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As Special Session Comes to a Close, Very Little Accomplished
State lawmakers failed to pass a budget or find an answer for McCleary.
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Making Sense of 21 Candidates: Seattle’s Mayoral Race By the Numbers
$100,000 raised in a single week and other fun facts about Seattle’s mayoral candidates.
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Eyman Calls AG’s Lawsuit Over Finances Politically Motivated
The conservative political activist says Bob Ferguson “consistently opposed” his ballot measures.
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Critics Say Police Reform Legislation Doesn’t Go Far Enough
And then there are some that say it goes too far.
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Established Labor Is Pissed At Seattle’s New Left
With ally Ed Murray on his way out, local labor is losing its patience for leftist upstarts.
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State Lawmakers, Governor to Get a Pay Raise This Fall
And, no, they legally cannot refuse the bump.
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Bellevue Police Launch Internal Investigation Following Tasering of Teen
“Anytime there’s a use of force, such as a Taser, there is an automatic review.”
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Dan Satterberg Takes a Stand Against Jeff Sessions’ War on Drugs
The county prosecutor joined 30 of his peers in signing a letter opposing the Attorney General’s recent order.
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Are the Upzones Working? Rob Johnson Claims Early Victory
Some developers are making a point of participating in the new affordable housing program. But critics still see…
Music
Fans Gather in Remembrance of Chris Cornell
KEXP welcomed hundreds of mourners to listen to the work of the late, great Seattle-born musician together.
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Alaska Airlines Plans to Fly Out of Everett in 2018
A proposed two-gate passenger terminal would allow up to a couple dozen flights a day, but it’s not…
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Relief From Car Tab Fees Runs Into a Legislative Jam
As a legislative inquisition into the taxing scheme for Sound Transit 3 gets under way, a question arises:…
Music
Soundgarden’s Chris Cornell Dead at the Age of 52
The singer was found unresponsive in a hotel room following a Wednesday night concert.
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Seattle Congressional Reps Keep Powder Dry On Trump Impeachment
Pramila Jayapal and Adam Smith are taking a wait-and-investigate-and-see approach toward the President.
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County Prosecutor Ready to Defend Safe Drug Sites In Court
Dan Satterberg says his goal is to “get out of the way” of public health professionals.
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The Sugar Industry Is No Friend to the Poor
Efforts to paint a proposed soda tax as an attack on low-income Seattleites ignores food history.
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AG Ferguson Files New Amicus Brief Supporting Transgender Rights
Ferguson and other Democratic attorneys general continue to fight a Trump agenda.
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Lorena González Will Not Be Running for Mayor
The first-term councilmember considered throwing her hat into the wide-open mayor’s race, but won’t.