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The Newsfeed: WA Gen Z voters excited, but turnout still a toss-up
University of Washington students cited abortion, LGBTQ+ rights & gun violence as important issues, but can they be motivated to vote?
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Jumpstart: The fight over how to spend Seattle’s big-business tax
Mayor Harrell has proposed redirecting more than half the 2025 Jumpstart revenue to balance the city budget. But how has it been spent in the past?
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Initiative 2124 would make the WA Cares insurance tax optional
Opponents call the ballot measure “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” designed to destroy the program, since enough people dropping out could make it insolvent.
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Over half of sexual assault cases in King County end in plea deals
Of the minority of sex crimes that result in convictions, 60% end with guilty pleas to lesser offenses, leaving survivors disillusioned with the process.
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My elderly father had dementia, anger issues — and many guns
Washington has a “voluntary waiver of firearm rights” law, but there are strict legal constraints on families who want to confiscate a loved one’s gun.