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Ferguson speaks at a news conference on February 9 in Seattle about a federal appeals court’s refusal to reinstate the original travel ban. (AP Photo/Elaine Thompson)

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AG Ferguson Still Has Concerns Over Revised Travel Ban

There have been significant changes. But the Washington-led legal battle may not be over.

Puget Sound, as seen from Whidbey Island. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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Proposed Federal Budget Would Slash Puget Sound’s EPA Funding by 93 Percent

It’s just a draft, but it doesn’t bode well, say environmental advocates.

Activists hoist Socialist Alternative signs during the Martin Luther King, Jr. Day March on January 16, 2017. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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So You Wanna Be a Socialist? In Seattle, You’ve Got Options

Making sense of the Socialist rainbow.

Pro-choice and Planned Parenthood supporters gather for a rally on February 11 at Kent’s Town Square Plaza. Photo by Heidi Sanders, Kent Reporter.

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As GOP Eyes Cuts to Birth Control Access, Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops 55 Percent in King County

Local leaders see clear connection between the Affordable Care Act and the encouraging numbers.

Illustration by Tim Durning

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Inside the Fight to Bring Parole Back to Washington State

Nearly 3,000 people are serving life sentences in Washington prisons. Should they be offered a chance at freedom?

Are Uber and Lyft Plotting an End Run On Seattle Regs?

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Are Uber and Lyft Plotting an End Run On Seattle Regs?

TNCs want the state of Washington to create the rules, not cities like Seattle.

Activists rally outside City Hall on February 1, urging the city to close its Wells Fargo accounts. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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Council Votes To End City’s $3 Billion Relationship With Wells Fargo

“When we fight, we win!”

Activists rally outsite City Hall before a finance committee meeting about divesting from Wells Fargo. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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As Wells Fargo Divestment Approaches, Where Should Seattle Put Its $3 Billion?

The world is watching as Seattle blazes a #NoDAPL trail.

How Your Elected Officials, and Some Really Smart Lawyers, Are Fighting Trump

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How Your Elected Officials, and Some Really Smart Lawyers, Are Fighting Trump

A rundown.

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AG Bob Ferguson Files the Nation’s First Lawsuit Against Trump’s Executive Order on Immigration

“In a courtroom, it is not the loudest voice that prevails. It’s the Constitution.”

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Duwamish Superfund Cleanup Under a Trump Administration? It’s Gonna Be OK, Say Advocates

The EPA grants freeze and other orders this week have been terrifying. Here’s some level-setting.

Alaska Airlines runs a biofuel test flight in late 2016. Photo courtesy Alaska Airlines.

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Sea-Tac Wants All Its Flights to Run On Biofuel. And It Has a Plan to Do It.

It’s safe. And clean.

My Mother, My Sister, and I Attended Three Different Women’s Marches in Three Different Parts of the World

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My Mother, My Sister, and I Attended Three Different Women’s Marches in Three Different Parts of the World

Scenes from a global moment.

Educators discuss the importance of making ethnic studies mandatory in Seattle schools on MLK Day. Photos by Sara Bernard.

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NAACP Launches Movement to Make Ethnic Studies Mandatory in Seattle Schools

Educators and advocates want to dismantle institutionalized racism. Step one: Change the curriculum.

Bob Ferguson. Photo from Sound Publishing Archives

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Attorney General Bob Ferguson Says His Office Will Be Instrumental In Fighting Trump Agenda

When the new administration takes office, Democratic attorneys general will be ready.

The new battery-powered bus, coming soon to a route near you. Photo courtesy King County.

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King County Metro Buys Nation’s Largest Fleet of Battery-Powered Buses

This puts us on track to have an all-electric, zero-emissions transit system in the near future.

A protester outside the Wells Fargo building in downtown Seattle. Photography by Alex Garland

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So You Want to Divest from DAPL. Will the Financial Industry Let You?

Conventional wisdom says putting your money where your values are will cost you. But that’s changing.

Anti-coal activists packed a public hearing about Longview’s proposed export terminal last May. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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Department of Natural Resources Deals Blow to Longview Coal Export Terminal

Coal’s last-last gasp? On Tuesday, the DNR denied a key permit required to build the project.

Local activist and artist Nikkita Oliver sings at the #Earth2Trump event in Seattle. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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Earth 2 Trump: Cross-Country Tour of Resistance Launches in Seattle

The Center for Biological Diversity began its 16-city anti-Trump tour on Monday.

Seattle hotel workers discuss I-124 at a Hotel Safety Summit hosted by Unite Here Local 8 in July. Photo by Sara Bernard.

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Hotel Industry Files Suit Against Hotel Workers’ Initiative

Less than a month after I-124 became law, three hospitality associations sued the City of Seattle.