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The enduring legacy of a small-time fascist from Puget Sound
Lois de Lafayette Washburn, an ultra-right-wing blogger from the 1930s, would salute the Capitol insurrectionists of today.
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Did Kroger really close two Seattle QFCs over hazard pay?
The company’s decision to close two grocery stores over hazard pay is a political move. The economics are more complicated.
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Washington’s plastic bag ban on hold during COVID-19
The state Legislature passed the ban on single-use plastic bags with bipartisan support in 2020, but the pandemic has delayed its implementation.
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Seattle’s controversial ‘poverty defense’ proposal stalls out
Progress on a new proposal that would expand legal defenses for poor and mentally ill defendants has waned in recent months.
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How $1 billion in pot taxes gets spent in Washington state
Money from legal cannabis sales amounts to about 2% of the state operating budget.