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Seattle Gay News
Mayoral race gets ugly:
Durkan campaign charges Moon supporters with homophobia; controversial email at heart of the complaint
Jenny Durkan – Photo by Nate Gowdy
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer Mayoral candidate Jenny Durkan’s campaign has charged her opponent’s supporters with homophobia as the campaign goes into its final days before the
November 7 election. Durkan’s campaign spokesperson, Stephanie Formas, emailed the SGN on October 24, saying that sexist and homophobic attacks on Durkan were “now being
David Rolf– Photo courtesy of SEIU 775 and Nicole Grant – Photo courtesy of MLKCLC
by Nicole Grant, Martin Luther King County Labor Council and David Rolf, SEIU 775 Special to the SGN
see EMAIL page 8
Pramila Jayapal speech against Trump tax plan
Photo courtesy of Pramila Jayapal / Twitter
“Mr. Chairman, I rise in strong opposition to this Fiscal Year ’18 budget resolution for a number of reasons, not the least of which that the underlying assumptions are grossly misleading. It assumes fictions like hundreds of billions of dollars from the repeal of the Affordable Care Act, and
Two labor leaders make the case for Jenny Durkan
it assumes an economic growth rate of 3%, which most economists on both sides do not believe is possible. “This budget is merely a vehicle for Republicans to fast-track tax cuts for millionaires, billionaires, and large corpo-
see JAYAPAL page 24
Seattle has become a beacon to the nation, pioneering cutting edge policies to address income inequality and improve the lives of workers. We led by implementing a $15 minimum wage and paid sick leave,
see LABOR page 9
Alexander-Murray healthcare compromise would reduce premiums and deficit, CBO says
Sen. Patty Murray and Sen. Lamar Alexander – Photo courtesy of J. Scott Applewhite / AP
by Mike Andrew SGN Staff Writer The bipartisan health care compromise brokered by Washington Democrat Patty Murray and Tennessee Republican Lamar Alexander would reduce insurance
premiums for consumers and also reduce the federal budget deficit, according to the Congressional Budget Office (CBO). The Alexander-Murray bill would restore federal funding for CSRs – the “cost-sharing reduction” payments
see HEALTHCARE page 24