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Kshama Sawant surges ahead, paving the way for Seattle's 'most progressive council' in years
After trailing by 8.4 percentage points on election night, Sawant now leads Egan Orion by 1,515 votes.
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Jail suicide epidemic doesn't extend to Northwest prisons
In county jails across the Pacific Northwest, suicide is the single leading cause of inmate deaths. But an analysis by OPB shows the region’s prisons aren’t plagued by the same crisis. Between 2008 and 2018, suicide accounted for 47% of jail deaths with a known cause in Oregon
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Councilmember Sawant makes huge gain on Orion in race for Seattle City Council
Meanwhile, Andrew Lewis took the lead over Jim Pugel in the race for District 7.
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Seattle City Hall reckons with the fallout of a transformative election
Hours after early returns signaled major change to the council and the budget, city leaders commiserated and then got to work.
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Affirmative action in trouble, $30 car tabs cruising after initial vote tally
Tim Eyman's latest anti-tax measure, I-976, was attracting more than 55% of the vote statewide, while the outcome of Referendum 88 was less clear.