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King County is opening a shelter in the west wing of the county jail

King County is opening a homeless shelter in the west wing of the county jail in downtown Seattle. Formerly a work-release space, the wing most recently housed offices for staff training, and equipment and records storage, according to county officials. It opens Sunday as a 24 hour shelter with wrap around services for 40 men.
- Kate Walters
EPA Science Panel Considering Guidelines That Upend Basic Air Pollution Science

Some panel members said they don't agree that breathing sooty air can cause premature death. The panel's draft recommendations to the EPA would change how it assesses the dangers of air pollution.
- Rebecca Hersher
CHART: Where Disease-Carrying Mosquitoes Will Go In The Future

A new study predicts how far north these insects could live if climate change goes unchecked.
- Rebecca Ellis
How Mosquitoes Sniff Out Human Sweat To Find Us

Female mosquitoes searching for a meal of blood detect people partly by using a special olfactory receptor to home in on our sweat. The finding could lead to new approaches for better repellents.
- Nell Greenfieldboyce
U.S. District Judge Blocks States' Work Requirements For Medicaid

David Greene talks to Larry Levitt, senior vice president of the Kaiser Family Foundation, about the ruling that blocks work requirements to get Medicaid in Kentucky and Arkansas.
'We get it wrong when we say the point is to be happy.' A mother reflects after her son dies

Calvin Clark was diagnosed with a severe form of bipolar disorder when he was a freshman in college. No one would treat him—their practices were full, or they didn’t serve that age range or diagnosis, or they didn’t call back.
- Deborah Wang
Tobacco age will rise to 21 in Washington state

The minimum age to buy tobacco in Washington state will soon go up to 21.
- Paige Browning
Federal Judge Strikes Down Medicaid Work Requirements In Arkansas And Kentucky

A federal judge has struck down a Medicaid work requirement in Arkansas and Kentucky. This is a major blow to the Trump administration's vision for the health insurance program for low-income people.
- Alison Kodjak
Is It Time To Rethink The Fly-In Medical Mission?

These trips — where volunteers from the West perform surgeries in poorer countries — are a multibillion-dollar endeavor. But is this the best way to provide health care to needy nations?
- Joanne Silberner
What repealing Obamacare would mean for Washington state

More than 800,000 people in Washington state get health care coverage through the Affordable Care Act.
- Paige Browning

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