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Behind the change in how King County will choose a sheriff
‘…a direct response to the demonstrations calling for police accountability.’
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2 surprising election results that you may not have noticed in Washington
While all eyes have been focused on the national election, Washington has made a series of notable election wins. The state will send its first Black woman and first Korean-Am But two things happened in Washington that were not as high profile as other boxes on the ballot, at least if you ask CR Douglas with Q13 News and Joni Balter with Civic Cocktail.
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Expensive choice: Fly home to Texas or your vote doesn't get counted
University of Washington junior Carson Bryant joined a surge of college students and others who have descended upon Texas.
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'Unlike any other year': Campaign cash spikes across Washington state in 2020
Cash has poured into this year’s elections like never before.
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They spent their summers at protests, now it's time to vote
This summer thousands of teens and young adults marched in the streets for racial justice. It came after three and half years of youth demonstrations: students walking out of school for the climate crisis, high schoolers demanding gun reform, and countless protests against President Donald Trump. Now these same young people are organized for their next big move: voting in their first presidential election.
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Washington's uninsured population spikes
The number of people without insurance jumped statewide during the pandemic. Washington’s uninsured rate went from just over 6 percent pre-Covid, to 13 percent.
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Not registered to vote? Here's how to cast your ballot by Election Day in King County
The 2020 presidential election is just a few days away, and Washington state is seeing record numbers of received ballots. And if you're not yet registered, it’s not too late. King County elections director Julie Wise shares some insights on how to register and vote in these finals days.
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10 things to watch for during Washington's 2020 election
While the nation's attention is focused on the presidential election, there are a handful of races on Washington ballots that will greatly influence the future of local life.
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The pandemic eviscerated Seattle's club scene; can live music make it through the winter?
Seattle's live music clubs have been closed since March. With the music scene in crisis, artists and club owners wonder if they'll make it through the winter without help.
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Your brain on remote work: Mental tips for working from home
We don’t need to tell you this, but working from home can be stressful. It doesn’t have to be, though. The science on this is still kind of new, but some recent and ongoing studies offer some clues as to how we can make this unnatural situation more tolerable and maybe even enjoyable.
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Election anxiety stressing you out? We asked a psychiatrist about how to cope
‘I think the first step is to take stock individually: What regulates me?’
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Time to ‘fall back’ despite lawmakers’ vote to lock the clock
Daylight saving time goes away this Sunday, November 1. You'll get an extra hour of sleep from the time-change ritual. But wait, wasn't this hassle of...