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Initial Returns Point to a Power Shift in the State Senate
With a 25-24 advantage, what will Democrats do?
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Money On the Table for a Safe Drug Consumption Site in Seattle
As other cities in King County balk, Seattle’s City Council preps for a major public-health effort.
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Advocates Wonder If One Aspect of a Police Union Contract Could Erode Reforms
A tentative agreement creates an additional appeals process for disciplined police officers.
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One Year Later, Some Anti-Trump Seattleites Still Mad Enough to Hit the Streets
There were a couple hundred and not thousands this time. But attendees consider this the beginning.
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As Seattle Takes Big Steps Toward Police Reform, Some Activists of Color Remain Wary
Big news on the consent-decree front. But not everyone’s celebrating.
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King County Could Ban Solitary Confinement for Youth in Detention
Last week, a lawsuit was filed over the practice; this week, King County scrambled to respond.
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Cornell University says ‘No Record’ of Mercer Island Council Candidate’s Degree
A group of Islanders question Joy Langley’s educational credentials, but she stands by her resume.
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‘We Sweep Trash, Not People’: Advocates Again Demand an End to Sweeps
On the two-year anniversary of the ‘state of emergency’ on homelessness, some question what’s changed.
Opinion
A Search for Identity in the Land of the Free
A year after the election, a reflection on where we are, who we are, and who we could…
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Welcome to the Bliss Jungle
A party house in Shoreline served as a home base for a community of hippies. It was also,…
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At the Movies (With Marijuana)
Now that the nights have grown long, it’s the perfect time to curl up with a bong-worthy blockbuster
Arts & Culture
UW Student Seeks to Push the Conversation Beyond #MeToo
In response to the recent social media firestorm about sexual violence, a survivor launches an interactive project on…
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Under Threat From Development, Residents of a Mobile Home Park Fight to Stay
Around 200 residents face eviction and an unforgiving King County housing market.
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Everett Standing Firm on Bikini Barista Rules
The city filed legislation in response to their legal request to have the ordinances tossed.
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Will Seattle (Finally) Protect Its Tree Canopy?
Tree advocates see hope in recent moves by Burgess and the City Council.
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Federal Way Megachurch Slapped With Sexual Harassment Lawsuit
The suit claims that pastor Caleb D. Treat preyed upon employees and members of the congregation.
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Kids in King County Jail Are Punished Harshly for Pranks and Sent to Isolation, Lawsuit Contends
Columbia Legal Services filed a lawsuit against the county, alleging violations of due process. The details of the…
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Why Kirsten Harris-Talley Makes a Point of Using the Word ‘Houselessness’
‘Not everyone has a house, but everyone has a home.’
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Labor Money Floods in For Durkan, Trickles in for Moon
Even some unions that have endorsed Moon haven’t opened up their wallets for her yet.
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We Got Asked to Invest in a Capitol Hill Apartment Building. So We Went to Talk to the Tenants About It.
A deep dive into a value-added real-estate portfolio.