The Bellevue Bulletin
Happy Friday, and welcome back to the Bulletin! Mayor Parker celebrated her 1,000th day in office this week, and both city council and the state legislature moved a number of important bills. We break it all down in the Bulletin below!
The Bellevue Compass
The Compass is back! Congress is working on an abbreivated schedule with the election approaching, so bills are slow to move and some major topics are falling to the wayside as everyone waits to see what changes after November 4th. We break down what Congress has been up to and what they might be doing next.
In Case You Missed It
Leaders from the G7 bloc of advanced economies have agreed to work "in a coordinated manner" to help bring down diesel prices, reports the BBC.
The jobs market saw a sharp slowdown in September, with employers adding just 29,000 jobs in the final update before the midterm elections, according to recent figures from the Bureau of Labor Statistics.
Coming soon: Skydance, the new media conglomorate born out of the merger between Warner Brothers and Paramount Studios.
Rep. Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez (D-N.Y.) and Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Jeff Merkley(D-Ore.) on Friday released text of legislation intended to ban the use of Flock surveillance cameras and other license plate readers, reports Politico.
GO BIRDS! 🦅💚🏈
See you next week!
The Bellevue Team