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Health
Janitors and security guards worry they are left behind by vaccination efforts
Front line workers are vying for a vaccine dose to protect themselves against Covid-19 as new cases rise in the Puget Sound area yet again. Some janitors and security guards say they are being left behind by state guidelines, despi
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Jose Robles released from immigrant detention in NW
President Joe Biden is reversing many of the Trump administration's tough immigration policies. That’s led to the release of one undocumented man in the Northwest.
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Government
Disability advocates call for accessibility as WA plans for transportation package
Governor Jay Inslee recently called for investment in the state’s aging infrastructure. Now disability advocates are calling on the legislatur to make sure that funding doesn’t leave them behind.
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WA Legislature considering bill to ban for-profit prisons and detention centers
The Washington legislature moved one step closer to ending for-profit private detention centers in the state. House Bill 1090 passed with bipartisan support and now moves to the Senate.
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Health
Se presentan problemas en las nuevas clínicas provisionales de vacunas para latinos en Seattle
Las clínicas de vacunación provisionales en selectos vecindarios, son parte del esfuerzo de la ciudad de Seattle para llegar a los latinos más vulnerables y otros grupos afectados por Covid-19. Sin embargo se han presentado diversos problemas: desde fallas en el sitio web hasta errores con la dirección de las citas.
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Health
A few new glitches with Seattle’s pop-up vaccine clinic for Latinos
Pop-up vaccination clinics in targeted neighborhoods are part of the City of Seattle’s effort to reach more vulnerable Latinos and other groups hard-hit by Covid-19. But they’ve hit some recent snags, from website glitches to people showing up for appointments at the wrong address.
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Health
Kent postal workers struggle with Covid-19 outbreak
Postal workers in Kent are sounding the alarm after an outbreak of Covid-19 has left dozens sick at a facility in South King County.
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The last immigrant youth jail in the country moves to end contract with ICE
One of the last detention centers in the U.S. to hold undocumented immigrant youth wants to end its contract with ICE.
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Health
A freezer breaks, and a mad scramble ensues to vaccinate hundreds of Seattleites overnight
A freezer malfunction at Kaiser Permanente on Thursday led to an impromptu effort to vaccinate folks who could show up in the middle of the night.
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Politics
Inauguration Day in Seattle closes with protests and police
Inauguration Day in Seattle was marked with a protest Wednesday evening that began at Occidental Park and ended up in x. Demonstrators in black bloc said they were there to protest U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement which they tied back to the movement for racial equity and police reform.