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Episodes
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Seattle City Council debates details of proposed $1 billion housing levy
The most recent housing levy will expire this year. On Wednesday, the city council started planning for the next one. Most support the mayor's call for a $1 billion levy, but not without tweaking how the money's spent.
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King County Sheriff urged to provide more interpreters for non-English speakers
An oversight committee is urging the King County Sheriff's Office to do better around how it communicates with people who don’t speak English.
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Seattle eyes capital gains tax
Seattle officials tell KUOW they’re considering a local tax on capital gains. This follows last month’s state Supreme Court ruling that a state tax on capital gains is constitutional. According to city council member Teresa Mosqueda, it’s just one possibility for new sources of revenue in the coming years to fill a giant “revenue gap.”
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Native, Black doulas say culturally specific birth care could help reduce high maternal death rates
In Washington state and nationwide, Black and Native American mothers and their babies are more likely to die during or after pregnancy than white moms and their babies. And the rates are getting worse. Now, some birth workers in the Seattle area are trying to turn things around with help from some new government funding.
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Relief is on the way for Washington food banks struggling to keep up with demand
House Bill 1784, a hunger relief bill, is making its way to Gov. Jay Inslee’s office for his signature. The bill will earmark $28 million to hunger relief organizations to address food insecurity.
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Shellfish growers in Northwest's oyster capital want 'blitz' against invasive green crabs
Shellfish growers in Willapa Bay in southwest Washington, the self-styled "Oyster Capital of the World," are alarmed by an invasion of potentially destructive non-native European green crabs. Some are asking for an all-out trapping offensive to corral the invasive species.
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Washington state stocks up on abortion drug as federal ruling on access looms
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced Tuesday the state has purchased 30,000 doses of the abortion drug mifepristone in preparation for a federal court decision that could limit access to the medication.
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Jayapal reintroduces Transgender Bill of Rights
U.S. Rep. Pramila Jayapal (D-Seattle) is once again trying to codify federal protections for transgender and gender non-conforming people across the country.
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South Seattle activist remembered for opposing gun violence, speaking out
Elijah Lewis was a young community activist known for his work in the Central District and South Seattle. Lewis's family says he was shot and killed Saturday while driving in Capitol Hill with his nephew.
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Mt. Baker rescue offers lifesaving lessons for backcountry enthusiasts
He saw a flash of red out of the corner of his eye and decided to investigate. You may have seen the viral video of the dramatic rescue that followed on Mount Baker last month. Kim Malcolm talks with Bellingham skier Francis Zuber about what happened.
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Union-led residency program aims to combat WA teacher shortage
Starting next school year, up to 20 aspiring special education teachers will get hands-on, paid classroom experience in the Federal Way, Walla Walla, and Mukilteo school districts through the Washington Education Association’s inaugural teacher residency program.
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From education funding to drug use, lawmakers tweak the details in final weeks of session
Austin Jenkins with Pluribus News and host of "Inside Olympia" on TVW joined KUOW's Paige Browning and Amy Radil to break down the latest as Washington lawmakers enter the home stretch for budget negotiations and their last chance to pass bills.