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SPD Chief Tells Denny Blaine Beachgoers Legal Nudity Is Legal

But He Wouldn’t Commit To Leaving the Beach Alone

UW Cries Antisemitism in Wake of Pro-Palestine Protest

But Can Adopting Trump’s Rhetoric Keep the University’s Cash Flowing?

ICYMI

Seattle Showed up for May Day

Let’s Do It Again. And Again. 

Wisconsin Judge’s Arrest Couldn’t Have Happened in Washington

Every Courthouse Should be Legally Prohibited From Snitching to ICE

The Downfall of the Climate Savior Who Never Was

Elon Musk Was Created by the Government He's Trying to Destroy

"Chinga La Migra"

Unions and Migrant Advocates Protested Outside of the Northwest Detention Center Last Weekend

Fucking Political

When the Government Threatens Sexual Freedom, Embrace Community Solutions

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City Hall

City Hall Is Back on Denny Blaine

Neighbors Want a Park Ranger at Denny Blaine; The Park’s Stewardship Group Really Does Not

Mayor Harrell Seems Unbeatable Because His Old Political Opponents Aren’t Trying to Beat Him

Labor Spent $1 Million to Keep Him out of Office, Now They’re Not Even Looking for a Challenger

Landlord Lobby Wishlist Leaked

 Winter Eviction Moratorium, $10 Late Fee Cap, And Six Month Notice All On The Chopping Block

Criminal Justice

“Legislative sausage-making at its finest”: SPD’s Blast Balls are Back

City Council Paves the Way for Another Round of “Less Lethal” Mayhem

King County Metro Bus Driver Shawn Yim’s Death Is a Tragedy

Two Notable Stabbings in the Past Two Months May Point to Failures in Mayor Bruce Harrell’s Policies

Mayor Bruce Harrell Fires Former Seattle Police Chief Adrian Diaz

Investigation Shows Diaz had Inappropriate Relationship with Subordinate and Lied About It

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Sex and Gender

Trump Order Causing Document Troubles for Trans People

There’s Seemingly No Recourse, And Few Answers

The Abortion Haven in the Mountain West

How a State Constitution written in 1972 is Protecting Montanans Today—And What We Can Learn From It

City Hall Is Back on Denny Blaine

Neighbors Want a Park Ranger at Denny Blaine; The Park’s Stewardship Group Really Does Not

The Washington-Grown “Legal Powerhouse” Coming for LGBTQ Rights

Kristen Waggoner Is Driving the Anti-LGBTQ Push in the Supreme Court. And Seattle’s the Town That Made Her. 

Having an IUD is Great. Getting One Can Be Terrible

New Legislation Proposed by Rep. Amy Walen Might Make it Less Awful

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ACLU Sues Washington DOC for Confining Trans Woman to Men’s Prison

They Allege DOC Is Violating Her State Constitutional Rights

The First Trans Rights Case of the Next Trump Era

Skrmetti Could Kill or Uphold Gender-Affirming Bans Across the US. But Win or Lose, It’s Doesn’t End There

State Rep. Cyndy Jacobsen’s Early Christmas Present for Trans People

It’s Washington’s First Two Anti-Trans Bills of the Season

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