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Port of Seattle says West Seattle Bridge woes may hurt Terminal 5

In 2021, the Port of Seattle's Terminal 5 gets the gigantic cranes that will allow it to accept cargo from some of the biggest ships in the world. But the closure of the West Seattle Bridge means all that cargo will have to flow over the Spokane Street Bridge.

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Here's why Attorney General Barr might go after Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan

Pulitzer Prize-winning New York Times reporter Katie Benner explains her report that Attorney General William Barr wants to prosecute Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan.

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Seattle City Council's Gonzalez: 'We've created harm' by expanding police system

Lorena Gonzalez and the rest of the Seattle City Council face a big decision – the response to Mayor Jenny Durkan’s veto of their cuts to the Police Department budget.

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It was an economic theory with little traction, then the pandemic hit

Modern Monetary Theory and you, with Stephanie Kelton

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Washington state sues Juul

Attorney General Bob Ferguson says the company has been targeting young people, and it has downplayed the presence of high levels of addictive nicotine in its products.

Patty Murray frustrated with U.S. Senate leadership, but hopeful for action

‘That leadership is really lacking right now, and so frustrating to me.’

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Number of area families going without enough food rises

‘Among the families that are experiencing food insecurity, one-third of them are saying that their children are also not able to eat.’

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Report: Covid-19 weakens the already fragile nature of our child care system

‘Child care is really a pillar of our economy, and we haven't necessarily recognized it as such.’

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Don’t reconnect mailing machines, Postal Service tells plants. Tacoma does it anyway

An order from Postal Service headquarters didn't stop mail-processing plants in Tacoma and Wenatchee from hooking up their high-speed letter-sorting machines again.