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Seattle’s dual dispatch police alternative is expanding citywide
The CARE department will hire 18 additional responders, three supervisors and work seven days a week addressing mental and behavioral health crises.
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How Seattle Public Library’s cyberattack impacts patrons, students
Tutors, laptops, printers, audiobooks — all are affected by the district ransomware attack, and could take months to return to normal.
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New tax to fund social housing likely headed to Seattle ballots
The measure proposes a 5% “excess compensation” tax on companies for each employee with a salary over $1M to help fund permanently subsidized housing.
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Washington voters favor anti-tax initiatives — for now
More than 40% of voters told the Cascade PBS/Elway Poll they would like to repeal WA’s new capital gains tax as well as its carbon cap-and-invest system.
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County audit details grim conditions at Capitol Hill youth jail
Young detainees report concerns with drinking-water quality, long periods without visitors, lack of substance-abuse treatment and staffing shortages.