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    The Fair Chance Housing Law bars landlords from using criminal records to deny an applicant. Photo by Ken Ratcliff/Flickr
    Fair Chance Housing Law Offers Renewed Hope to...
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 22, 2018 10:00 am

    The new ordinance bars landlords from denying applicants with criminal records.

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    Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Legislature Considers Domestic Violence Survivor Workplace Protections
    By Taylor McAvoy • February 21, 2018 1:30 pm

    A new bill could safeguard victims against on-the-job discrimination.

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    Lokesh Marenayakanapalya, a software engineer at F5 Networks, is one of the roughly 30,000 high-skilled Indian green-card applicants throughout Washington. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Birds in a Cage: The Indian Green Card...
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 21, 2018 7:00 am

    Over 300,000 high-skilled workers are stuck in immigration limbo across the country.

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    Hash Gets Hacked
    Hash Gets Hacked
    By Meagan Angus • February 21, 2018 1:30 am

    A change in tracking companies has left Washington’s cannabis industry exposed.

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    Charlie Shih’s interactive art installation ‘<em>They Did’</em> captured the spirit of #MeToo on UW’s campus. Photo by Lucas Boland
    #MeToo U
    By Molly Quinton • February 20, 2018 9:15 am

    The increased focus on sexual assault has local students and universities examining campus policies.

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    Photo by Jessica Spengler/Flickr
    Budget Proposal Would Jeopardize Washington’s Food Assistance Program
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 16, 2018 9:00 am

    Policy analysts say Trump’s plan to slash SNAP’s funding would push people further into poverty.

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    2017 People’s Tribunal, organized by Northwest Detention Center Resistance. Photo by Sara Bernard.
    Immigrant Rights Community Responds to Allegations Against Seattle...
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 15, 2018 9:30 am

    Activists say that Monday’s charges further vindicate their fight against the organization’s tactics.

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    Washington State Capitol. Photo by Nicole Jennings
    Washington May Soon Teach Sexual Abuse Prevention in...
    By Taylor McAvoy • February 15, 2018 7:00 am

    The State Legislature is considering training aimed at improving child safety.

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    Freedom, Hate, and a Campus Divided
    Freedom, Hate, and a Campus Divided
    By Kelsey Hamlin • February 14, 2018 7:00 am

    Last weekend’s Patriot Prayer event cast doubts on claims of openness by UW College Republicans.

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    Dennis Peron. Illustration by James the Stanton
    The Cannabis Community Mourns Activist Dennis Peron
    By Meagan Angus • February 14, 2018 1:30 am

    The grandfather of medicinal marijuana was 72.

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    State Legislators Look to “Ban the Box”
    State Legislators Look to “Ban the Box”
    By Taylor McAvoy • February 13, 2018 7:00 am

    The House of Representatives votes to end questioning criminal history on job applications.

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    Seattle school bus drivers ended a nine-day strike that affected more than 12,000 students. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Seattle Schools Still Seeking Future Options After Bus...
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 12, 2018 2:00 pm

    As the yellow bus service resumes, the district continues plans to attract more contractors.

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    UW’s campus may be getting bigger. Photo by Joe Mabel/Flickr
    Community Members Raise Concerns About UW’s Expansion Plans
    By Molly Quinton • February 12, 2018 7:00 am

    The university’s growth plan faces pushback due to environmental, housing, and neighborhood issues.

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    Seattle will soon vacate misdemeanor marijuana convictions. Photo courtesy of Bob Doran/Flickr
    Seattle Moves to Clear Marijuana Misdemeanor Convictions
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 9, 2018 7:00 am

    The mayor and city attorney’s policy change could impact hundreds convicted before weed legalization.

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    Mandy Sladky, a registered nurse, answers questions about safe consumption spaces at a public information booth outside of the Capitol Hill light rail station on February 7, 2018. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Nurses Push For Progress on Local Safe Consumption...
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 8, 2018 7:00 am

    Heathcare workers believe the controversial supervised drug use facilities could save lives.

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    Gov. Jay Inslee voices resistance to the Trump Administration’s proposal to open the coastline to offshore drilling. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
    Washington Plans to Resist Any Trump Administration Offshore...
    By Alex Visser • February 7, 2018 11:30 am

    Gov. Inslee announces plans to protect the state’s coastline.

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    Photo by Nicole Jennings                                 Gov. Inslee greets new Issaquah Mayor Mary Lou Pauly outside the zHome housing development, the first zero-net-energy townhouse development in the United States.
    A Home With Zero Energy Footprint, a Legacy...
    By SW Staff • February 7, 2018 1:30 am

    A recap of this week’s happenings around King County.

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    Seattle Public Schools Superintendent Larry Nyland speaks at a November press conference about a new agreement between the city and Seattle Public Schools. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Parents and Educators Concerned About Seattle Superintendent Search
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 6, 2018 9:00 am

    Many say that the process has been too hasty and lacked enough input.

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    Photo by Melissa Hellmann                                 Ha’aheo Auwae-Dekker talks to other members at an NAACP Youth Coalition meeting on January 31.
    Seattle High School Students of Color Demand Their...
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 5, 2018 7:00 am

    The NAACP Youth Coalition want the district to officially acknowledge “that black lives matter.”

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    Photo courtesy Skubik
    Local Gymnastics Community Calls for an End to...
    By Samantha Pak • February 2, 2018 10:00 am

    In the wake of the Larry Nassar trail, what can be done to protect child gymnasts?

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