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- With Lynnwood on the verge of a metamorphosis, Sound Transit seeks input on development
- So far, Washington workers pushed out over vaccine mandates aren’t losing jobless benefits
- July trial date set for Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on false-reporting charges
- Washington Supreme Court won’t redraw political maps, will accept redistricting commission’s work
- Report on Seattle mayor’s missing texts still hasn’t shown up as she prepares to exit City Hall
- Seattle’s final budget shows tough road ahead for new Regional Homelessness Authority
- Mayor Jenny Durkan signs 2022 Seattle budget, boasting housing investments and criticizing council’s police budget
- Audit of SPD discipline offers recommendations to improve accountability, transparency
- Inslee urges Washington residents to get COVID shots and boosters as health officials ramp up for the omicron variant
- With potential reversal of Roe v. Wade, Washington abortion-rights advocates brace for patient influx
- Inslee, Washington state Democrats discuss delaying WA Cares long-term care payroll tax
| With Lynnwood on the verge of a metamorphosis, Sound Transit seeks input on development Posted: 04 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST  Sound Transit has launched an online survey asking for public input on the development of more than 2 acres of prime property directly next to the Lynnwood light-rail station. |
| So far, Washington workers pushed out over vaccine mandates aren’t losing jobless benefits Posted: 04 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST  Despite state warnings that workers who quit or are fired over Washington's COVID vaccine mandate might not get unemployment insurance, there's little evidence so far that benefits are being denied. |
| July trial date set for Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer on false-reporting charges Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:01 PM PST  A Pierce County Judge has set a July 11 trial date for Sheriff Ed Troyer on false reporting charges stemming from his Jan. 26 call to a 911 dispatcher claiming a newspaper carrier had threatened to kill him — a claim he retracted on questioning by Tacoma police. |
| Washington Supreme Court won’t redraw political maps, will accept redistricting commission’s work Posted: 03 Dec 2021 09:45 AM PST  The state Supreme Court ended the uncertainty over the state's congressional and legislative district maps Friday, leaving the work of the state's bipartisan redistricting commission as is, even though the panel missed the deadline. |
| Report on Seattle mayor’s missing texts still hasn’t shown up as she prepares to exit City Hall Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST  It's been more than a year since Seattle hired a private contractor to analyze and issue a report on Mayor Jenny Durkan's text messages that weren't retained, and five months since that report was expected. |
| Seattle’s final budget shows tough road ahead for new Regional Homelessness Authority Posted: 03 Dec 2021 06:00 AM PST  Seattle's City Council and mayor frustrated the aspirations of the King County Regional Homelessness Authority, whose CEO had asked them to fund a multimillion-dollar plan to alleviate homelessness downtown before moving to other areas. |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2021 07:58 PM PST  Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan signed the city's 2022 budget Thursday but threw a jab at the City Council for amending her proposal for police department spending. |
| Audit of SPD discipline offers recommendations to improve accountability, transparency Posted: 02 Dec 2021 07:18 PM PST  The Office of the Inspector General has released an audit of the Seattle Police Department's disciplinary system, providing a deep dive into the complex procedures to hold officers accountable for minor policy violations to serious misconduct. |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2021 07:05 PM PST  Washington Gov. Jay Inslee Thursday urged state residents to get their COVID-19 shots or boosters, and not to be discouraged if there is a bit of a wait for an appointment. |
| Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:55 PM PST  If the landmark Roe v. Wade case is overturned by the Supreme Court, advocates and officials say it will lead to an influx of people traveling to Washington state for abortions. |
| Inslee, Washington state Democrats discuss delaying WA Cares long-term care payroll tax Posted: 02 Dec 2021 06:06 PM PST  Washington state Democrats are asking Gov. Jay Inslee to delay implementing the WA Cares Fund long-term care payroll tax set to begin Jan. 1. Lawmakers say they need time to make fixes to the program. |
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