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Following lawsuit, Catholic health-care provider changes policy on transgender care
The lawsuit asserted that PeaceHealth discriminated against Paxton Enstad, a 16-year-old transgender boy seeking coverage for top surgery.
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Air Force general didn’t get SDOT job, but Durkan still hired him
Mayor Jenny Durkan did not choose retired Air Force Maj. Gen. Mike Worden to lead the Seattle Department of Transportation, but the military veteran and defense consultant gets a consolation prize: As of the new year, he is Seattle’s director of mobility operations coordination, a new position created to
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Seattle's waterfront overhaul saved by $160M tax deal
Mayor Durkan negotiated with downtown property owners who threatened to block the tax.
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WA Supreme Court clears way for funding of youth jail
In a blow to activists, the judges reversed a lower court ruling, 8-0.
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Seattle’s hotel worker protections struck down in court
If upheld, the decision means housekeepers and other staff won’t get panic buttons, health-care subsidies.