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Audit finds inflation, wages drove Seattle’s $1.7B budget increase
The new five-year analysis digs into every department’s spending in an effort to help the city confront a projected $241 million deficit in 2025.
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Whatcom County to investigate handling of sexual harassment case
The county executive acknowledged an “error in judgment” after a Cascade PBS report revealed a letter supporting the accused former director.
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How PNW trans swimmers are finding comfort in and out of water
Pools can be hotbeds of sports debates and body discomfort for transgender people. One Idaho student wouldn’t let it stop him from becoming a triathlete.
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Is Seattle a walkable city? Pedestrian death rates show otherwise
Washington was the first state to commit to zero traffic fatalities. But 24 years later, deaths are at an all-time high and officials are reevaluating.
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Hanford’s new plan to clean up 56 million gallons of nuclear waste
State and federal officials revealed a new roadmap for neutralizing the Western Hemisphere’s most polluted site via a technique known as grouting.