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The multimillion-dollar fight over WA’s cap-and-invest program
The battle over the carbon pricing system is heating up on both sides, with big-name supporters like Bill Gates and Kraken co-owner Samantha Holloway.
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How will Seattle’s $230M deficit influence the 2025 city budget?
Some Councilmembers who promised to conduct a full audit are softening their approach. Now the city is trying new processes for the next cycle.
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Seattle rallies as Supreme Court weighs criminalizing homelessness
The Grants Pass v. Johnson decision could make it easier to sweep encampments, but advocates say it may hinder the ability to get stable housing.
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Seattle City Council rejects affordable-housing development bill
The pilot program proposed by Tammy Morales would’ve offered incentives to develop mixed-use buildings while partnering with community organizations.
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Speaking Lushootseed: WA’s Indigenous curriculum may be renamed
A bill would name the Native history program after the late advocate, longtime state Sen. John McCoy (lulilaš), who inspired its creation.