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King County Could Ban Solitary Confinement for Youth in Detention
Last week, a lawsuit was filed over the practice; this week, King County scrambled to respond.
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UW Student Seeks to Push the Conversation Beyond #MeToo
In response to the recent social media firestorm about sexual violence, a survivor launches an interactive project on…
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Kids in King County Jail Are Punished Harshly for Pranks and Sent to Isolation, Lawsuit Contends
Columbia Legal Services filed a lawsuit against the county, alleging violations of due process. The details of the…
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Activists Disrupt Over 100 Bank Branches Across Seattle for Financing Tar Sands Projects
“This movement is not separate from Standing Rock, it’s an extension of it.”
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In Effort to Tackle Opioid Epidemic, New Facility Will Host Detox and Mental Health Services in One
The facility is designed to address drug addiction and the root causes of homelessness.
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Cary Moon Wants to Crack Down on Real-Estate Profiteers. Will That Help?
Experts are split on whether non-resident buyers are hurting Seattle’s affordability.
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Moon Campaign Calls Out Big Corporations for Quietly Funding Durkan Campaign
Though both mayoral candidates have plans for supporting small businesses in Seattle.
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Why Do Self-Driving Cars Get Climate Cred?
Local experts weigh in on why cars could (maybe) be (part of) the answer.
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An End to Private Prisons? Washington Reps Introduce Act to Phase Out Immigration Detention
“Our broken immigration system … is a profit-making enterprise of large, private corporations.”
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With The Middle Fork Road Now Paved, Will the Valley Get ‘Loved to Death’?
Managers know parking will be a problem, but say solutions are on their way.
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So Long, Red Apple: A Beloved Central District Staple Set to Close
An icon of the CD officially gives way to new development. It closes on September 30.
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Ferguson Sues Northwest Detention Center Operator Over $1-a-Day Wages
The suit against GEO Group alleges violations of Washington state minimum wage law.
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No Rest for the Wicked—or the Seattle City Attorney’s Office
An activist City Council makes for boatloads of legal work.
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Proposed Regulations Strike a Pretty Good Balance, Short-Term Rental Owners Say
Though they won’t please everyone.
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City Begins Sweep of Spokane Street Encampment, Amid Protests
Homeless advocates decry the process and call for deeply affordable housing.
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Lawyers for Father of Charleena Lyles File Wrongful Death Suit, Call Inquest a ‘Sham’
The suit is against the two SPD officers who shot her. The City of Seattle will be added…
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International Campaign to #StopSucking Plastic Straws Launches in Seattle
And next summer, Seattle will begin enforcing a law banning all single-use plastics—including straws.
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‘It’s Outrageous!’ Ferguson Sues Trump Administration Over DACA Order
On Tuesday, Ferguson said he’d be filing a lawsuit “very, very soon.” On Wednesday, he filed it.
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On the Eve of Commercial Expansion, South Park Prepares
A once-isolated enclave inside Seattle’s industrial corridor, the neighborhood will soon change. What will be lost, and what…