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Seattle City Council advances on controversial ethics bill
The chances of the bill passing in the full council remain up in the air, as the mayor has strongly opposed the legislation ...
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To recuse or not to recuse? The Seattle City Council debates an ethics conundrum
The Seattle City Council is scheduled to debate a change to the city's ethics policy Thursday. Current rules require council ...
Seattle City Council to consider changing ethics code for votes
A proposed bill could clear the way for more Seattle council members to consider laws regulating tenant protection bills and business in the city.
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With Workers Strike Back looming, Seattle City Council to begin debate over conflict of interest changes
Seattle City Council president Sara Nelson will face off with the return of an old nemesis Thursday afternoon as her Governance, Accountability, and Economic Development Committee meets to debate ...
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‘Disruptive to the order of the council’ — Protest over proposed conflict of interest changes snarls Seattle City Council session
Debate over a proposed major change to the Seattle City Council’s conflict of interest rules has former District 3 representative Kshama Sawant and her socialist supporters back in City Hall ...
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The Ethics Code Showdown
Under the current iteration of the bill, a council member would file a conflict of interest disclosure with both the Seattle Ethics and Elections Commission (SEEC) and the city clerk, and then ...