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Sorry, climate: Washington state's carbon emissions stay stubbornly high
Washington state’s carbon emissions remain stubbornly high, despite the efforts of Gov. Jay Inslee and others to rein in the climate-wrecking pollution, according to the latest numbers from the Washington Department of Ecology.
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‘Move to Oregon.’ One advocate’s advice to families of developmentally disabled
As families of people with developmental disabilities in Washington struggle to get access to state-paid services, there’s a renewed push to link funding increases to growth in population.
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Washington bans vitamin E acetate in vaping products
Washington's expanding its ban on certain vaping products, in a new regulation starting November 20th
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A cop shot this wooden bullet at me at the WTO protests in Seattle. Here’s the story it tells
During the WTO protests, a police officer shot a wooden bullet at me. It bounced off the wall, and landed at my feet. It didn’t hurt me. But it shattered something: A myth about what Seattle was in 1999 and what it could give to the rest of the world.
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Supersonics could return to Northwest. (Jets, not basketball)
It's been more than 15 years since a British Airways Concorde made its final landing in Seattle. The needle-nosed supersonic jet was added to the collection of the Museum of Flight at Boeing Field.
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Washington's foster kids are spending more nights in hotels and offices this year
Social workers have used that last-resort option 335 more times so far this year than the same period last year.
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'Smoke in the street.' Unions grapple with the complicated legacy of the Battle in Seattle
Twenty years ago, demonstrators converged on downtown Seattle to protest the World Trade Organization. It was supposed to be non-violent. But in a single day, the city was thrown into chaos. Seattle’s labor unions were central to planning the protests. And they’re still thinking about the WTO protests’ complicated legacy.
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Seattle Children's mold problem goes back 20 years
Seattle Children's Hospital has just revealed more infections related to it's mold contamination
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Like Your Hummus Wet? Then You Want Dry Garbs. So Do Northwest Farmers
Outside Palouse, Washington, it’s mid-autumn and Chad Redman’s combine tractor keeps jamming with rocks it picks up in the field. Chad and his father, Jim, tug and ratchet at the combine. But nothing dislodges these rocks from the cutting header. “So we’ll have to go back to the pickup,” Jim Redman grumbles.
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Union Gospel Mission short on turkeys for Thanksgiving
The Seattle Union Gospel Mission is expecting more than 1,500 guests this holiday. But they don’t have enough turkey to feed them.
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T-Mobile CEO stepping down
There's change at the top at Bellevue-based T-Mobile Monday morning: CEO John Legere says he's stepping down.
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Washington lawmakers turn their eyes to gap in services for developmental disabilities
An estimated 13,000 people with developmental disabilities in Washington are not receiving services from the state. Monday, state lawmakers will take a closer look at the issue.