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Tacoma ballot initiative would provide stronger renter protections
The initiative makes the city responsible for going after and fining noncompliant landlords.
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The Newsfeed heads south to Pierce County
This week: tenant unionization, goat landscaping, and an effort to establish a new county containing Gig Harbor and surrounding islands.
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Citizens work together to come up with their county’s AI policies
This week, we tell you about what issues they said were the most important during a “Civic Assembly” in Snohomish County, and about what happens next.
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The fight continues: a look at union efforts in Washington state
This week, the team talks to a researcher about the labor landscape, and covers stories related to REI, Starbucks and nurses’ unions.
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Bellingham staffer asked ChatGPT to 'exclude' vendor from city contract
An expert in procurement fraud says it’s the first time he’s seen AI used this way: “a classic issue that happens in government procurement… just with a modern veneer.”