Fri May 17, 2013

The West Side Of The Mercer Mess Ramps Up

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Aerial view of the Mercer Street project
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Driving around Seattle this weekend will be trickier than normal. The Seattle Department Of Transportation plans to close parts of Aurora and Mercer Street around South Lake Union as part of the effort to convert Mercer into a two-way street. The city's now focusing on the Mercer West project, the section of Mercer between Dexter Avenue and West Fifth Avenue.

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Seattle Mayor's Race
9:54 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Democratic Party Activists Weigh In On Seattle Mayor's Race

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Members of the 46th District Democrats voting to endorse candidates for Seattle mayor
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Democratic activists in the city of Seattle last night began picking favorites in the Seattle mayoral election. Incumbent mayor Mike McGinn didn’t make their list.

The 46th District Democrats was the first local party organization to endorse in the race. The 46th Legislative District includes parts of north Seattle, Shoreline, and Kenmore.

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Marijuana Licenses
9:45 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Draft Pot Rules Do Not Cap Grow Sizes Or Number Of Licenses

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Originally published on Thu May 16, 2013 4:43 pm

Washington’s Liquor Control Board has published 46-pages of proposed rules for the state’s new recreational marijuana market. But the regulations released Thursday are largely silent on two major issues: the number of business licenses that will be allowed and the size of marijuana grow operations.

The draft rules address marijuana producers, processors and retailers. On the production side, the Liquor Control Board proposes to ban outdoor marijuana grows. Pot would have to be grown within a fully enclosed secure indoor facility or greenhouse.

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Arlene's Flowers
9:44 am
Fri May 17, 2013

Washington Florist Sues State, Says She "Will Not Wilt"

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Originally published on Thu May 16, 2013 4:24 pm

There’s a new development in the case of a Richland, Wash. florist who refused to sell flowers for a same sex couple’s wedding. The business owner’s lawyers announced a counter suit Thursday saying the florist “will not wilt.”

The owner of Arlene’s Flowers argues there are plenty of other shops in the Tri-Cities that could cater to a gay or lesbian wedding. But lawyers for Barronelle Stutzman say she’s refusing that business because of her religious beliefs.

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