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Seattleites will vote on competing measures to fund social housing
On February ballots, prop 1A would produce $50M a year from an “excess wealth” tax on businesses. Prop 1B would draw $10M a year from the Jumpstart tax.
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WA response team formed to prep for Trump’s mass deportation plans
Gov. Bob Ferguson signed an executive order Monday to create the Family Separation Rapid Response Team to help families of undocumented immigrants.
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Seattle City Council appoints Mark Solomon to District 2 seat
The Seattle Police Department’s crime-prevention coordinator aims to focus on his 10 months in office and does not intend to seek election this fall.
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Judge blocks Trump order on birthright citizenship after WA lawsuit
A federal judge in Seattle temporarily stopped the president’s executive order after Attorney General Nick Brown joined other states challenging it.
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The rise of Bluesky, a not-so-Seattle-based social media company
Since November, over 10 million users have flocked to the site, which aims to provide a personalized feed not driven by an algorithm, in contrast to X.