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Seattle rekindles business tax debate in a grim new economy
The controversial tax proposal has found new life as unemployment soars and the city faces a $300M budget hole.
David Kroman
David Kroman is formerly a reporter at Crosscut, where he covered city politics. In addition to Crosscut, his work has appeared in The Seattle Times, CityLab, High Country News, Seattle Magazine and e
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Decriminalization of drug possession could be on WA November ballot
The ACLU of Washington calls its proposed initiative a "public health issue." But coronavirus complicates its path to the ballot.
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COVID-19 spurs reckoning in crowded homeless shelters
As one of King County's largest shelter providers moves clients into a hotel, advocates seek to avoid a return to the status quo.
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Housing, food, cash: Requests for help double in WA amid pandemic
Compared with the first week of March, applications are now 170% higher for cash assistance, double for food stamps and 60% higher for housing assistance.
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After a labor strike and a pandemic, Swedish Hospital nurses have a contract
Union members secured raises with the agreement, but some say they just wanted to put the fight behind them.