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Discussing homelessness on Jan. 9 are, from left, Associated Press Olympia correspondent Rachel La Corte, Rep. Nicole Macri (D-Seattle), Sen. Patty Kuderer (D-Bellevue), Sen. Hans Zeiger (R-Puyallup) and Rep. Morgan Irwin (R-Enumclaw). Photo by Leona Vaughn/WNPA News Service
Senate Republicans propose alternative solutions to WA’s homelessness...
February 28, 2020 5:30 am

One suggestion would empower law enforcement and remove barriers to prosecution.

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With Mount Baker and Jetty Island in the distance, a container ship approaches the Port of Everett. (Port of Everett photo)
Senate Dems: $5 million to help businesses disrupted...
February 27, 2020 5:40 pm

Overseas port closures hurt WA companies that depend on international shipping.

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Inslee gets involved in contract talks between Swedish, SEIU
Inslee gets involved in contract talks between Swedish,...
By Joseph Thompson • February 27, 2020 11:58 am

The governor is orchestrating a four-day bargaining session with both sides led by an MIT professor.

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Aerial view of the Amtrak Cascades train derailment in 2017 near DuPont, Wash. Courtesy Wikipedia
Amtrak, Sound Transit and the state all named...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 26, 2020 5:00 pm

It was filed on behalf of the family of a teenager who was paralyzed in the 2017 crash.

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Needles littered the ground throughout a homeless encampment at Federal Way’s Hylebos Wetlands, which is public property. Sound Publishing file photo
Republican leadership doubts effectiveness of homelessness spending
February 26, 2020 7:30 am

Democrats propose hundreds of millions toward affordable housing.

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King County approves low-income Metro fare waivers
King County approves low-income Metro fare waivers
By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 7:00 pm

Low-income transit riders could see their King County Metro fares waived beginning in July, after the King County Council voted…

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Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht gave a response to an Office of Law Enforcement Oversight report on Feb. 25 before the King County Law and Justice Committee. The report recommended ways her department could reform use of force policy and internal investigations. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
Council unsatisfied with Sheriff’s response to use of...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 4:45 pm

The King County Sheriff’s Office could be required to explain why it didn’t implement recommendations.

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King County Council has nine members who each represent a district. Courtesy of kingcounty.gov
Charter amendments could allow King County Council to...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 25, 2020 1:30 pm

The change was recommended by the charter review commission.

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Washington State Capitol Building in Olympia. File photo
Democratic lawmakers roll out spending plans for climate...
February 25, 2020 1:30 am

Republican opposition calls for tax relief, rather than spending the increased revenue.

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The Colstrip Power Plant in Montana. Puget Sound Energy owns 25 percent of the remaining two units. File photo
PSE files to sell part of Colstrip coal...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 24, 2020 1:30 am

The utility owns two units at the Montana power plant.

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Fentanyl (Courtesy photo)
Fentanyl overdoses keep increasing in King County
By Aaron Kunkler • February 24, 2020 1:30 am

Meth overdoses are on the rise as well, continuing a trend reported on last year.

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Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
Charter review could overhaul King County Sheriff’s Office
By Aaron Kunkler • February 23, 2020 1:30 am

Several changes to the King County Sheriff’s Office were proposed.

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PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
PNW plant-based foods could help in climate fight
By Aaron Kunkler • February 22, 2020 1:30 am

Animal products create a lot of emissions, but veggie alternatives are coming from King County.

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The language of the original bill prohibited privately-owned detainment facilities from being contracted by local, state, or federal government entities, but a last-second amendment was adopted to substantially narrow the focus of the legislation. File photo
Lawmakers flinch on banning for-profit detention facilities
February 19, 2020 6:15 pm

Last minute amendment exempted ICE detainment facility.

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A proposal to make King County Metro fares free for low-income households could be approved in the coming months. File photo
King County considers free transit for low-income residents
By Aaron Kunkler • February 19, 2020 9:05 am

The program would target those at or below 80 percent of the federal poverty level.

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Federal Way resident Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens, 17, died Jan. 27, 2017. Courtesy photo
Law enforcement challenges report on sting operation that...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 6:30 pm

King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight’s findings rattle Sheriff’s Office, police union.

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Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8
Unstable housing? Apply for Section 8
By The Renton Reporter staff • February 11, 2020 4:50 pm

Applications open in February for housing vouchers

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In 2018, the city of Seattle approved and then repealed a head tax within a month. It would have levied a $275 per employee tax on businesses grossing more than $20 million annually. Sound Publishing file photo
County head tax bill passes committee
By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2020 2:45 pm

Bill would let King County levy a tax on businesses to fund housing and address homelessness.

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Gov. Jay Inslee signs the first bill of the 2020 legislative session into law. On the right stands the bill’s primary sponsor, Sen. Jamie Pedersen, D-Seattle, who is wearing a red tie. Photo by Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service
Gov. Inslee signs tax bill to help fund...
February 11, 2020 1:30 am

Law shifts a portion of the tax burden to large tech companies.

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King County Metro’s battery-electric bus. Photo courtesy of kingcounty.gov
King County Metro bus fleet will be electrified...
By Aaron Kunkler • February 10, 2020 10:35 am

Future base in South King County would house hundreds of the zero-emission vehicles.

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