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King County Council
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King County’s Safeco Funding Package Might Go to...
By Josh Kelety • September 27, 2018 1:30 am

The initiative, filed by a group called “Citizens Against Sports Stadium Subsidies,” could put the $135 million spending plan on the ballot early next year.

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King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles, a previous sponsor of the legislation to put $180 million in public funding towards Safeco Field upkeep, has pulled her support from the bill. Photo by Cacophony/Wikipedia Commons
King County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles Reverses Course on...
By Josh Kelety • July 31, 2018 5:50 pm

One of the proposal’s original sponsors now wants to allocate more money to affordable housing.

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Photo by David Wilson/Flickr
Advocates Call on King County to Fund Affordable...
By Josh Kelety • July 30, 2018 6:00 pm

While pressure mounts, councilmembers are non-committal about the plan to spend $180 million on stadium upkeep.

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Seattle Mariners Won’t Renew Safeco Field Lease Without County Taxpayer Funds
Seattle Mariners Won’t Renew Safeco Field Lease Without...
By Josh Kelety • July 25, 2018 1:30 am

A potential reallocation of $180 million in maintenance funds puts things in a “very precarious” position.

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Only a handful of sexual harassment incidents are reported to the King County Human Resources Division every year, which County Councilmember Jeanne Kohl-Welles and others argue is due to underreporting. Photo from the 2018 Seattle Women’s March by Cindy Shebley/Flickr
King County Council Passes Sexual Harassment Reform Policy
By Josh Kelety • June 25, 2018 5:15 pm

Specifics of each agency’s protocols and funding for training still need to be sorted out.

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A scene from the 2017 Women’s March Seattle. Photo by Richard Ha/Flickr
County Sexual Harassment Policies Could Be Overhauled
By Josh Kelety • June 11, 2018 2:30 pm

One King County councilmember says male-dominated departments have “workplace culture issues.”

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Some King County elected leaders want to spend $180 million on maintenance of Safeco Field in Seattle.                                 Photo by HyunJae Park/Flickr
King County Leaders Want to Spend $180 Million...
By Josh Kelety • May 25, 2018 7:00 am

But one councilmember thinks funding for affordable housing and the arts should come before subsidizing stadium maintenance.

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County Council Floats Ballot Alternative to Allow Pilot Supervised Consumption Sites
County Council Floats Ballot Alternative to Allow Pilot...
By Casey Jaywork • October 11, 2017 12:12 pm

If passed, the alternative will go on the February ballot opposite a proposal to ban CHELs in King County.

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Watchdog Says Sheriff Is Holding Back County Police Reform
Watchdog Says Sheriff Is Holding Back County Police...
By Casey Jaywork • October 11, 2017 5:20 am

Oversight director says staff still can’t get information it needs to fully vet law enforcement.

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Councilmembers: (seated, from left) Jeanne Kohl-Welles, Pete von Reichbauer, Council Vice Chair Reagan Dunn, Larry Gossett, Dave Upthegrove, Council Chair Joe McDermott, Claudia Balducci,Kathy Lambert, and Council Vice Chair Rod Dembowski. Photo courtesy of King County.
Compare and Contrast the Las Vegas Statements Issued...
By Daniel Person • October 2, 2017 2:15 pm

See if you can spot the big difference.

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