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WA's first female House speaker loves a good joke
Tacoma's Laurie Jinkins got her start defending LGBT rights. Now she's one of the most powerful people in the state.
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WA is about to get its first female House speaker
House Democrats will be picking a new leader for the first time in 20 years. The person chosen will take over from former Speaker Frank Chopp, D-Seattle.
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Yes, the Showbox is historic. But affordable housing is more important
We can find a solution that preserves the historic venue without pitting arts and culture against our need for more housing.
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South Seattle residents want greener neighborhoods — without more gentrification
A push to protect the city's tree canopy is meeting resistance in neighborhoods that see the effort as a harbinger of displacement.
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Pramila Jayapal says impeachment proceedings against Trump have already begun
As more of her colleagues join her call for an impeachment inquiry, the Seattle Democrat says the process is already underway.