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    Voters could vote to affirm subpoena powers for civilian KCSO oversight agency
    Voters could vote to affirm subpoena powers for...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 1:30 pm

    The King County charter review commission recommended enshrining the power in the charter.

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    King County Council has nine members who each represent a district. Courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    Charter amendments could allow King County Council to...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 1:30 pm

    The change was recommended by the charter review commission.

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    Investigators release video of Federal Way police fatally shooting black man following public outcry
    Investigators release video of Federal Way police fatally...
    By Olivia Sullivan • February 25, 2020 10:00 am

    Civil rights advocates call out forceful policing that has targeted young people of color in South King County.

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    Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
    Democratic lawmakers roll out spending plans for climate...
    By Seattle Weekly • February 25, 2020 1:30 am

    Republican opposition calls for tax relief, rather than spending the increased revenue.

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    Fentanyl (Courtesy photo)
    Fentanyl overdoses keep increasing in King County
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 24, 2020 1:30 am

    Meth overdoses are on the rise as well, continuing a trend reported on last year.

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    The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana. Puget Sound Energy owns 25 percent of the remaining two units. File photo
    PSE files to sell part of Colstrip coal...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 24, 2020 1:30 am

    The utility owns two units at the Montana power plant.

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    Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
    Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 23, 2020 1:30 am

    Several changes to the King County Sheriff’s Office were proposed.

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    PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
    PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 22, 2020 1:30 am

    Animal products create a lot of emissions, but veggie alternatives are coming from King County.

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    The language of the original bill prohibited privately-owned detainment facilities from being contracted by local, state, or federal government entities, but a last-second amendment was adopted to substantially narrow the focus of the legislation. File photo
    Lawmakers flinch on banning for-profit detention facilities
    By Seattle Weekly • February 19, 2020 6:15 pm

    Last minute amendment exempted ICE detainment facility.

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    Cooper Hawkins (9), Nash Hawkins (16) and Charlotte Hawkins (12) at the Hawkins’ home. Courtesy photo
    Mercer Island family raises awareness for rare, undiagnosed...
    By Madison Miller • February 19, 2020 9:30 am

    Charlotte and Cooper Hawkins were born with an ultra-rare undiagnosed disease.

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    Replica of Vietnam Memorial making Enumclaw stop
    Replica of Vietnam Memorial making Enumclaw stop
    By Seattle Weekly • February 19, 2020 9:13 am

    A local vet has spent six years trying to secure this opportunity.

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    A proposal to make King County Metro fares free for low-income households could be approved in the coming months. File photo
    King County considers free transit for low-income residents
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 19, 2020 9:05 am

    The program would target those at or below 80 percent of the federal poverty level.

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    Federal Way resident Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens, 17, died Jan. 27, 2017. Courtesy photo
    Law enforcement challenges report on sting operation that...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 6:30 pm

    King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s findings rattle Sheriff’s Office, police union.

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    Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8
    Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8
    By Seattle Weekly • February 11, 2020 4:50 pm

    Applications open in February for housing vouchers

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    In 2018, the city of Seattle approved and then repealed a head tax within a month. It would have levied a $275 per employee tax on businesses grossing more than $20 million annually. Sound Publishing file photo
    County head tax bill passes committee
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 2:45 pm

    Bill would let King County levy a tax on businesses to fund housing and address homelessness.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee signs the first bill of the 2020 legislative session into law. On the right stands the bill’s primary sponsor, Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, who is wearing a red tie. Photo by Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service
    Gov. Inslee signs tax bill to help fund...
    By Seattle Weekly • February 11, 2020 1:30 am

    Law shifts a portion of the tax burden to large tech companies.

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    King County Metro’s battery-electric bus. Photo courtesy of kingcounty.gov
    King County Metro bus fleet will be electrified...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2020 10:35 am

    Future base in South King County would house hundreds of the zero-emission vehicles.

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    Three-quarters of the suicide deaths among children ages 10 to 14 are caused by firearms, according to a new report from the Firearm Injury and Policy Research Program at the University of Washington. File photo
    King County studies youth gun violence amid rising...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2020 10:10 am

    It’s unclear what’s driving the trend.

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    High tides, as seen in this file photo of Raymond’s Willapa Landing Park in Pacific County, could become the norm in the future due to sea level rise. Sound Publishing file photo
    UW summarizes Washington climate impact on water
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2020 7:30 am

    The report localizes information from the United Nations.

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    Bonsai burglary: trees worth thousands stolen from Pacific Bonsai Museum in Federal Way
    Bonsai burglary: trees worth thousands stolen from Pacific...
    By Olivia Sullivan • February 10, 2020 1:30 am

    The two bonsai, a Silverberry and a Japanese Black Pine, were stolen from the secured public exhibit area early Sunday morning.

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