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48th district senator proposes statewide plastic straw ban
Patty Kuderer said her bill is a first step to address plastic pollution.
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Microsoft will invest $500 million toward regional housing
About $225 million will subsidize middle income housing in Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Renton and Sammamish
Life
Green Kirkland, UW students supervise MLK Jr. Day of Service
Volunteers will remove invasive plant species from Kirkland parks, replacing them with natives.
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Eastside lawmakers sponsor Attorney General bills
The bills focus on gun control, consumer protection and raising vape and tobacco product age limits.
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Kirkland police: Officers did not act out of racial bias during Menchie’s incident
Police will now take more of a ‘mediation’ type role.
Business
Eastside tech companies Smartsheet, OfferUp, Apptio face challenging 2019
Here are a handful of companies from the Eastside that will be interesting to watch in 2019.
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Exit poll indicates Washington voters still support climate change action
State environmental organizations’ poll points to continuing support for carbon-reducing measures.
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Washington indigenous communities push for action to address violence against women
A new law seeks to strength data collection on missing and murdered indigenous women.
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King County considers building 44,000 affordable housing units by 2024
A report on housing released in December was accepted by the King County Council on Jan. 7.
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Menchie’s incident investigation leads to new protocol for Kirkland police
The report showed that department practices for responding to “unwanted person” calls was inadequate and that a new…
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Kirkland to create citywide transportation connections map
The city decided it would be more efficient to develop a single document with all of the city’s…
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CenturyLink 911 outage investigations underway; AG seeks comment from locals
CenturyLink could be hit with both FCC and UTC fines.
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Eastside Rail Corridor rebranding in 2019
Options for a new name for the trail include The Eastway, The 425, The Eastrail and The E.
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Search continues for Seattle murder suspect on Eastside
The King County Sheriff’s Office believes murder suspect Mical Roberts could be hiding out in Kirkland or another…
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Bilingual elementary school coming to Kirkland
Global Idea School will teach students Spanish and English.
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Democrats to focus on 30-round magazines and ghost guns in 2019
Following gun control success on the November ballot, state Democrats are eyeing further regulation.
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Climate change could kill salmon’s sense of smell
A report released by UW last month highlights further dangers higher CO2 levels pose to coho salmon.
News
Kirkland police investigate shooting in downtown apartment complex
After the shooting on Sunday, an adult male was treated for non-life-threatening injuries.
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Council selects Sweet to serve as Kirkland’s mayor
The council also discussed how to fill the vacancy left by outgoing Mayor Amy Walen.