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    Vicki Schmitz stands next to the city of Kent building named after her father Robert E. Lee, a former Kent Police chief. Photo by Steve Hunter
    Why the Robert E. Lee Memorial Building in...
    By Steve Hunter • August 25, 2017 11:44 am

    The home of the Kent Police Department isn’t named after the Confederate general, but the former police chief that the building is dedicated to was.

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    Paul Ryan to Visit Boeing to Talk Tax Reform
    Paul Ryan to Visit Boeing to Talk Tax...
    By Jerry Cornfield • August 22, 2017 7:30 am

    The House Speaker believes Republican plan to slash taxes for businesses will help spur growth. Governor Inslee and machinists union leadership have a different take.

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    Revisiting the Relics of a Fearful History, Revived
    Revisiting the Relics of a Fearful History, Revived
    By Sara Bernard • August 16, 2017 1:30 am

    The fallout of nuclear standoff, then and now.

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    Washington Voters Will Be Asked to Weigh In on New Taxes
    Washington Voters Will Be Asked to Weigh In...
    By Jerry Cornfield • August 3, 2017 7:30 am

    The advisory measures are nonbinding, but the architect of the ballot items says they could change the conversation around future taxation.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Olympia
    In a Year of Uber Scandal, Lyft Keeps Cruising
    In a Year of Uber Scandal, Lyft Keeps...
    By Sara Bernard • August 2, 2017 1:30 am

    Best Car/Ride Share: Lyft

    Posted in Best of SeattleTagged Best of Seattle
    SCERS Board meeting on July 13, 2017. Photo by Sara Bernard
    Divest City Pensions From Fossil Fuels? Probably Not
    By Sara Bernard • July 13, 2017 4:00 pm

    The SCERS Board did not vote either way Thursday. But financial advisers say: Don’t do it.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Climate change, Environment
    Muslim Americans rally at the Women’s March in Seattle in January 2017. Photo by Sara Bernard
    Following Latest ‘Muslim Ban,’ An Effort to Get...
    By Sara Bernard • June 30, 2017 4:20 pm

    CAIR-Washington launches a program to help launch careers.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Education, politics
    Man Killed By a King County Deputy Last Week Was Armed With a Pen
    Man Killed By a King County Deputy Last...
    By Daniel Person • June 22, 2017 3:40 pm

    Initial reports said Tommy Le was carrying a knife.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Police
    AP Photo, file
    Donald Trump Wants to Sell Off the Grid...
    By Daniel Person • June 8, 2017 5:10 pm

    What Woody Guthrie can teach us about the president’s budget.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged history, Trump
    Light areas on the map on the left show low rates of voter registration. Dark areas on the map on the right show areas of high poverty. Screenshots via KingCounty.gov
    Sawant Bill Would Have Landlords Offer Voter Registration...
    By Casey Jaywork • June 6, 2017 1:25 pm

    The bill aims to help renters, especially people of color, navigate Washington’s vote-by-mail system.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged City of Seattle
    The gantry system is tested at the new 777x Composite Wing Center at Paine Field in Everett last year. Tax breaks enticed the Boeing Co. to locate the 777X assembly line in Washington. Photo by Kevin Clark/Herald
    Boeing Saved $242 Million Through Tax Breaks in...
    By Jerry Cornfield • May 30, 2017 7:30 am

    But Washington state labor leaders say the aerospace giant isn’t keeping up its end of the bargain.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Boeing, Olympia
    Attorney General Jeff Sessions at the Justice Department in Washington. (AP Photo/Alex Brandon)
    Trump Administration Backs Down on Sanctuary City Bluster....
    By Sara Bernard • May 23, 2017 5:00 pm

    The County reaffirms its commitment to immigrants and refugees and is unlikely to lose funding.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Immigration
    The Northwest Detention Center in Tacoma. Photo by the Globalist via Flickr
    Tacoma Takes a Harder Line Against Immigrant Detention....
    By Sara Bernard • May 11, 2017 4:40 pm

    The Tacoma City Council makes moves post-Trump.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Immigration
    Courtesy of King County
    Voter Access Helps Democrats. So Why Is a...
    By Jerry Cornfield • April 27, 2017 1:30 am

    It’s about democracy, not Democrats.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Olympia
    A Pioneer Square Startup Is Using Bitcoin to Let People Buy Pot With a Credit Card
    A Pioneer Square Startup Is Using Bitcoin to...
    By Casey Jaywork • March 22, 2017 8:37 am

    The new system, deployed at a handful of Seattle pot shops, lets cannabis retails avoid running afoul of the feds.

    Posted in Home, News & Comment
    An ICE raid on February 7, 2017 in Los Angeles. (Charles Reed/U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement via AP)
    King County Makes ICE’s Hall of Shame —...
    By Sara Bernard • March 21, 2017 3:30 pm

    DHS released a list of places that won’t cooperate with ICE requests. King County couldn’t be prouder.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Immigration
    Students, parents, teachers show up at the school board meeting to support an equitable curriculum. Photo by Sara Bernard
    Educators, Students Press School Board to Scrap “Whitewashed”...
    By Sara Bernard • March 16, 2017 4:30 pm

    The School Board is open to it. But the funding issue looms.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Education, Race
    Meet the Despised and Emboldened College Republicans of UW
    Meet the Despised and Emboldened College Republicans of...
    By Casey Jaywork • March 15, 2017 1:30 am

    Once teetering on the edge of oblivion, the political club is now bigger than ever and in the spotlight. But who are they?

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Cover Stories, Immigration
    Puget Sound, as seen from Whidbey Island. Photo by Sara Bernard.
    Proposed Federal Budget Would Slash Puget Sound’s EPA...
    By Sara Bernard • March 3, 2017 2:30 pm

    It’s just a draft, but it doesn’t bode well, say environmental advocates.

    Posted in Home, News & CommentTagged Environment
    A First Shot in the White House’s Possible War On Weed
    A First Shot in the White House’s Possible...
    By Meagan Angus • March 1, 2017 1:30 am

    As the Trump administration indicates increased enforcement of federal law, an industry shudders and local politicians prepare for a showdown.

    Posted in Arts & Culture Newsletter, Eat Drink Toke, News & Comment Newsletter
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