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Seattle’s Reddit Community Is Big, Active, and At War With Itself
Two pages are fighting for the right to be called Seattle’s subreddit.
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The Passionate Fight Over Trash in King County
What will we do with our garbage when our landfill fills? Kathy Lambert says, “Burn it!”
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Newly-Authorized Homeless Camp Faces Fundraising Hurdle
Camp Second Chance is trying to raise $6,000 by April 15.
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Jewish Pot Store Owner Told to ‘Go Back to Germany, Let Those Nazis Get On You’
On Saturday, a long-running dispute over neighborhood identity got uglier.
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Free College for All? Jayapal and Sanders Announce Bill to Make it Happen
“This is not a radical idea.”
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Ed Murray Ditches Effort to Create New Homelessness Property Tax
The plan would have raised $55 million a year for homeless services. He says he’s now in favor…
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For a Different Kind of Candidate, a Different Kind of Campaign Kickoff Party
Nikkita Oliver’s campaign launch on Sunday displayed a passionate base.
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‘Concerned With,’ But Not ‘Opposed’: Council Tweaks and Passes Keystone Resolution
The resolution had drawn concern last week, but a small change in the language mollified those fears.
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Is the City of Seattle Backing Down From Oil Divestment?
A new resolution that would prevent the city from doing business with banks who lend to the Keystone…
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Washington State Attorney General Files Suit Against Tim Eyman
The anti-tax man is accused of embezzling funds and misappropriating donations.
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A Tax Change State Lawmakers Can Love? It’s Now Up to GOP
At least one Republican representative thinks it could bear fruit.
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Seattle to Earmark $1 Million for Immigrant Legal Defense Fund
The City Council is making good on its January resolution, with the mayor in tow.
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Seattle Sues Trump Administration Over Order to Defund Sanctuary Cities
The suit could set a precedent for the POTUS’s authority to deport people.
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UW Shooting Suspect Admits What Video Already Told Us
As videos published by Seattle Weekly suggested, it was Elizabeth Hokoana who fired the shot in Red Square…
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Ethics Complaint Targets Mayor, Others For Supporting Ballot Measure From Office
The August ballot measure would nearly double Seattle’s homelessness funding via property taxes.
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DREAMER Ramirez to Be Released From ICE Detention
The undocumented immigrant was brought here as a child, and arrested by feds last month.
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Alexa and the Dawn of So-What Surveillance
Amazon, the biggest retailer of web-connected microphones, works for the CIA. Should that bother you?
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The GOP Wants to Relitigate ST3, Voters Be Damned
The region voted for a badly needed mass transit system. Car tabs don’t change that fact.
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Trump to Repeal Federal Climate Regs, Washington State Undaunted
Clean Power Plan or no, Washington is ahead on climate.
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House Dems Propose Taxes on Wealthy, Businesses to Pay for Schools
Senate Republicans want to see the House commit to its $3 billion tax increase.