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Jumpstart: The fight over how to spend Seattle’s big-business tax
Mayor Harrell has proposed redirecting more than half the 2025 Jumpstart revenue to balance the city budget. But how has it been spent in the past?
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Initiative 2124 would make the WA Cares insurance tax optional
Opponents call the ballot measure “a wolf in sheep’s clothing” designed to destroy the program, since enough people dropping out could make it insolvent.
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Whatcom probe on harassment investigation shows ‘systemic failure’
The county paid $225K to settle sexual harassment complaints about a former Public Works director, whose behavior, employees said, was an “open secret.”
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5 takeaways from the superintendent of public instruction debate
Incumbent Chris Reykdal and David Olson disagreed about school funding and parental-rights policies, but found moments of accord.
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2024 debate: Superintendent of public schools with Reykdal, Olson
Incumbent Chris Reykdal and Republican challenger David Olson participated in a live debate Thursday night.