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Seattle passes first-in-the-nation paid sick leave for gig workers
The move makes the pandemic-era benefit permanent for app-based independent contractors, such as food delivery and laundry service workers.
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WA's $70B budget proposals boost state worker raises, special ed
Democratic lawmakers will work with Gov. Jay Inslee's office to negotiate a final agreement before the legislative session ends.
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Sound Transit Board votes against light rail stop in Seattle's CID
Their endorsement of new stations outside the Chinatown-International District satisfied some neighborhood activists — but upset transit advocates.
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WA Supreme Court rules capital gains tax is constitutional
The 7-2 decision, which reverses a lower court ruling, is the latest development in nearly a century of fights over how to structure the state tax system.
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Human Elements: A lone ranger rides for the wolves in rural WA
Daniel Curry spends his days on horseback studying wolves’ migration patterns and deterring them from encroaching on the human landscape.