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Portland approved a plan to ban homeless camping. Now what?
‘I'd say the next step is really the council trying to nail down the things they're going to need-- money, support, land-- to make this plan a reality.’
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Turnout remains low heading into Tuesday’s midterm election
With only a few days to go until Election Day, 70 percent of registered voters in Washington state have yet to return their ballots.
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Family visits resume at King County jails, but staffing shortages remain a major hurdle
In-person visits are scheduled to begin again Monday for people held at King County’s jail in downtown Seattle. It’s the first time family members have been able to visit face-to-face at that facility since the Covid pandemic began. In October, the county resumed family visits at the second adult jail in Kent. But critics and jail officials say short staffing is still constraining their operations.
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Election 2022: what do Washington state voters care about most?
Stuart Elway is the director of the Crosscut/Elway Poll of Washington state voters. He spoke with KUOW's Angela King about what voters are most concerned about and how that may influence Election Day outcomes.
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Albertsons $4B shareholder payout on hold – for now
A King County Superior Court has temporary blocked Albertsons from making cash dividend payments to shareholders. The payout is part of a potential merger between two supermarket giants--Albertsons and Kroger.
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It’s cold (and rainy) outside, but warm, joyful, and funky in local theatres
“I love when folks like yourself say, ‘Yo, like, I am an adult and it still hit me in a way I didn't expect.’” -Idris Goodwin
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Republicans use fear of crime as a wedge issue in Washington’s 8th
Audrey Muliawan said they wanted to escape a rising crime rate in Seattle – a problem she believes has only worsened since then. “The Seattle area definitely has a lack of police. If I’m going there now, I feel like I have to be a little bit more aware,” she said. It’s just the sort of personal story that Republicans believe could help them flip Washington’s 8th District and take back control of the U.S. House this year.
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Seattle and Washington state's future plans to address homelessness
Demonstrators gathered to protest Harrell's proposed budget. It includes millions of dollars to expand the Unified Care Team, the city's group that leads homeless camp clearings in Seattle.
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Black Seattle detective feared Proud Boys were chasing her. They were undercover sheriff’s officers
An investigation by the King County Sheriff's Office determined that two officers violated numerous policies when they pursued an undercover Seattle detective’s vehicle during a protest. Seattle Police said the incident was an unprecedented lapse in communication that endangered everyone involved. The sheriff agreed that the mens’ actions created substantial risk of harm, according to findings obtained by KUOW.
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GOP leader Kevin McCarthy visits Washington to help Joe Kent
House Republican Leader Kevin McCarthy quietly visited southwest Washington earlier this week to raise money for a former political foe: Congressional candidate Joe Kent.
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Why the wave of voting reform measures in the Northwest?
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Judge: Suit can go forward against SPD, others in sex trafficking case involving Raz Simone
The Seattle Police Department’s handling of a sex trafficking investigation into a local hip-hop artist may have further emboldened the man to harm more people, a judge ruled Tuesday, allowing a lawsuit against the musician, the police department, and the city to move forward.