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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.
Arts & Culture
Chilled Out GIFs From UW’s Cherry Blossom Festival
It may still be grey outside, but spring has sprung in Seattle regardless—these trees are proof.
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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.
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Seattle Teachers to Vote On Possible May Day Strike
Councilmembers Sawant and O’Brien have voiced their support for the labor action.
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Dems Target Reichert With Trumpcare Attack Ad
The bill’s dead, but the DCCC hopes Reichert’s committee vote will come back to haunt him.
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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…
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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…