Robert McClure

Seattle

Co-founder, InvestigateWest nonprofit journalism studio in Seattle (@InvestigateWest). 2016-17 Knight Science Journalism Fellow (@KSJatMIT). Also @robertmcclure

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Seattle's canopy shrinks as ordinance protects the wrong trees

2 months ago | cascadepbs.org | Robert McClure

The answer emerged months later when the Robinsons learned from a tree-protection advocate that their cedars, pines and other trees had turned up on a city map showing trees “protected” during the development process. That map was required under a controversial update of the city’s tree-protection ordinance passed in 2023 by a conflicted City Council — an ordinance that tree-protection advocates decried as a “giveaway” to developers that would scar the leafy canopy of the Emerald City.
Seattle claims to 'protect' hundreds of trees that were never threatened

Jan 21, 2025 | kuow.org | Robert McClure

Kathy and Dan Robinson’s excitement about their upcoming kitchen renovation turned to puzzlement when Seattle building officials required them to count and measure each tree in their yard and submit a formal report. The Robinsons wondered: What do our trees have to do with remodeling our kitchen?
Seattle claims to ‘protect’ hundreds of trees that were never threatened

Jan 20, 2025 | seattletimes.com | Robert McClure

Kathy and Dan Robinson’s excitement about their upcoming kitchen renovation turned to puzzlement when Seattle building officials required them to count and measure each tree in their yard and submit a formal report. The Robinsons wondered: What do our trees have to do with remodeling our kitchen?
Why the American Healthcare System Has Been Broken for Years

Dec 22, 2024 | lucianne.com | Robert McClure

Original ArticlePosted By: Mercedes44, 12/22/2024 6:17:34 AMWhen I was a kid, my parents taught me that any apology followed by the word "but" was no apology at all. In fact, they said, you might as well not even try. When I became a parent, my wife and I instilled that same point into our children - no justification, no buts - just say you're sorry.
Lessons from Florida for the Democratic Party

Nov 9, 2024 | msn.com | Robert McClure

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Lessons from Florida for the Democratic Party

Nov 9, 2024 | thehill.com | Robert McClure

When Jeb Bush took office in January of 1999, as only the second Republican since Reconstruction to be governor in the Sunshine State, he promised in his inaugural address to shrink the size of government. “While our government has grown larger, so too has the crushing weight of taxes, regulations and mandates on Florida’s families and entrepreneurs,” he said. What media outlets considered to be radical at the time seems in hindsight tame, even quaint by today’s standards.
We challenged WA lawmakers to pledge public transparency. Not many took us up on it | Opinion

Jun 26, 2024 | thenewstribune.com | Robert McClure

The Washington state Capitol in Olympia at sunset. The Olympian Should Washington legislators be allowed to employ a dubious legal theory called “legislative privilege” to withhold documents from the public? More than 80% of Washington residents answered “no” in a Crosscut/Elway poll earlier this year.
Mike Fancher, Robert McClure and Colette Weeks:

May 31, 2024 | spokesman.com | Mike Fancher |Robert McClure |Colette Weeks

By Mike Fancher, Robert McClure and Colette WeeksWashington House Speaker Laurie Jinkins has been the chief proponent of the claim that Washington legislators are entitled to a personal “legislative privilege” that allows them to conceal some records that would otherwise be public. But the Tacoma Democrat is avoiding testifying in court about how that so-called privilege would work.
‘Legislative privilege’ is bogus. Why won’t WA House speaker answer for it— in court? | Opinion

May 28, 2024 | tri-cityherald.com | Mike Fancher |Robert McClure |Colette Weeks

Flanked by Sen. Andy Billing (D-Spokane), House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) responds to a media question concerning the use of legislative privilege during the 2023 Legislative Preview held in the John A. Cherberg Building on the state Capitol campus in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.
‘Legislative privilege’ is bogus. Why won’t WA House speaker answer for it— in court? | Opinion

May 25, 2024 | thenewstribune.com | Mike Fancher |Robert McClure |Colette Weeks

Flanked by Sen. Andy Billing (D-Spokane), House Speaker Laurie Jinkins (D-Tacoma) responds to a media question concerning the use of legislative privilege during the 2023 Legislative Preview held in the John A. Cherberg Building on the state Capitol campus in Olympia on Thursday, Jan. 5, 2023.