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Employee of The Stranger files complaint against political ad that ran in his own paper
The ad, for District 3 city council candidate Egan Orion, appears on the cover of the current issue of the alternative newspaper.
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‘We’re staring at the end of a livable future’: Native activists call for a climate emergency in Washington
On the steps of the Capitol building, Indigenous activists are urging the governor to treat climate change as a statewide emergency. But what would that mean in action?
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With history against her, Kshama Sawant fights for her political life
The veteran council member earned 37% of the primary vote. No incumbent has recovered from numbers that low in at least 20 years.
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Two statewide ballot measures each come with baggage. Will that hurt their chances with voters this fall?
The committee that launched I-1000, an affirmative-action initiative, is deep in debt. Meanwhile, initiative promoter Tim Eyman is again in legal trouble as he champions I-976, which would cut car tab fees.
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Anger, frustration roil Seattle City Council budget talks following news of sex worker arrests
Council members expressed support for funding alternatives to arrest.