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Suddenly, the Seattle Symphony Chooses Ludovic Morlot’s Successor

Published 8:25pm Tuesday, October 3, 2017

When in 2010 Morlot was tapped to follow Gerard Schwarz’s 26-year tenure, he was largely an unknown quantity: He’d guest-conducted here twice, but the second ... Read more

An End to Private Prisons? Washington Reps Introduce Act to Phase Out Immigration Detention

Published 1:15pm Tuesday, October 3, 2017

“Our broken immigration system … is a profit-making enterprise of large, private corporations.”

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Challenging Decades of Conventional Wisdom, City Makes Case For Income Tax

Published 1:20pm Monday, October 2, 2017

A motion filed Friday lays out how the city plans to defend its controversial tax plan.

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Patty Murray Wants Action, Not Thoughts and Prayers, On Gun Reform

Published 12:13pm Monday, October 2, 2017

The U.S. Senator responded to the recent sniper massacre in Los Vegas by calling for action.

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In “Undying Light,” Tomo Nakayama Glows Amid the Darkness

Published 1:30am Monday, October 2, 2017

Written as a balm before the election, forgotten, then revived, the song imagines brighter days.

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Seattle and Washington Sue Big Pharma for Seeding Opioid Crisis Via Fraud

Published 12:15pm Thursday, September 28, 2017

Bob Ferguson and Pete Holmes want to reclaim more than a decade of drug profits from Purdue, among others.

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Lawmakers Want to Know if Sound Transit Conned Them on Costs

Published 1:30am Thursday, September 28, 2017

But they didn’t ask for testimony from the transportation committee members who negotiated the bill.

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If Elected, Moon Would Have to Stay Mum on Convention Center Expansion

Published 1:30am Thursday, September 28, 2017

The mayoral candidate’s husband is the lead architect, meaning she’d have to recuse herself from oversight on the two-million-square-foot project.

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Burgess Seeks to Clamp Down on Police Moonlighting

Published 2:55pm Wednesday, September 27, 2017

The order follows revelations that the FBI is investigating SPD officers for working as private enforcers at parking lots and construction sites.

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Quoth the RVN

Published 1:30am Wednesday, September 27, 2017

A local rapper trades hip-hop for soft grunge, exploring the darkness within.

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Taste Russia, the Spanish Civil War On Stage, Fright Fest, and More of the Week’s Best Events

Published 1:30am Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Your calendar for the days ahead.

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This Is Not Fine

Published 1:30am Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Speak up for yourself and embrace the discomfort.

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Pablo y Pablo’s Mexican Fusion Gets Past the Conceptual

Published 1:30am Wednesday, September 27, 2017

Finally, the bar has been raised at the latest from the Heavy Restaurant Group.

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Russian Hackers Targeted Washington State Election Systems

Published 2:30pm Friday, September 22, 2017

Homeland Security confirmed what the Secretary of State already knew.

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Redoubling Its Efforts, an Artist-Lead Activist Group Asks Vulcan for Equitable Development

Published 1:30am Friday, September 22, 2017

Initially emerging before the Upstream Music Fest, the coalition returns with new support and goals.

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City Council Will Consider Your Application for Interim Councilmember Now

Published 4:32pm Thursday, September 21, 2017

The council scrapped plans for a quick and easy replacement after rowdy leftists cried foul.

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Effort Afoot to Bring Ranked-Choice Voting to Seattle

Published 1:30pm Thursday, September 21, 2017

Backers say it would give non-establishment candidates more of a shot at power.

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Sparks and Mud Fly at City Attorney Debate On Homeless Policy

Published 12:13pm Thursday, September 21, 2017

Former Ed Murray advisor Scott Lindsay credits himself with reforming homeless evictions.

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Ferguson Sues Northwest Detention Center Operator Over $1-a-Day Wages

Published 2:30pm Wednesday, September 20, 2017

The suit against GEO Group alleges violations of Washington state minimum wage law.

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Betsy DeVos Is Headed to Bellevue. Protesters Surely Are As Well.

Published 1:30pm Wednesday, September 20, 2017

DeVos is the first Trump cabinet member to appear publicly in Washington.

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