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Why is the County Breaking the Law?
Some of you out there may have seen the Bellingham Herald article about the $50,000 Whatcom County has decided to pay a Seattle law firm. Some of you may have read some of the fantastic coverage of...
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What is going on with the State Legislature?
Hello Loyal Readers, People seemed to really like my simple explanation I posted last week titled, “Why is the County Breaking the Law?“. Building on that, I would like to offer a simple explanation...
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Keep It Simple, Sweeney: The Fiscal Cliff
Hello Loyal Readers, So there is a great deal of hubbub about the fiscal cliff. Did we go over? I heard there was a deal, what is going on? Did Obama cave? What does that even mean? Have no fear, I...
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Keep it Simple, Sweeney: Why is it so hard to pass gun safety measures?
This is another entry in my “Keep it Simple, Sweeney” category (you can find the other entries here), where I take a big complicated issue and break it down into easy to understand parts. It is a...
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What the Heck is Substitute Senate Bill 5444?
Looking for simple explanations for the rest of your ballot? Check out my Voter’s Guide here. There you are, making your way through your ballot, and you come across something weird. Substitute Senate...
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Bellingham Waterfront 101
This is another entry in my “Keep it Simple, Sweeney” category (you can find the other entries here), where I take a big complicated issue and break it down into easy-to-understand parts. The...
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Transportation a key issue for 2014
Today’s article combines some recent news with a deeper look at the state of transportation funding in Washington, courtesy of the Policy Junkie. While Governor Inslee attempted to raise the stakes of...
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Charter Review and District Only Voting
“Treasuring the many wonders of our unique environment and realizing that the power and duty to govern and protect this region is inherent in its people, we, the citizens of Whatcom County, in order to...
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A Simple Walkthrough of the City of Bellingham Budget
On Monday, the City Council approved a new budget for 2015-2016. The Bellingham Herald put up an article documenting the changes between the initial proposal and the final approved budget (short...
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