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Seattle Children’s Postpones Trans Teen’s Surgery Indefinitely

Hospital Staff Told Family It Was to Comply with Trump Order

Shaun Scott’s Radical Agenda Arrives in Olympia

Dangerous Socialist Sponsoring a Bill to (Ahh!) Protect Working People

Local organizer wants to fix REI from the top—and REI is fighting to keep her off the ballot

Interview with Shemona Moreno, REI Pro-Worker Board of Directors Candidate

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ICYMI

Fucking Political

When the Government Threatens Sexual Freedom, Embrace Community Solutions

The Legend of the Ninety-Nine Lawsuits

Bob Ferguson Might Not have Been the Thorn in Trump's Side that He Claimed—But He Should Do It All Again Anyway.

Having an IUD is Great. Getting One Can Be Terrible

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

The Last Abortion Clinic in Wyoming

Patients and medical providers brace for dwindling access to abortion care.

It's Time to Burst the PNW Weather Bubble

From Heat Domes to Bomb Cyclones, Are We Ready for What’s Next? 

One Step Forward, One Step Back: How Progressives Can Still Enact Change After Tammy Morales Resignation

Council Member Rinck Redoubles Commitment to Working People as the New Lone Progressive

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City Hall

What Happened on City Council This Year?

The Roses, the Thorns, And the Buds at City Hall 2024

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

Ten Times Sara Nelson Engaged In The “Performative, Ideological” “Political Theater” She Decries

Nelson’s Up For Reelection — Don’t Buy Her “Pragmatic Progressive” Schtick

Landlord Lobby Wishlist Leaked

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

Criminal Justice

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

Sex and Gender

Trans Immigrants: How to Change Your Name and Gender Markers

Whether You're Documented or Undocumented, Here's a Rundown

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

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

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