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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?
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Decriminalization of drug possession could be on WA November ballot
The ACLU of Washington calls its proposed initiative a "public health issue." But coronavirus complicates its path to the ballot.
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Washington’s successful vote-by-mail system wasn’t built overnight
Many states are looking for guidance on conducting their own 2020 elections by mail, but Washington state officials warn it won’t be easy.
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Undocumented workers fend for themselves with little COVID-19 help
Cities, nonprofits help with rent and small business loans, but the need in WA is greater than available cash.