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Can Seattle Indivisibles Replicate the Tea Party’s Fury? They Aim to Find Out.
Following an anti-Obama playbook to fight Trump.
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So You Wanna Be a Socialist? In Seattle, You’ve Got Options
Making sense of the Socialist rainbow.
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Washington Prosecutors Still Won’t Be Able to Take Down Killer Cops
A bill that would have made it possible to convict cops who make bad kills died in committee.
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Death Penalty Abolition, Tighter Gun Controls, Die in Dem-Controlled Committee
AG Ferguson, 2-0 against Trump, goes 0-2 in the House Judiciary Committee
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A Pot Crackdown Could Be a Huge Gift to Trump’s ‘Bad Hombres’
Legalization efforts have been seen as a scourge to Mexican drug cartels’ profit margins.
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Mexican Universities Say They’ll Take in Any UW Students Who Get Deported
“UNAM Can’t stand on the sidelines.”
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Upstream Announces First Round of Artist Lineup (and Hey, It’s Pretty Good!)
Headliners Flying Lotus, AlunaGeorge and Shabazz Palaces are joined by a huge, diverse cast of locals.
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As GOP Eyes Cuts to Birth Control Access, Teen Pregnancy Rate Drops 55 Percent in King County
Local leaders see clear connection between the Affordable Care Act and the encouraging numbers.
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Inslee Says No State Law Enforcement Can Join In on Trump’s Immigrant Roundup
The executive order comes two days after the Trump administration moved forward with more aggressive enforcement plans.
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Anti-Trans Bill Dies in Statehouse, But More Threats Are En Route
A citizen’s initiative and a pending Supreme Court case threaten to gut discrimination protections for trans people.
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Mayor Murray Pitches New Tax on Soda
He says it will help the city raise $16 million for education services for students of color.
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Inside the Fight to Bring Parole Back to Washington State
Nearly 3,000 people are serving life sentences in Washington prisons. Should they be offered a chance at freedom?
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In Its Very Tone, Ed Murray’s State of the City Address Rebuked Trump
Where many see gloom, the mayor pointed out the good.
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“Don’t Shoot Anyone.” Another Video of UW Shooting Suspect Surfaces
Marc Hokoana, who turned himself in following the shooting, is seen calming his wife in YouTube clip.
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Murray Announces $55 Million Tax Measure for Homeless Services
The measure, which would need the approval of voters, could be on the August ballot.
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A Week After Dreamer’s Arrest, Local Latinos Are Fearful For What’s to Come
And local politicians are divided on what a “sanctuary city” really is.
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How Good is “Good”? Digging Into Those Food Safety Emojis
As the signs proliferate across King County, questions remain on whether food safety should be graded on a…
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State Republican Asks DoJ to Stop Seattle’s Planned Safe Drug Site
Sen. Mark Miloscia sent a letter asking Attorney General Jeff Sessions to intervene in local drug policy.
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Judge Kicks Can on Whether Feds Can Jail and Deport DACA Recipient
A federal magistrate judge today declined to release Danield Ramirez from ICE custody.
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‘They Have to Start It!’: UW Shooting Suspect Seen In Video Shortly Before Confrontation
The suspect’s Samsung has been cleared of data, but police are looking through video from others’ phones for…