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Unlike Oregon and many others, WA accepts ballots postmarked by Election Day well into November
In the battleground states of North Carolina and Pennsylvania, legal battles haved raged over whether postmarked ballots that arrive via mail after...
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Left and right still talk in this district east of Seattle, but what does that mean when their candidate lands in D.C.?
Incumbent Democrat Kim Schrier is being challenged by Republican Jesse Jensen to represent the 8th Congressional District, east of Seattle. Unlike a lot of American politics in 2020, one big theme in the race is bipartisanship. But what does bipartisanship mean in a hyper-partisan age?
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150 days of protests for racial justice in Seattle: 'We're just getting started'
On the 150th day of protests for racial justice in Seattle, a call to action from organizers.
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Officials prepare for possible civil unrest in the wake of the election
‘If you get out into the weeds on the internet, you can find people talking about almost anything.’
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They found the first murder hornet nest, but the queen stayed hidden
It was a bitter cold morning on Saturday near the Canadian border.
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3 staff test positive for Covid-19 at Tacoma’s immigrant detention center
After advocates sound the alarm that another guard at the Northwest ICE Processing Center has tested positive, court records confirm the finding -- it’s the third case in about a month.
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'Hey, don’t tax our beer!' With a budget shortfall looming, WA beer lobby goes on the offensive
Coronavirus cases are spiking. A major election is looming. And Washington’s legislative session is still two months away. But Washington’s beer lobby...
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No longer chained to desks, office workers pick up new habits
Remote work gave back some control over how, where and when people do their work. That could change offices forever.
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Should the King County sheriff be elected or appointed? That’s on the ballot
Two proposed charter amendments on the ballot would make the King County sheriff’s office more like a big city police department.
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Lake Washington Boulevard has reopened to cars — but the city's weighing a permanent closure
After closing Lake Washington Boulevard to through traffic for months, the city has opened the street up to cars again. But the closure was so popular that the city is considering making it permanent.
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Seattle restaurants' creative strategies to weather the cold months of the pandemic
Meal and cocktail kits. Deliveries and takeouts. Temporary closures. There's no one approach that helps keep businesses stay afloat. Restaurants are using strategies that best suit them.
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He treated the first pandemic patient in the U.S. Here's what he's seen since then
When the novel coronavirus came to the United States it was first confirmed in a single case in Everett. Dr. George Diaz was the physician who treated that patient and got the first glimpse at the pandemic that was about to sweep across the state, and nation.