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A new idea: King County Public Concrete

A concrete strike has delayed many projects, from the West Seattle Bridge to light rail for months now. There are four big concrete companies that do most of the work in King County. Now, the county wants to look at creating a fifth company owned by the government.
- Joshua McNichols
Listen again: A wildfire burned 85% of this Washington town. This is their recovery story.

If you had to rebuild your town, where would you begin? It's a question that residents of Malden, Wash. have asked for months. The Soundside team checked in on Malden of
- Libby Denkmann
Seattle will return 270 artifacts to Upper Skagit Tribe

The Upper Skagit Tribe will soon reclaim hundreds of historic artifacts from the city of Seattle
- Paige Browning
Permanent Daylight Saving Time is bad for your health, says UW expert

‘Going to permanent Daylight Saving Time essentially doses the entire population with permanent jet lag.’
- Kim Malcolm
For these two WA Democrats, Ukraine conflict resets expectations for smaller military

Washington State's congressional delegation brought a skeptical view to DC rega
- Joshua McNichols
Coastal tribes may soon have more money to move to higher ground in Washington state

The federal government is just a step away from approving relocation money for three Indian coastal tribes in Washington.
- Paige Browning
What passed? What died? Washington’s 2022 legislative session wrap up

That’s a wrap. Washington’s sprint-like, 60-day legislative session has adjourned after majority Democrats approved a hefty supplemental budget along with the first major transportation funding package since 2015. Now lawmakers will be free to hit the campaign trail and start raising money for the 2022 elections. All 98 House seats and about half of the state’s 49 state senate positions are up for election this year.
- Austin Jenkins
Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell pledges to lead with compassion — and encampment removal

Citing sidewalk obstruction, the city of Seattle cleared a longstanding tent encampment that sat right across from city hall, on 4th avenue. It's the latest move by Mayor Bruce Harrell's administration in response to the city's ongoing homelessness crisis.
- Libby Denkmann
Amazon accused by Congress of 'potentially criminal' lies about data use

Amazon is accused of lying to Congress, when the company said it didn’t use data from its third-party sellers to compete with them. Those allegations were made in a letter from the bipartisan House Judiciary Committee Wednesday, accusing Amazon executives of “potentially criminal activity.”
- Joshua McNichols
State senator proposes lowering WA’s blood alcohol limit to .05

‘I always tell people, these collisions are preventable. That's the message we have to get across every day.’
- Kim Malcolm

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