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News Apr 5 6:29 PM

In New Police Union Contract, Seattle Gives Cops Huge Pay Raises but Gets Little Accountability in Return

“The Change Is So Minimal, It’s Almost Like They Did Nothing”

News Apr 4 4:43 PM

New Seattle Transportation Levy Just Dropped

Harrell Half-Asses Another Hugely Important Once-in-a-Decade Plan

News Apr 3 6:32 PM

Will Seattle Respond to the Refugee Crisis with Housing or Handcuffs?

Mayor’s Office Won’t Say If He Will Sweep 300 Migrants Camping on Garfield Tennis Court

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News Apr 2 5:14 PM

City Council FINALLY Ratifies Coalition of City Unions Contract Despite Budget Deficit Concerns

A 9.7% Raise Sounds Pretty Good Until You Hear Cops Could Get 23%

News Apr 2 9:00 AM

SPD Detective Under Investigation for Pulling Over Metro Bus Driver

A Passenger Took a Viral Video of the Incident

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News Mar 28 5:53 PM

Seattle City Council Requests Draft Legislation to Repeal Minimum Wage for Gig Workers

The Move Comes after the Council Consulted with Uber-Backed Lobby Group Instead of Workers

News Mar 28 9:00 AM

Inside Ann Davisonā€™s War with a Judge She Doesnā€™t Like

A Week After Judge Pooja Vaddadi Disqualified a Prosecutor in a Case, Prosecutors Moved to Disqualify Her in Every Case

Olympia Mar 27 11:00 AM

New Law Requires More Inclusive School Curricula in Washington

Lessons to Include Contributions from LGBTQ People and People of Color

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Elections 2024 Mar 27 10:00 AM

Josh Binda Launches Progressive Challenge to Rep. Rick Larsen

With a Crowded Left Lane, the Incumbent May Face an Easy Battle Against a Freedom Caucus Wannabe

News Mar 26 9:00 AM

Seattleā€™s Dual Dispatch Program Is Underutilized

We Could Unleash It If the Mayor Would Stop Letting the Police Union Run the Town

Elections 2024 Mar 25 8:00 AM

Alexis Mercedes Rinck Launches Progressive Challenge to Tanya Woo

She’s a Renter, a Transit Rider, a Policy Wonk, and a Nose Ring-Haver

News Mar 21 11:29 AM

Target of ā€œLandlord Lives Matterā€ Protest Speaks Out About Bullying Amid Eviction Case

Landlord Claims Tenant Is Exploiting the System, Tenant Says He’s Going Through the Proper Legal Channels

Queer Mar 20 10:32 AM

Yes, JK Rowling, the Nazis Did Persecute Trans People

We Asked the Leading Expert on the Topic

Elections 2024 Mar 18 2:08 PM

Make Sure Your Vote Got Counted

Washington’s "Uncommitted Delegates" Vote Hangs in the Balance

News Mar 15 3:43 PM

Seattle Floats Subsidized Housing for Cops in the Face of a Homelessness Crisis, a Huge Budget Deficit, and a Million Other Actual Problems

Other Cities Have Tried Paying for Cop Housing, and It Doesn’t Appear to Reel 'Em In 

Elections 2024 Mar 15 9:00 AM

University of Washington Students Bemoan Choices for President, Contemplate Not Voting

The State Democratic Party Vows to Keep Trying to Engage Younger Voters