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New tax to fund social housing likely headed to Seattle ballots
The measure proposes a 5% “excess compensation” tax on companies for each employee with a salary over $1M to help fund permanently subsidized housing.
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Washington voters favor anti-tax initiatives — for now
More than 40% of voters told the Cascade PBS/Elway Poll they would like to repeal WA’s new capital gains tax as well as its carbon cap-and-invest system.
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County audit details grim conditions at Capitol Hill youth jail
Young detainees report concerns with drinking-water quality, long periods without visitors, lack of substance-abuse treatment and staffing shortages.
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Spokane-area 5th District race wide open with McMorris Rodgers out
After the 20-year incumbent declined to run, 11 candidates are now battling to represent Eastern WA in the historically powerful U.S. House seat.
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For older renters, Western WA’s housing boom can sow insecurity
After three forced moves, with a fourth on the horizon, the threat of homelessness looms for one couple amid a daunting housing market.