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Still No Late-Voter Surge for Nikkita Oliver
Cary Moon retains second-place position; Oliver running out of time to catch up.
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Car-Free Hiking! Metro Launches Shuttle to Select Trails
The Issaquah Alps program could lead to transit service to farther-out areas like Mailbox Peak.
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Advocates Call for Puget Sound Energy to Speed Up Coal Plant Closure
“If we’re going to make any progress on climate, it’s going to have to come from the state…
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Washington Voters Will Be Asked to Weigh In on New Taxes
The advisory measures are nonbinding, but the architect of the ballot items says they could change the conversation…
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Late Ballots Could Help Nikkita Oliver, But Maybe Not Sara Nelson
Conventional wisdom says the late voters are the far-left voters. Will that sway the election?
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Hanging With the Winners and Losers in Tuesday Night’s Mayoral Primary
Durkan went German, McGinn went Vegan, and second place went way up in the air.
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Could the State Create a Public-Option Health Care Plan?
A study this year will suss out the idea of creating a plan to compete with private insurers.
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Lawmakers to Court: We’ve Complied With School-Funding Order
The people behind the McCleary lawsuit that prompted the order disagree.
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Kent Officers, Witnesses Describe Fatal Shooting of Joseph-McDade
As the formal investigation nears its conclusion, a more complete account of the night emerges.
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Muslim Advocates Allege Seattle Police Favored ‘Anti-Sharia’ Protesters at June Rally
The counter-protesters have asked for an investigation of SPD’s tactics.
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Insurance Commissioner Says Skinny Mandate Could Create Fat Problems In Washington
The regulators say the Senate is ‘playing with fire.’
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Petition Seeks Rewrite of State’s New Distracted-Driving Law
Petitioners focus on the law’s impact on eating, drinking, and smoking while driving.
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Emails Show Mayor’s Office and Berkeley Economist Coordinated Release of Favorable Minimum Wage Study
The study has been pushed as a counterweight to a more negative UW study.
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The City Council Is Showing Cowardly Deference to Murray
Councilmembers need to stop talking around the accusations facing the mayor.
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Inside the Minimum Wage Data War
The UW team studying the $15 minimum wage was supposed to transcend politics. Fat chance.
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With Joint Committee, Murray Parries Call for Resignation
A mayoral/council joint committee will decide how (and possibly when) Mayor Ed Murray leaves office.
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Housed Neighbors Lobby to Keep Tent City 5 in Interbay
Activists are asking the Port and City Council to provide a new location for the authorized encampment in…
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Faith-Based Pregnancy Centers Must Now Post ‘This is Not a Health Care Facility’ Sign
A new rule from the King County Board of Health reignites the abortion debate.