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The Many Benefits of Unliving Together

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The Many Benefits of Unliving Together

Some couples see sharing a home as overrated, even oppressive. They opt to live apart.

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GOP-Business Alliance Launches Slick “Lower My Tabs” Campaign

Conservatives are trying to drum up support for bills that would cut Sound Transit tax revenue by $6…

Rep. Dave Reichert, 8th Congressional District

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Indivisibles Kept Heat on Reichert Until the Very End

Constituents had been hounding the Republican representative to vote against the American Health Care Act. Turns out he…

House Speaker Paul Ryan of Wis. leaves after telling the news media that he has pulled the health care overhaul bill, Friday, March 24, 2017, on Capitol Hill in Washington. Speaking about the failure of health care bill: Ryan said: ‘We came really close today, but we came up short.’ (AP Photo/Cliff Owen)

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Despite What Trump Says, Obamacare in Washington Is Not ‘Exploding’

However, the lifting of the individual mandate could cause problems.

Mayoral Challenger Calls for Rent Control, ‘More Aggressive’ Affordable Housing Demands on Developers

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Mayoral Challenger Calls for Rent Control, ‘More Aggressive’ Affordable Housing Demands on Developers

Nikkita Oliver says Mayor Murray’s HALA plan “is not a bad thing…It is simply not enough.”

An anti-Trumpcare rally in Issaquah. Nicole Jennings/Issaquah Reporter.

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Is Reichert Softening His Stance on Trumpcare?

The King County Republican is now “undecided” on the bill.

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Sound Transit Signals Little Interest in Changing Plans In Light of Car Tab Furor

‘A promise is a promise.’

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Can Sound Transit Quell the Car Tab Fury?

We may get a look at their strategy at today’s board meeting.

A Pioneer Square Startup Is Using Bitcoin to Let People Buy Pot With a Credit Card

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A Pioneer Square Startup Is Using Bitcoin to Let People Buy Pot With a Credit Card

The new system, deployed at a handful of Seattle pot shops, lets cannabis retails avoid running afoul of…

Holly and Amy Seiberlich moved to Bothell. They love the space, but have mixed feelings about the suburban life. Photo by Ted Zee.

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Priced Out of Seattle, a New Generation Looks to the ‘Burbs

What young people gain, and lose, when they leave the city.

Protesters rally outside Rep. Dave Reichert’s Issaquah office. Nicole Jennings/Bellevue Reporter

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For Republicans Backing Trumpcare, Ignoring Is Bliss

Rep. Dave Reichert and his cohort haven’t been listening to concerns raised by the flawed Republican health care…

An ICE raid on February 7, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)

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King County Makes ICE’s Hall of Shame — And Is Not Ashamed

DHS released a list of places that won’t cooperate with ICE requests. King County couldn’t be prouder.

A Visit to the Jungle, A Year After the Murders

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A Visit to the Jungle, A Year After the Murders

The greenbelt shows some signs of improvement, but still suffers from neglect.

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As State Department Program Ends, 12 Seattle-Area Yemenis Face Return to War-Torn Nation

Their stay in the U.S. was extended because of the civil war in Yemen, but the extension ends…

Racial Epithets Fly Outside Uncle Ike’s: A Blow-By-Blow of Saturday’s Anti-Gentrification March

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Racial Epithets Fly Outside Uncle Ike’s: A Blow-By-Blow of Saturday’s Anti-Gentrification March

A protest for black lives and affordable rents turned ugly after a detour to the pot store.

Students, parents, teachers show up at the school board meeting to support an equitable curriculum. Photo by Sara Bernard

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Educators, Students Press School Board to Scrap “Whitewashed” History Lessons

The School Board is open to it. But the funding issue looms.

Protests Against Umoja Eviction Continue

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Protests Against Umoja Eviction Continue

Protesters vow a Black Lives Matter march in the Central District on Saturday.

A drawing of the Lynnwood Link Light Rail station. The rail expansion was banking on lots of federal funds that the Trump administration just put in jeopardy. Via Sound Transit

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Trump Budget Roundup: Homeless, Light Rail, and Listeners Like You Facing Big Cuts in Seattle

Maybe we can all get jobs at Fort Lewis?

Lorenzo Romar embraces Malik Dime on senior night before one of his final games as coach of the Washington Huskies. AP Photo/Elaine Thompson

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The Rise and Fall of Lorenzo Romar

The University of Washington men’s basketball coach brought pride to Hec Ed. Then came the losses. And, finally,…

Protesters move property of the evicted Omari Tahir-Garrett out of the rain outside the Umoja PEACE Center and into two nearby garages. Photo by Casey Jaywork

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Protesters, Police Scuffle at Eviction of Umoja PEACE Center

The center is just one of many iconic black Central District locations facing displacement.