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Police department spent budget-busting $22 million on overtime last year
New leaders say they are looking at getting the system under control.
Bill Lucia
Bill Lucia is the editor-in-chief at the Washington State Standard. He has a decade of experience covering state and local policy and politics, including as a city reporter in Seattle for Crosscut.
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Overtime pay went un-arrested in SPD unit
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Parking: Paying more, to circle less
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O'Brien, Clark zap Sawant's City Light rate proposal
Kshama Sawant argued that it's not right for residential customers to pay higher average rates than big commercial users and wanted to look at a flat price.