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Steady arrests risk COVID-19 spread beyond jail walls, advocates say
Attorneys, advocates, public officials want to ban some felony bookings in King County, but judges and others object
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Poll: Most WA voters wary of reopening economy too soon
A new Crosscut/Elway Poll finds 76% of voters believe the pandemic restrictions are working, and 61% are concerned about lifting them too soon.
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Calls, texts to helplines surge amid COVID-19
Over the course of the stay-at-home order, the federal Disaster Distress Hotline alone has seen calls from Washington state increase sevenfold.
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Seattle rekindles business tax debate in a grim new economy
The controversial tax proposal has found new life as unemployment soars and the city faces a $300M budget hole.
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Birth parents fight to visit kids in foster system during pandemic
Seeing their children in person may put parents, as well as foster families and social workers, at risk, but can the state stop them?