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    Articles by Brandon Macz
    Sound Transit moves ahead to mitigate closure of South Bellevue Park and Ride
    Sound Transit moves ahead to mitigate closure of...
    By Brandon Macz • February 17, 2015 1:38 pm

    Opposition to more parking on Mercer Island is noted.

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    Powerlines needed to meet demand
    Powerlines needed to meet demand
    By Brandon Macz • September 9, 2014 2:58 pm

    PSE says transmission system to reach peak capacity by 2017.

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    215 local police officers now trained to identify drug use
    215 local police officers now trained to identify...
    By Brandon Macz • September 2, 2014 3:20 pm

    Law enforcement officers in Washington are no longer just asking drivers if they’ve been drinking when they’re pulled over, as legalized marijuana in the state adds the question, “Have you smoked anything today?”

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    Bellevue’s Lincoln Square to expand
    Bellevue’s Lincoln Square to expand
    By Brandon Macz • June 26, 2014 10:00 am

    Expansion will add two towers, office space, a hotel and 500 residential units.

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    PSE faces pushback, lawsuit on new transmission line plans
    PSE faces pushback, lawsuit on new transmission line...
    By Brandon Macz • May 13, 2014 2:45 pm

    The utility is evaluating two possible routes for new power lines.

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    Kemper Freeman planning for even more development
    Kemper Freeman planning for even more development
    By Brandon Macz • May 13, 2014 2:11 pm

    Kemper Freeman unveiled on Friday his company’s new multimillion dollar leasing center for the $1.2 billion Bellevue Collection expansion, anticipated to break ground in July with tenants to be filled by the time construction is complete.

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    What happened to the state transportation package?
    What happened to the state transportation package?
    By Brandon Macz • April 1, 2014 4:51 pm

    Lawmakers explain why the package stalled and what comes next.

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    Attorney General focuses on transparency, scams
    Attorney General focuses on transparency, scams
    By Brandon Macz • December 10, 2013 5:46 pm

    Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson says his office is prioritizing as best it can to deal with current and pending legal challenges in the state in the face of a slimmer budget, and he’s confident critical issues are being addressed.

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    Real Change newspaper comes to the Eastside
    Real Change newspaper comes to the Eastside
    By Brandon Macz • November 25, 2013 4:39 pm

    The Real Change Homeless Empowerment Project is expanding its reach to the Eastside.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee came to the Reporter offices last Friday to talk about the critical need to pass a transportation package and the issue of I-90 tolling.  Inslee
    Inslee wants $10 billion for roads, bridges
    By Brandon Macz • October 29, 2013 1:59 pm

    Before an Apple Cup champion emerges, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee says he wants to see an approved transportation bill on his desk crafted through a bipartisan effort and identifying $10 billion in revenue sources needed to keep the state’s roads and bridges from failing.

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    Few attend WSDOT meeting on tolls
    Few attend WSDOT meeting on tolls
    By Brandon Macz • October 14, 2013 6:41 pm

    At a sparsely attended forum to gather input from Eastside residents about a legislative proposal to toll the Interstate 90 bridge at the cross-lake Washington corridor, many were upset that they may end up footing the bill to complete the State Route 520 bridge replacement program.

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