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Durkan's proposed 2021 budget: $100M for BIPOC communities, wage freezes, and more
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Vashon Island ‘Band of Brothers’ program focuses on identity and healthy masculinity
‘One of the things that surprises me is how contagious vulnerability can be.’
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Blue county, bear-meat-loving voters went for Trump. Will they do it again?
In 2016 Grays Harbor County went Republican for the first time since Herbert Hoover, and no places saw a bigger flip than the small mill town of McCleary. To understand why, and where things may be headed in 2020, it helps to start with a recent battle over hundreds of pounds of bear meat that goes into the stew that is the centerpiece of the annual McCleary Bear Festival.
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How Seattle-area progressives feel about Biden now, halfway through 2020
KUOW spoke with six progressives in May 2020 about their thoughts on Joe Biden winning the presumptive nomination. Now, four months later, after a summer of Covid, civil unrest, the death of Ruth Bader Ginsburg, we asked them for their updated thoughts.
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No more stop signs for Washington's bike riders ... sort of
Starting Thursday, people riding bikes in Washington state won’t have to stop at most stop signs. That is, they legally won’t have to stop.
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Trick or treating in the time of Covid-19
It’s still a month before Halloween, but families are already asking the burning question: Trick or treat- yes, no, or maybe?
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Weekend protests in Seattle after Breonna Taylor police killing decision
Protests continued in Seattle over the weekend, leading to property damage and 10 arrests.
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Trump admin retreats from Postal Service overhaul
Postal workers in Tacoma say mail is being delivered faster in recent weeks as the Trump administration retreats from its efforts to overhaul the U.S. Postal Service.
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Protesters, Summer Taylor's family sue Seattle and WA state for wrongful death and injuries
A group of protesters is suing the city of Seattle and state of Washington for wrongful injuries, and, in one case, a wrongful death in the recent Black Lives Matter protests.
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New Tukwila food hall opens, featuring global eats
The pandemic has forced many restaurants to close, but a new food hall has opened in Tukwila. And it’s not your typical collection of eateries under one roof.
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Smoke in the water: wildfire soot doesn’t just disappear once it rains
Rain has knocked down the smoke plaguing the Northwest, but smoky hazards linger.
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Obamacare vs Texas: Washington has skin in the game at the next ACA Supreme Court challenge
‘Hey, wait a second, Judge. If the Department of Justice won't defend that law, let us do it.’