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Seattle's 'green' power violates salmon's legal rights, tribe says
It’s one of the more unusual plaintiffs you’ll see in a lawsuit: Tsuladxʷ. That’s the Lushootseed word for salmon.
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As WA lawmakers consider a safe staffing bill, nurses warn of crisis conditions and risks to patients
'It's really important that we do have this safe staffing standard because adding more patients to the nurse's workload is literally hurting patients every single day. It's not good for them.'
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'The worst' it's been: Covid hospitalizations reach all-time high in Washington state
Since the highly-infectious omicron variant was discovered in Washington state last month, health officials have warned that a surge in cases could cause hospitals to become severely overwhelmed. Health care workers say that moment is now here.
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Inslee deploying 100 National Guard to help hospitals, orders pause on non-emergency procedures
Following the lead of Oregon and other states, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Thursday that he will deploy 100 members of the National Guard to assist hospitals struggling to respond to a spike in Covid-19 patients due to the highly-contagious omicron variant.
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Washington grocery workers 'begging' for more hours as wages don't keep up with bills
Many grocery workers are running out of food at home and aren’t earning enough to make rent, according to a new study.
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How the Port of Seattle is whittling away at supply chain backlogs
The Port of Seattle started unloading cargo ships at a brand new terminal this week. That’ll help with some of the supply chain issues. But it won’t solve the whole problem.
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Sen. Patty Murray on her push for voting rights and the future of democracy
‘I'm one who believes strongly in the right of the minority party to have a voice, but we have reached a point where the Senate is not productive, because one senator can just say, I don't want to have a debate and we don't even get to debate the issue.’
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Washington state lawmakers propose year-round standard time to get around Congress
Washington state senators are trying a new gambit to stop the twice-yearly ritual of changing our clocks from standard time to daylight time and back again. A previous effort to move the whole West Coast onto permanent daylight saving time failed to win requisite congressional support. So now, a bipartisan group of state lawmakers is pushing for Pacific standard time to be observed year-round.
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Aiming to address ‘armed intimidation,’ Washington lawmakers consider a gun ban at school board meetings and election facilities
A pair of proposals in the Washington Legislature would ban weapons, including firearms, at school board meetings and election facilities, and bar the open carry of firearms at local government meetings. Backers say the new restrictions are needed to address "armed intimidation" and the threat of violence. Opponents call the bills an attack law-abiding gun owners and their constitutional rights.
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Why 2021 was a whale of a year for orca sightings
Last year was a banner year for whale watching in Washington state. That is as long as you weren't looking for the region's resident endangered orcas.
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Here's what could send Seattle Public Schools back to remote learning
With record numbers of staff and students staying home due to the omicron variant of Covid-19, parents, staff and students are wondering what it would take for the district to move schools back to online learning as in earlier in the pandemic. Here is what the district has now outlined as some reasons it could shift to remote learning.
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'It’s felt like 5 consecutive careers.' Ross Reynolds retires after 34 years at KUOW
Ross Reynolds is retiring this January after 34 years of work in service of the Puget Sound community and KUOW’s mission to create and serve a more informed public.