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Seattle Schools' report card mirrors statewide dip in standardized test results
‘Seattle Public Schools said this is just one measure of student growth, but can be useful to gauge how well a particular student is doing over time.’
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Bill to criminalize lying about elections in WA appears dead
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee’s big push to make it a crime for elected officials and candidates for office to incite lawlessness by making false statements about elections appears to have died in the state Legislature.
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Trump's revenge targets Washington state's 2022 primary elections
After the assault on the U.S. Capitol on Jan. 6, 2021, a number of House Republicans voted to impeach Donald Trump on charges of inciting the violence. Two of those representatives are from Washington state.
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Violence and property crime are up in Seattle. Here's how officials plan to tackle it
Violent and property crime in Seattle rose in 2021, and local officials are trying to respond. Mayor Bruce Harrell said he’s directed police to focus on violence and disorder in "hotspots" like Little Saigon.
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These bills still have a chance as Washington lawmakers close the first half of 2022 session
It's crunch time in Olympia where lawmakers are moving forward with bills that survived their committee deadlines last week.
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UW aims to learn new tricks from these old dogs
The University of Washington's Dog Aging Project is trying to keep our tail-wagging best friends healthy for longer by studying how they age.
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Cargo-spilling ship leaves Northwest, returns to Asia
There’s still no sign of 105 shipping containers that the Zim Kingston lost during a storm off the Olympic Peninsula.
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This Seattle non-profit is giving $5,000 grants to local musicians, no strings attached
‘It helped them make records. It helped them hire professional services, publicists, promotions. The real challenge, when you're an emerging artist, is you don't have somebody else helping you with a lot of these things that you need to do.’
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Outdoor event mask mandate ends soon. Indoor may be next
‘Even before the governor's announcement, we heard some doctors saying they personally feel it's too soon for this conversation. They're just getting their head above water with this recent surge.’
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Gun violence devastated her family. Now she's working with Seattle to end it
DeVitta Briscoe is Seattle’s first-ever liaison for gun violence prevention. For her, the issue and the losses are personal. Her new job in the mayor’s office marks a transition from community advocate to city official.
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Seattle sellers can 'kick back and let the market' decide what people will pay for their homes
Imagine paying $1 million for a house. Now, imagine paying $1 million plus the more than $2 million the owners already wanted
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A healthcare researcher weighs in on the nurse-to-patient ratio debate
‘There's really been decades of research and hundreds of studies that have shown that low nurse-to-patient staffing ratios have a negative effect on patient outcomes.’