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Episodes
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SPU trustees ask judge to dismiss LGBTQ hiring lawsuit
Today four members of Seattle Pacific University's board of trustees asked a judge to throw out the case against them.
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Amazon wants employees back at the office, announces hybrid plan
Amazon is the latest Seattle-area company to shift its work plans and order employees back into its offices under a hybrid home-remote model.
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These arts options will get you out but keep you covered
Crosscut’s Margo Vansynghel brings us her picks
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Bill to loosen some restrictions on WA police vehicle pursuits clears House committee
A bill that would change the state's controversial law limiting police vehicle pursuits cleared a key House committee in Olympia Thursday.
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Should rent be stabilized? Washington lawmakers hear the pros and cons
Supporters say the bills would guard against massive rent increases. Critics say the measures would suppress the production of new rentals at a time when the state is already hurting for housing.
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Fire trucks are going electric, too. Portland and Redmond, WA, getting there first
You probably no longer blink an eye when an electric car passes by on the road. More novel battery-powered vehicles are soon joining the parade to help operators achieve their sustainability goals. Electric ferries are coming to Puget Sound and hybrid electric airplanes are being tested in Washington. Now, several Pacific Northwest fire departments have ordered their first electric fire trucks.
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Tanya Woo announces campaign for Seattle Council District 2
A new city council candidate is running in South Seattle — Tanya Woo, a community organizer and business owner in the Chinatown-International District.
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Seattle to launch civilian-based 911 response team in 2023
Seattle is testing a big change in its 911 response. The city plans to add a team of civilian mental health professionals to its 911 center later this year. It’s a small pilot project that's part of a move away from traditional police responses for certain emergencies.
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WA legislators weigh mandating nurse-to-patient ratios in hospitals
Nurses across Washington state are experiencing the stress of short staffing in hospitals. One solution currently being proposed in the state legislature is the creation of nurse-to-patient ratios, requiring a cap on the number of patients a hospital nurse can care for at any given time.
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Proposed WA bill would raise threshold for farmworker overtime
This is the second year that farmworkers will be eligible for overtime. Right now, if they work past 48 hours they’ll get paid time and half. Next year they’ll be the same as everyone else - anything past 40 hours would count as overtime. But there’s new proposed legislation in Olympia that is trying to re-negotiate that.
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Ban foreign entities from buying Washington forest and farmland, lawmaker urges
Legislators in Washington are joining more than a dozen other states that are considering whether to restrict or ban foreign entities from buying farmland. The initial hearing on Olympia's version of the foreign ownership restrictions however drew more criticism than support on Tuesday.
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Resale market for cannabis waste? WA lawmakers consider it
Washington lawmakers are considering a brand-new type of cannabis market: resale of the plant waste.