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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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    Gold 6 is assisting United Way by preparing taxes for low to median income Seattleites. Photo courtesy of Kimberly Brown
    Youth Help Low-Income Seattlelites File Taxes
    By Melissa Hellmann • March 6, 2018 10:15 am

    The AmeriCorps NCCC offers free tax preparations at 30 locations throughout King County until April.

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    Jagajit Singh Samra and his wife Parwinder in their West Seattle business, A Pizza Mart. Courtesy of Keep Seattle Livable for All
    Small Businesses Aren’t Too Sweet on New Beverage...
    By Melissa Hellmann • January 26, 2018 7:00 am

    The tax on sugary drinks rolled out on Jan. 1, but not everyone is happy.

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