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If police are defunded, Seattle firefighters could face a new reality
City council members and community groups are pushing for a third way to help people in crisis, which may involve some firefighters.
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A single net could save Puget Sound’s ‘problem animals’
Washington Fish and Wildlife officers have had to resort to some strange alternatives to save large carnivores like bears and cougars.
Opinion
What makes a business tax progressive? Seattle offers a case study
In the state with the most regressive tax system in the country, the Seattle City Council is weighing options for taxing large corporations.
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Nikkita Oliver, Black liberation and the limits of electoral politics
Crosscut managing editor Mark Baumgarten explains what he got wrong about the future of the attorney, activist and former Seattle mayoral candidate.
Opinion
Being Seattle’s mayor has never been easy
Amid calls for her resignation, Jenny Durkan can take cold comfort in the fact that she’s not the first to struggle in the job.