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Affirmative Action Could Make a Comeback in Washington
State lawmakers are considering a change in order to fight against systematic discrimination.
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Car Tab Bill Could Slash Sound Transit Funding
Local transportation advocates fear projects — including light rail — may feel the financial squeeze.
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Small Businesses Aren’t Too Sweet on New Beverage Tax
The tax on sugary drinks rolled out on Jan. 1, but not everyone is happy.
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Future Funding Sources for Youth Detention Facility Are Uncertain
If King County loses its Supreme Court appeal, where will money to complete construction come from?
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The State’s Deadly Force Law for Police Could Soon Change
Initiative 940 received enough signatures to head to the state Legislature or the ballot.
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A Beloved Barista Moves On, While a Highly Anticipated Bakery Moves In
Plus, a menacing umbrella.
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How a Women’s March Organizer Found Her Voice and Passed the Mic
Immigrant. Mother. Detainee. Activist. Asha Mohamed has found resolve since the first Women’s March.
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Scenes From Seattle Women’s March 2018
From Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center, Seattle Weekly captures the demonstration’s atmosphere.
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Capital Budget Passed, But Affordable Housing Still Threatened
Some state projects aimed at homeless families and disabled veterans won’t happen.
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Ballot Initiative Threat Has Energy Industry Warming to Governor’s Carbon Tax Plan
Businesses fear a ballot-passed tax could be far costlier than a negotiated deal.
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Foster Parents Advocate for Stronger Rights
Advocates hope to revamp the current system to ease the toll on kids and their foster families.
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Washington Lawmakers Clash Over Statute of Limitations for Sex Crimes
A passed bill eliminating victims’ restrictions may not be heard in the state Senate.
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A Birthday With Strangers, an Unlikely Reunion, and Sam’s Club Shuts Down
Plus, park renovation in Kirkland.
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Washington Renters’ Protections May Be On the Way
New legislation could make it harder for tenants to be evicted.
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Should the City Expand Its Homeless Outreach?
The Navigation Team was created to ease the impact of encampment clean-ups, but its growth is on hold…
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As Plans for Fort Lawton Move Forward, a New School Appears Less Likely
The former Army base could ease the city’s low-income housing shortage or school overcrowding. It just probably can’t…
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Sam’s Club Locations in Auburn, Renton, Seattle Abruptly Close
The move comes after the company announced plans to increase worker pay and benefits.
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Judge Rules Seattle Is in Compliance with Consent Decree
The news ushers in a two-year monitoring period in which the city can’t slip up.
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For Opponents of a Carbon Tax, an Initiative Threat Looms
If legislators don’t act on the governor’s legislation, a plan could land on the November ballot.
