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Safeco Field funding referendum withdrawn
The mysterious backers of the initiative won’t say why, but some think it’s because they couldn’t get funding…
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Shortest ever ‘Obamacare’ enrollment period starts Nov. 1
The Trump administration slashes the time frame to sign up for insurance.
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Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion
After originally aiming to build 20 additional fast-service bus lines on high demand routes by 2040, King County…
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Rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain divides King County Council
In a recent interview, Councilmember Kathy Lambert blamed Fain’s accuser for the alleged rape. Then Lambert’s colleagues distanced…
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Paul Allen dead at 65
Microsoft co-founder, developer, and philanthropist struggled with cancer for decades
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State Supreme Court strikes down death penalty
All nine justices found the use of capital punishment in Washington state unconstitutional and racially biased.
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Executive Dow Constantine proposes $11.6 Billion budget
With King County’s finances already stretched thin, Constantine’s budget largely maintains current services while making investments in transit,…
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Secure gun storage ordinance approved by King County Council
A Bellevue-based gun rights group has already vowed legal action in response.
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Locked up and poor
King County courts use money bail to incarcerate defendants before trial. Should the system be reformed?
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County officials warn of more HIV among homeless drug users
In total, 19 heterosexual individuals have been diagnosed with HIV in King County over the past year, up…
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Housing Crisis Fuels Opposition to Safeco Field Investment
Coalition calls on King County Council to divert public money away from stadium maintenance and put it toward…
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King County bans solitary confinement of juveniles
Policy shift comes as part of a settlement in response to a 2017 lawsuit
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Rossi and Schrier lead 8th Congressional District race
Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Kim Schrier are the top two finishers in the Aug. 7 primary race…