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$165K a week for COVID analysis? That’s how much WA paid a global consulting firm
In early June, as Gov. Jay Inslee was overseeing a phased reopening of the state, his budget office signed a contract with the elite international...
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Pros and cons of disbanding Seattle's Navigation Team
‘We believe there's a much better model’ vs. ‘I think there is benefit to having police involved in that work.’
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Seattle-area private schools grapple with fall reopening decisions
Some Seattle-area private schools have announced that they will begin the school year remotely, as many school districts plan to do, following Governor Jay Inslee’s recommendation Wednesday that schools in counties with high rates of coronavirus transmission remain closed in September. Others have yet to announce whether they will hold classes in-person.
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Friday politics: Loren Culp advances over other Republican gubernatorial candidates
It was a big week in Washington politics as results of the August primary came in. One surprise was Loren Culp nabbing a spot on the November ballot over other high profile Republicans. Q13's CR Douglas and KIRO 7's Essex Porter discuss the primary results.
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Northshore School District doubles down on distance learning for this fall
The Northshore School District is planning to start the upcoming school year with 100% distance learning. Superintendent Michelle Reid told KUOW about the experience of quickly pivoting to distance learning in the spring, and described how the pandemic has further exposed inequities in education
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Why, and how, PLU will have in-person classes
Many school districts and colleges are planning to have classes remotely during the upcoming school year. But Pacific Lutheran University is planning for in-person classes. PLU President Allan Belton discusses.
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Kids from 90 families are losing their spots in Seattle’s childcare market
Hundreds of childcare centers in King County have closed because of the pandemic, worsening an already tight market. Now close to 100 more families will need spots, too.
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Protesters went to meet with Chief Best at her home. But then her neighbors emerged
Down a quiet dead-end street just north of the small city of Snohomish, where American flags fly free and sturdy trucks sit outside homes, a young group of protesters, led by Black women, made an appearance.
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Seattle City Council votes to cut police staffing and salaries
The Seattle City Council has voted to cut SPD staffing and salaries. They say they’re making these changes in response to weeks of protests against systemic racism and police brutality.
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Still trying to get an unemployment check in Washington state? You are far from alone
At last count, 30,000 people were still stuck waiting. The Employment Security Department says it is working on the remaining cases, and is expecting to have the latest update on its backlogs come Thursday.
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Breaking down Tuesday's primary results: Looking at a more diverse Legislature
KUOW's Austin Jenkins and Angela King discuss the results of Washington's primary election.
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Former Tacoma Mayor Strickland takes early lead in Washington state congressional race
Washington state has never elected a Black person to Congress, but voters in the 10th District — south of Seattle — might change that this year.