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Washington state sues Trump over endangered species
17 states - including Washington - are suing the Trump Administration in attempt to keep the Endangered Species Act in place.
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Seattle software company cuts ties with ICE
Some tech workers have put pressure on their employers to end contracts with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement. This week Chef -- a software company based in Seattle -- took that action after employee protests.
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Soccer league says Sounders fans can fly anti-Nazi flag
Fans of the Seattle Sounders have scored a victory: They'll now be allowed to fly an anti-fascist flag at games this season.
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Indigenous activists demand Inslee declare a 'climate emergency'
There's pressure on Washington Governor Jay Inslee to declare a "climate emergency".
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Artists are being squeezed out of Seattle, how can we keep them?
Tracking down Archie’s Capitol Hill home is a little bit like locating platform 9 ¾ to find the Hogwarts Express. The shabby space is behind a locked gate, down a brick alley. It’s home to Archie, a musician in her twenties, and five other musicians and artists.
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'Missing link' connects with Ballard City Council contest
The Burke Gilman Trail "missing link" has been held up by legal appeals for years. That’s a stretch of bike trail along Ballard’s working waterfront. Now, it’s become an issue in the upcoming city council elections.
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Seattle's creative sector: Foundation of the new economy?
Some experts say Seattle’s workforce wasn’t prepared for the high-paying jobs that came with Amazon and other big tech companies in the city. They say that paved the way for an influx of thousands of outside workers; they claimed to claim those job, driving up the cost of living and driving out many service sector workers…and artists.
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Monday is the last day to comment about changes to SNAP eligibility
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Fully fund school safety, education advocates say
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Seattle welcomes local leaders to discuss immigration
Mayors from Los Angeles to Atlanta and New York City are convening in a national gathering. And it’s all to find solutions that help immigrants at the local level.
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Fiery exchanges mark District 5 debate between Juarez and Davison Sattler
Two debates in Seattle City Council races, two very different tones.
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Wifi wires will run through water pipes in northern Washington town
Starting next month, people in Anacortes can get something unusual in their drinking water: The internet.