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    Articles by Josh Kelety
    Safeco Field funding referendum withdrawn
    Safeco Field funding referendum withdrawn
    By Josh Kelety • October 31, 2018 1:17 pm

    The mysterious backers of the initiative won’t say why, but some think it’s because they couldn’t get funding to gather the necessary signatures.

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    Shortest ever ‘Obamacare’ enrollment period starts Nov. 1
    Shortest ever ‘Obamacare’ enrollment period starts Nov. 1
    By Josh Kelety • October 29, 2018 7:15 pm

    The Trump administration slashes the time frame to sign up for insurance.

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    Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion
    Metro revises timeline for RapidRide bus expansion
    By Josh Kelety • October 19, 2018 3:00 pm

    After originally aiming to build 20 additional fast-service bus lines on high demand routes by 2040, King County Metro has changed its construction timelines and put 13 of those projects on hold.

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    Rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain divides King County Council
    Rape allegation against Sen. Joe Fain divides King...
    By Josh Kelety • October 16, 2018 5:30 pm

    In a recent interview, Councilmember Kathy Lambert blamed Fain’s accuser for the alleged rape. Then Lambert’s colleagues distanced themselves from her comments.

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    Paul Allen, shown in 2015. Courtesy of the Herald
    Paul Allen dead at 65
    By Josh Kelety • October 15, 2018 4:05 pm

    Microsoft co-founder, developer, and philanthropist struggled with cancer for decades

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    State Supreme Court strikes down death penalty
    State Supreme Court strikes down death penalty
    By Josh Kelety • October 11, 2018 11:58 am

    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
    Executive Dow Constantine proposes $11.6 Billion budget
    By Josh Kelety • October 2, 2018 10:00 am

    With King County’s finances already stretched thin, Constantine’s budget largely maintains current services while making investments in transit, law enforcement, and juvenile justice reform.

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    Secure gun storage ordinance approved by King County Council
    Secure gun storage ordinance approved by King County...
    By Josh Kelety • October 1, 2018 6:00 pm

    A Bellevue-based gun rights group has already vowed legal action in response.

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    Locked up and poor
    Locked up and poor
    By Josh Kelety • September 25, 2018 9:00 pm

    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
    County officials warn of more HIV among homeless...
    By Josh Kelety • September 11, 2018 11:00 am

    In total, 19 heterosexual individuals have been diagnosed with HIV in King County over the past year, up from seven last year.

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    Housing Crisis Fuels Opposition to Safeco Field Investment
    Housing Crisis Fuels Opposition to Safeco Field Investment
    By Josh Kelety • August 24, 2018 12:40 pm

    Coalition calls on King County Council to divert public money away from stadium maintenance and put it toward affordable housing

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    King County bans solitary confinement of juveniles
    King County bans solitary confinement of juveniles
    By Josh Kelety • August 20, 2018 1:10 pm

    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
    Rossi and Schrier lead 8th Congressional District race
    By Josh Kelety • August 7, 2018 8:40 pm

    Republican Dino Rossi and Democrat Kim Schrier are the top two finishers in the Aug. 7 primary race for U.S….

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