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Chief Seattle Club inaugurates new housing in Pioneer Square
In Pioneer Square this week, new tenants are picking up their keys and getting settled in brand-new studio apartments built by the Chief Seattle Club. And leaders say they have a lot more housing in the pipeline.
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At-home Covid test, check. Adequate telehealth response, not yet
UW infectious disease specialist foresees a better way to test for, track, and treat Covid
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The brave Seattle foodies who opened restaurants during Covid — and flourished
Many Seattle restaurants, including beloved icons like Beth’s Café, Dahlia Lounge, and Tup Tim Thai shuttered during the pandemic. But that hasn’t stopped many more from opening. Meet two restaurant owners who chose to launch new businesses despite uncertain times.
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As red states impose new restrictions on voting, blue Washington presses ahead with expansions
As the 2022 midterm elections loom, a partisan battle over access to the ballot box continues to be fought in Congress and in state legislatures across the country. Red states are passing new restrictions, while many blue states are making voting more accessible. That includes Washington.
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Why the Snoqualmie Indian Tribe seeks regulation of popular falls airspace
The Snoqualmie Indian Tribe wants air tourism to stay away from the sacred site, a 268-foot waterfall, and has asked the federal government to step in.
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This realtor wants to find you a house in Washington. The odds are stacked against her.
The housing market is tight across Washington state. There’s very little out there for people to buy, and that’s driving home prices out of reach for many of the people who live in the region. The problem has hit Black, Indigenous and families of color hardest, and contributed to the segregation of neighborhoods. Now, lawmakers in Olympia are trying to relax zoning rules so affordable housing is more accessible.
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Is a guaranteed income program right for Washington? Lawmakers are considering it
‘When you don't have to worry so much about taking care of your family's basic needs, you're in a much better position to focus at work and reimagine a different future for you and your family, whether that's going back to school, caring for young children during a difficult time like Covid, or looking for a new job.’
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Green aluminum? Complex deal seeks to restart the last aluminum smelter in the NW and cut pollution
A complex deal is taking shape to revive the Pacific Northwest's last remaining aluminum smelter. Alcoa idled its Intalco Works smelter near Ferndale, Washington, a year-and-a-half ago and laid off virtually all the workers there. The plan to bring this industry back involves a new owner, cash from taxpayers and an uncertain new contract for cut-rate wholesale power.
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Japanese Americans remember the legacy of 'camp' 80 years after their incarceration
It was 80 years ago this month that President Franklin D. Roosevelt signed Executive Order 9066. It was 10 weeks after the Japanese attack on Pearl Harbor, and it led to the incarceration of 120,000 people of Japanese descent. This is the story of one Seattle family.
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Inslee has entered the 2022 session
Washington Governor Jay Inslee has entered the chat — also known as the Senate State Government and Elections Committee. Inslee testifies before the committee on behalf of his own proposal to criminalize some election-related disinformation and signs the first bills into law.
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Seattle music scene plays on despite ‘constant roller coaster’
‘Things have definitely improved, but I don't think anybody is breathing easily right now.’
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A torrent of support for curbing Inslee’s emergency powers as lawmakers take public testimony
Washington’s Covid-19 state of emergency is approaching its two-year anniversary. Under current law, the governor has broad emergency powers. But the Legislature is considering new restrictions on that authority.