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Articles by Josh Kelety
A Canadian safe consumption site in Lethbridge. Photo supplied by ARCHES in Lethbridge
County Plans for Second Safe Drug Site Now...
By Josh Kelety • April 20, 2018 5:00 pm

Following intense resistance to the proposal from the suburbs, county officials are taking a wait-and-see approach.

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Photo by Josh Kelety
King County Bans Chewing Tobacco in Sports Stadiums
By Josh Kelety • April 19, 2018 5:00 pm

Advocates say the ban will keep youth athletes from using dip.

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King County Council Passes Renter Protections Bill
King County Council Passes Renter Protections Bill
By Josh Kelety • April 18, 2018 7:30 am

The legislation is intended to prevent landlords from discriminating based on the source of a prospective tenant’s income.

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An artist rendering of the Tateuchi Center in Bellevue. Courtesy of the Tateuchi Center
County Funding for Eastside Performing Arts Center in...
By Josh Kelety • April 16, 2018 4:30 pm

Bellevue’s long-planned Tateuchi Center could lose $1.2 million.

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King County Sheriff’s Deputies to Carry Naloxone
King County Sheriff’s Deputies to Carry Naloxone
By Josh Kelety • April 13, 2018 3:30 pm

All 450 deputies are slated carry the heroin overdose antidote by mid-summer.

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Kirkland Reporter file photo
Washington Supreme Court Upholds Death Penalty Conviction
By Josh Kelety • April 12, 2018 5:20 pm

The case, which hinges on a 2006 quadruple murder, is likely to be appealed to the United States Supreme Court.

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Critics Say Draft Plan From Homelessness Task Force Underwhelms
Critics Say Draft Plan From Homelessness Task Force...
By Josh Kelety • April 10, 2018 9:00 am

One Table’s first stab at recommendations leaves some members calling for a bolder, clearly financed plan.

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Photo by SounderBruce/Wikimedia
Homeless Riders Rack Up Bus Fare Fines
By Josh Kelety • April 5, 2018 5:00 pm

King County Metro says that it will review its system to account for RapidShare users who can’t pay.

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Photo by Nicolas Vigier/Flickr
Legislators Come to Agreement on Deadly Force Reform
By Josh Kelety • March 9, 2018 12:30 pm

An agreement between lawmakers, activists, and police alters and passes the I-940 ballot initiative.

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By Taylor McAvoy
Home healthcare worker bill approved by state Legislature
By Josh Kelety • March 6, 2018 3:00 pm

In protest, House Republicans refused to vote on the controversial bill.

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Photo by Taylor McAvoy
Behind the Scenes of the Governor’s Veto of...
By Josh Kelety • March 2, 2018 3:00 pm

How negotiations between Jay Inslee’s office, lawmakers, and media organizations led to the end of the controversial legislation.

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Photo by Taylor McAvoy
Lawmakers Face Backlash Over Public Records Bill
By Josh Kelety • February 27, 2018 3:30 am

Legislators frame the bill as a win for open government, while opponents hope for an Inslee veto.

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Photo by Taylor McAvoy
State Legislators Restrict Public Access to Their Records
By Josh Kelety • February 26, 2018 7:00 am

Critics slam the move as a blow to government transparency.

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Light rail funding could be in trouble if car tab taxes decrease. (Photo by Richard Eriksson/Flickr)
Car Tab Bill Could Slash Sound Transit Funding
By Josh Kelety • January 28, 2018 7:00 am

Local transportation advocates fear projects — including light rail — may feel the financial squeeze.

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Washington state capitol campus. Photo by Cacophony/Wikimedia
Capital Budget Passed, But Affordable Housing Still Threatened
By Josh Kelety • January 19, 2018 4:41 pm

Some state projects aimed at homeless families and disabled veterans won’t happen.

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Photo by SounderBruce/Flickr
Ballot Initiative Threat Has Energy Industry Warming to...
By Josh Kelety • January 19, 2018 4:03 pm

Businesses fear a ballot-passed tax could be far costlier than a negotiated deal.

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While the new Navigation Center is the recommended choice of the Navigation Team, it’s unclear how effective their efforts have been. File photo
Should the City Expand Its Homeless Outreach?
By Josh Kelety • January 15, 2018 7:30 am

The Navigation Team was created to ease the impact of encampment clean-ups, but its growth is on hold as some question its effectiveness.

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As promised, a decision was delivered before the Thanksgiving holiday.
King County Judge Rules Against Seattle Income Tax
By Josh Kelety • November 22, 2017 4:00 pm

The judgment sets up an appeal to the state Supreme Court.

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Photo by Nathalie Graham
Battle Lines Are Drawn in the Income Tax...
By Josh Kelety • November 15, 2017 6:00 am

On Friday, the City’s attempt at a more progressive tax system begins a journey that is likely to end at the state Supreme Court. Here is a preview of the fight ahead.

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Money On the Table for a Safe Drug Consumption Site in Seattle
Money On the Table for a Safe Drug...
By Josh Kelety • November 7, 2017 3:00 pm

As other cities in King County balk, Seattle’s City Council preps for a major public-health effort.

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