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Washington considers banning disposable plastics in restaurants and grocery stores
Your favorite takeout spot could go compostable-only under a legislative proposal.
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Transgender immigrants seeking asylum moved to Tacoma ICE prison amid care concerns
The dozen LGBTQ women came from an ICE facility in New Mexico, which was abruptly closed after complaints about medical care and the death of one woman.
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State proposal would let King County tax large businesses to pay for homelessness and housing
The measure, aimed at companies with highly paid workers, could allow the county to raise up to $120 million a year.
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Mayor Durkan calls on AG Barr to resign, joining fellow Justice Dept. alumni
The mayor told Crosscut she would sign on to a letter from over 1,100 former Department of Justice alumni accusing Barr impartial justice.
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Black pot entrepreneurs fight for piece of Washington's very white marijuana industry
‘They were prosecuting us the most for cannabis ... now, they’re on the street corners in our neighborhoods, selling that stuff to us.’