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Washington's 2-year experiment under new drug possession law
Washington's legislative “fix” makes drug possession a misdemeanor, and requires police to steer people with addiction away from jail and towards recovery services.
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Weekend arts picks: an eclectic mix of jazz, kung fu, and Brandi Carlile
‘At one point, there were 34 nightclubs along Jackson Street alone, during the jazz heyday.’
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Millennials challenge veteran candidates in 2021 King County and Seattle elections
Several Seattle millennials are challenging political veterans with deep pockets, and contests like the Seattle mayoral and King County executive races are shaping up to be generational battles.
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Sun's out and Seattle's Chinatown bustles. But business owners say they're 'trying to survive'
More than a year ago, the streets of Seattle’s Chinatown International District were quiet. There were fewer people were coming into the neighborhood because of Covid lockdown. On top of that, businesses and residents were afraid because of rising anti-Asian sentiments around the country. KUOW returned to the neighborhood a year later to see how people are coping.
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Washington Department of Corrections gets first female secretary
For the first time in its 40-year history, the Washington Department of Corrections (DOC) will be led by a woman. On Thursday, Gov. Jay Inslee named...
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Leslie Snapp, 91, Navy vet, avid tennis player, grandpa
Our series, Lives Lost, remembers loved ones who have died in the pandemic. You can share an obituary of someone special to you by filling out the form at the bottom of this story.
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King County braces for reopening rollbacks despite vaccination progress
Washington state is in a fourth wave of Covid-19 cases and hospitalizations. For King County and other counties around the state, that is likely to result in a return of tighter restrictions.
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Lawsuit filed to overturn Washington capital gains tax
Just days after the Washington Legislature gave final approval to a new capital gains tax aimed at the state's wealthiest residents, the conservative Freedom Foundation has filed a lawsuit on behalf of five individuals and one couple to overturn the tax.
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How Inslee’s climate agenda just got a boost
'I would call it a victory for climate advocates, with a big asterisk on it.’
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As India suffers, diaspora looks for ways to help from the NW
In India, 5 million Covid cases have been reported in the month of April alone. There’s nothing harder than watching a family member struggle with illness – or even die – while you’re thousands of miles away. That’s what’s happening to many of the estimated 75,000 Indian Americans who live in the greater Seattle-Bellevue Area.
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1 million Covid vaccines sit in freezers as Covid rates climb in Washington state
State health officials say the major sticking point in the vaccine rollout is supply: How many doses the federal government has sent to Washington. But what about the doses here already — that haven’t been given to the millions of Washington state residents yet to get a single shot? At least 1 million doses of the coronavirus vaccine have been delivered to providers in Washington state but never reported as having been given to a patient.
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A generational battle for King County Executive
King County Executive Dow Constantine was at one time a grunge-loving college DJ for the alternative UW radio station KCMU (now KEXP). And when he first ran for King County Executive back in 2009, he was endorsed by Pearl Jam’s Eddy Vedder. Now, he’s being challenged for his seat by a millennial who says his favorite music is the “Hamilton mix-tape."