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Federal Judge Blocks Trump Order to Defund Sanctuary Cities
“When cities stand with their immigrant and refugee communities, they win.”
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Report: Cops in Washington Public Schools Are Untrained and Unaccountable
The state ACLU report also finds that in Seattle, cops tend to work at majority non-white schools.
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Budget Deal Secures Pay Hike for State Troopers
With the state unable to fill vacancies due to low salaries, lawmakers hope the move will attract and…
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County Must Provide Lawyers to Kids Before Questioning, Council Orders Unanimously
The legislation also requires a court order before county jailers can hand youth over to police.
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Councilmember Wants Income Tax Resolution Passed By July 10
The legislation would state the city’s support for such a tax, and likely provoke a lawsuit testing its…
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Prosecutors Say Red Square Shooter Was Looking For a Fight
Elizabeth Hokoana has been charged with first degree assault for shooting Joshua Dukes in the stomach during the…
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Lawmakers’ Special Session To-Do List Is More Than McCleary
Overtime begins today and there is a lot on the docket.
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Nikkita Oliver Drove the Debate at the First Mayoral Forum
The other three serious candidates were largely reacting to Oliver’s activist agenda.
Arts & Culture
Seattle Symphony Conductor Ludovic Morlot Announces He’ll Step Down in 2019
Seems like he just got here. In an announcement posted on the Seattle Symphony’s website this morning, music…
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Five Things We Learned About the Environment (and Environmentalists) This Year
Happy Earth Day!
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Murray Proposes Income Tax On Rich Seattleites
The tax will likely trigger a precedent-setting state Supreme Court case.
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The Bitter Life and Sudden Death of Arcan Cetin
The Cascade Mall shooter claimed a sixth life this week. His own.
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Carbon Tax Now, or Carbon Tax Later? Some Say It’s Just a Matter of Time
A new carbon tax bill just landed in the state legislature – the fourth one this session.
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There’s Plenty of Blame to Go Around for This Year’s Special Session
But when in doubt, just blame Sound Transit.
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Bigger Than Bertha: Tunnel Foe Cary Moon On Why She Should Be the Next Mayor of Seattle
Moon supports safe drug sites, city taxes on the wealthy, and greater density in single-family zones.
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Has Seattle’s Love Affair With Tax Measures Come to An End?
Seattle has long been known for never meeting a tax hike it didn’t like. Now some aren’t so…
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A Seattle Activist Tried to Reach Seattle’s LGBT Immigrants. It Wasn’t Easy.
Jacque Larrainzar found 50-some people to share their stories, providing deep insight into the challenges of gay and…
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HALA Could Be Better. But That’s No Reason to Abandon It.
The idea of halting development in Seattle is delusional.
