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Seattle City Council Revives Universal School Meals
After Their Political Lives Flashed Before Their Eyes, Councilmembers Propose Funding School Meals With General Fund
So it turns out students may get universal free school meals this fall after all! This afternoon, Seattle City Council President Joy Hollingsworth and Councilmembers Dionne Foster and Dan Strauss announced a plan to pay for universal meals at Seattle Public Schools over the 2026–2027 school year with the City’s general fund. The sudden reversal…
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Seattle City Council Delays Universal School Meals
The Money Was Redirected to a Targeted Meal Program for Weekends and Breaks
Seattle City Council Unanimously Passes Historic Seattle Transit Measure
This November, Voters Will Decide If They Want Better, Faster Bus Service
Seattle City Council Mulls Over Delaying Universal Free School Meals
Amendment from Hollingsworth and Foster Would Siphon Funds to Different Food Program
Guest Rant: Seattle Can’t Afford Not to Feed Every Child
The Seattle City Council should vote for universal school meals to reduce hunger, eliminate stigma, and strengthen public education.
SIFF Cinema Workers Union Walk Out of SIFF Downtown Ahead of 70mm ‘The Odyssey’ Screening
The Union Says SIFF Engaged in “Bad Faith Bargaining” and Has Authorized All Forms of Collective Action, Including a Potential Strike
The Seattle City Council Didn’t Totally Screw Up Mayor Katie Wilson’s Biggest-Ever Seattle Transit Measure
It’s Headed to a Full Council Vote on Monday, and Also Rob Saka Is So Annoying
Denny Blaine Park Stays Open and Naked, Judge Rules
But Under Conditions That Do Not Totally Please Anyone
Who is the Lead Federal Prosecutor in Western Washington? That Depends on Who You Ask, and That’s Terrifying
Western Washington’s Brand New Top Federal Cop May Sue Trump Administration for Firing Him as Judiciary Retaliates in Separation of Powers Conflict
Rep. Sharon Tomiko Santos’ Election Campaign Defrauded for $20,000 by FBI Impersonators Claiming Treasurer Bought “Chinese Child Pornography”
Santos Didn’t Know About the Fraud, and Her Donors Still Don’t
Sawant’s Ground Game Against Adam Smith Is Getting Red Hot
Hate Her All You Want, But She Doesn’t Fuck Around When Running a Race
The Washington Stonewall Democrats Want Organizations to “Revisit” Their Endorsements for Congressional Candidate Melissa Chaudhry
The 9th Congressional District Candidate Purposely Omitted Pro-LGBTQ Stance From Her Campaign Website
Bainbridge Island Police Department Women’s Self-Defense Instructor Charged with Domestic Violence
Sergeant Placed on Leave, Pleads “No Contest” to DUI
With Seattle’s World Cup Over, Mayor Katie Wilson Turns Off Stadium District Cameras
But Anti-Surveillance Activists Want Them Gone
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All the Masturbating Birds and Peeling National Landmarks You May Have Missed in June
It’s the End of the KCRHA as We Know It
Seattle and King County to take over most contracts, but Wilson and Zahilay punt on a final plan for the beleaguered agency.
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