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Watch Live: House January 6 committee holds public hearings on its investigation

The House select committee investigating the January 6 insurrection at the U.S. Capitol is holding a series of public hearings. The committee has interviewed hundreds of witnesses and collected tens of thousands of pages of documents as part of its investigation into the deadly attack.
- NPR Staff
The new Jumpstart payroll tax raised more than expected. Is the money going where it's most needed?

A new payroll tax for big companies in Seattle brought in more than $230 million last year. But because the city is still recovering from the effects of Covid-19, a chunk of that money is going toward pandemic relief efforts.
- Katie Campbell
WA abortion researcher says executive order makes 'zero difference'

Even in states like Washington, providers liked Dr. Meghan Eagen-Torkko say a recent executive order to preserve abortion access is not enough to alleviate the fear some of her patients and colleagues feel now that the U.S. Supreme Court has overturned federal protections under Roe v. Wade.
- Katie Campbell
Family of 16-year-old killed in CHOP zone alleges Seattle’s failings enabled a 'state-created danger'

The family of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., who was shot and killed amid Seattle's racial justice protests in 2020, filed a tort claim on Monday alleging that city leadership should have recognized its failures to provide legally obligated medical, police, and emergency services to protestors demonstrating in the Capitol Hill Organized Protest zone.
- Ashley Hiruko
Seattle's plan to hire 500 police officers

Two years ago, the conversation in Seattle was all about defunding the Seattle Police Department, but things have changed. Mayor Bruce Harrell says SPD now has a staffing crisis. He’s proposing an ambitious plan to put millions into hiring 500 new police officers. KUOW reporter Amy Radil explains why the department has such a labor shortage and how Harrell's recruitment plan would work.
- Marcus Harrison Green
Harrell rolls out police recruitment plan including bonuses

Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell has unveiled a new plan for police recruitment and retention, saying current staffing is at crisis levels.
- Amy Radil
What a recent SCOTUS ruling could mean for PNW Indigenous peoples

Many facets of tribal sovereignty in our country are now in limbo after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled states have the power to intervene in criminal cases involving non-native people in Indian Country.
- Katie Campbell
Former Seattle Mayor Norm Rice and the origins of Seattle's growth strategy

Seattle is expecting a quarter million new people – by 2044. Where will they all live? We haven’t built enough new homes. Now, the city is updating its plan – for where it will build homes in the decades to come. And it’s taking a second look – at a strategy that has defined its growth over the last 30 years. KUOW’s Joshua McNichols has more – on the origin of the city’s Urban Villages strategy – and how it could change.
- Joshua McNichols
Former King 5 anchor awarded medal from Japanese government

The Japanese ambassador to the U-S was in Seattle to celebrate the 65th anniversary of Seattle’s sister city relationship with Kobe. Lori Matsukawa was also awarded one of Japan's highest honors by Japan's ambassador to the United States. Sh
- Natalie Akane Newcomb
'It was just shock.' Local reaction to the assassination of Japan's former leader

Washington State has one of the country’s largest populations of Japanese Americans. Many, including Megumi Ijiri, were shaken by the news of Former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe’s assassination.
- Natalie Akane Newcomb

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