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‘A partial solution’: A closer look at the new WA Cares Fund
The long-term care tax program has already stoked controversy, with critics saying the $36,500 benefit is too small to be meaningful.
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City Council amended Seattle’s $7.8B budget. Here’s what’s changing
The current Council, in one of its last actions, added 120 amendments to Mayor Harrell’s proposal to prioritize homelessness, housing and police bonuses.
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A largely new Seattle City Council to take office in January
With ballot counting nearly finished, five new councilmembers are set to join three incumbents and one appointee.
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Podcast | Washington voters dissatisfied with U.S. political system
Joseph O’Sullivan breaks down what poll respondents had to say about the upcoming presidential election — and almost no one is excited.
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The Spokesman-Review calls Spokane mayoral race for Lisa Brown
Brown has a nearly 2,800-vote lead over incumbent Nadine Woodward, with just under 8,000 ballots left to count.