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Bellingham minimum wage, Seattle housing measures likely to pass
As votes are still being counted, the two initiatives appear to clear while Tacoma’s rental protections proposal is too close to call.
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Joseph O’Sullivan is Crosscut’s former state politics reporter. Before joining Crosscut in 2022, O’Sullivan spent nearly eight years as Olympia bureau reporter for The Seattle Times. Before that, he c
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U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer won't run for reelection in 2024
U.S. Democratic Rep. Derek Kilmer announced Thursday he won’t run next year for reelection, setting off what could
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U.S. Rep. Derek Kilmer won't run for reelection in 2024
U.S. Democratic Rep. Derek Kilmer announced Thursday he won’t run next year for reelection, setting off what could
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New mothers can stay with their babies at this Washington prison
The state’s prison nursery is one of only a few in the country intended to support incarcerated mothers amid a simmering debate on crime and drug use.
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Tacoma to consider new tenant rights measure on Nov. 7 ballot
The debate over renter protections in Washington’s third-largest city could foreshadow broader statewide action.