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Sound Transit Plans High-Capacity Buses for the Eastside
Faster bus lines along I-405 and SR-522 are in the works.
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King County Employment Continues to Rise
New statistics show a decrease in unemployment and higher average pay, but the growth may start to slow.
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The Never-Ending Search for an Effective King County Homeless Plan
While All Home attempts to address the issue, the group’s lack of actual power results in little change.
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County Plans for Second Safe Drug Site Now on Hold
Following intense resistance to the proposal from the suburbs, county officials are taking a wait-and-see approach.
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King County Bans Chewing Tobacco in Sports Stadiums
Advocates say the ban will keep youth athletes from using dip.
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King County Council Passes Renter Protections Bill
The legislation is intended to prevent landlords from discriminating based on the source of a prospective tenant’s income.
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County Funding for Eastside Performing Arts Center in Jeopardy
Bellevue’s long-planned Tateuchi Center could lose $1.2 million.
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King County Sheriff’s Deputies to Carry Naloxone
All 450 deputies are slated carry the heroin overdose antidote by mid-summer.
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Washington Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Conviction
The case, which hinges on a 2006 quadruple murder, is likely to be appealed to the United States…
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Critics Say Draft Plan From Homelessness Task Force Underwhelms
One Table’s first stab at recommendations leaves some members calling for a bolder, clearly financed plan.
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Homeless Riders Rack Up Bus Fare Fines
King County Metro says that it will review its system to account for RapidShare users who can’t pay.
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Legislators Come to Agreement on Deadly Force Reform
An agreement between lawmakers, activists, and police alters and passes the I-940 ballot initiative.
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Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature
In protest, House Republicans refused to vote on the controversial bill.
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Behind the Scenes of the Governor’s Veto of the Public Records Bill
How negotiations between Jay Inslee’s office, lawmakers, and media organizations led to the end of the controversial legislation.
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Lawmakers Face Backlash Over Public Records Bill
Legislators frame the bill as a win for open government, while opponents hope for an Inslee veto.
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State Legislators Restrict Public Access to Their Records
Critics slam the move as a blow to government transparency.
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Car Tab Bill Could Slash Sound Transit Funding
Local transportation advocates fear projects — including light rail — may feel the financial squeeze.
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Capital Budget Passed, But Affordable Housing Still Threatened
Some state projects aimed at homeless families and disabled veterans won’t happen.
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Ballot Initiative Threat Has Energy Industry Warming to Governor’s Carbon Tax Plan
Businesses fear a ballot-passed tax could be far costlier than a negotiated deal.
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Should the City Expand Its Homeless Outreach?
The Navigation Team was created to ease the impact of encampment clean-ups, but its growth is on hold…