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Workers on front lines of homeless crisis could get guaranteed wage hikes
A Seattle City Council committee voted unanimously to tie service provider contracts to inflation, teeing up the issue for likely approval by the full council.
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Politics
Seattle's democracy vouchers don't violate free speech rights, WA Supreme Court rules
Seattle's first-in-the-nation program for publicly financing campaigns has been OK'd by the state's highest court.
News
Sheriff's office gave info to ICE, violating King County's sanctuary policy
Immigration officials were provided names and given access to other information about people under arrest. The sheriff's office claims it was all a mistake.
Politics
Should Seattle follow Portland’s model to help the homeless?
The Joint Office of Homeless Services was created soon after the homelessness crisis hit Multnomah County. Three years later, something similar could be coming to King County.
Equity
A model city for a majority nonwhite future is in our own backyard
During his 12 years as mayor of Renton, Denis Law helped build a politically inclusive city.