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State legislators look to “ban the box”
By Taylor McAvoy • February 13, 2018 7:00 am

The House of Representatives votes to end questioning criminal history on job applications.

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The other Robert E. Lee
The other Robert E. Lee
By Seattleland Staff • February 9, 2018 7:00 am

Some people in Kent thought their police station was named for the Confederate general. They were wrong.

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Lawmaker pitches vocational scholarships at rural community colleges
Lawmaker pitches vocational scholarships at rural community colleges
By Taylor McAvoy • February 8, 2018 3:00 pm

The bill would provide assistance for residents that make less than 70 percent of the state median income.

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Students could utilize the proposed program to attend state colleges, including the University of Washington in Seattle. Photo by Punctured Bicycle/Wikimedia
Proposed bill would provide free college tuition to...
By Taylor McAvoy • February 8, 2018 3:00 pm

The Evergreen Free College Program being called for would benefit both middle-income and low-income students.

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Lawmakers consider a plan to help homeless college students
Lawmakers consider a plan to help homeless college...
By Taylor McAvoy • February 8, 2018 3:00 pm

In addition to education, the program would help students find housing and provide meal plans and stipends for clothing, laundry, and showers.

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Bigfoot eludes state recognition yet again
Bigfoot eludes state recognition yet again
By Alex Visser • February 8, 2018 7:00 am

A twice-failed bill would have named the mythic creature as the official state cryptid.

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Bill to tax oil in pipelines advances in...
By Josh Kelety • February 8, 2018 7:00 am

The measure would also update state oil spill contingency plans.

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Meet the producer
Meet the producer
By Seattleland Staff • February 8, 2018 7:00 am

We turn the tables on our host and ask her a few questions in this bonus episode. Chiefly, what are you doing? And why?!

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Inslee pushes back against offshore drilling in Washington
Inslee pushes back against offshore drilling in Washington
By Alex Visser • February 7, 2018 7:00 am

Statements from the governor and the state attorney general come in response to a shift in federal plans.

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Program before lawmakers could strengthen mental health crisis...
By Taylor McAvoy • February 7, 2018 7:00 am

The aim is to provide those in need with services instead of jail time.

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Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate
Carbon tax plan advances in the state Senate
By Josh Kelety • February 3, 2018 7:00 am

Bill moves out of committee with lower tax rate than governor proposed, a “monumental step.”

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Light rail funding could be in trouble if car tab taxes decrease. Photo by Richard Eriksson/Flickr
Republican lawmakers call for further action on car...
By Josh Kelety • February 2, 2018 3:00 pm

Senate Democrat slams their efforts as “unthoughtful sledgehammers.”

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Proposed law would make tampons free for some...
By Taylor McAvoy • February 2, 2018 3:00 pm

The bill would ensure that those with low incomes can have access to clean products, say proponents.

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Martin Luther King’s county
Martin Luther King’s county
By Seattleland Staff • February 3, 2018 7:00 am

Washington state is home to the only jurisdiction named for the civil rights leader. How did that happen?

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Washington health insurance market in flux
By Josh Kelety • February 1, 2018 3:00 pm

Premiums have skyrocketed, prompting a response from lawmakers.

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A bill before lawmakers would outlaw concealed carry...
By Taylor McAvoy • February 1, 2018 3:00 pm

Opponents say that such a move would undermine the safety and rights of gun owners.

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A sign from an earlier era at the Seattle Fire Department headquarters. Photo by Alex Garland
Washington lawmakers seek to increase nuclear attack preparations
By Alex Visser • February 1, 2018 7:00 am

Bipartisan bills in the House and Senate could remove Cold War-era emergency planning restrictions.

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By Nicole Jennings
Lawmakers still grappling with court mandated education funding
By Josh Kelety • February 1, 2018 7:00 am

Roughly $1 billion more is needed, and school districts want their local levies.

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Cooke Aquaculture Pacific’s work area and office west of the Coast Guard station on Ediz Hook serves the company’s salmon farm. Photo by Paul Gottlieb/Peninsula Daily News
Cooke Aquaculture fined $332,000 for Cypress Island farmed...
By Alex Visser • January 31, 2018 7:00 am

The operation also faces possible closure if legislators pass a bill that would ban the use of Atlantic salmon in state aquaculture.

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University of Washington students walk to their meeting in the state reception room in the capital building in Olympia. Photo by Taylor McAvoy
Students lobby for state funded tuition grants
By Taylor McAvoy • January 31, 2018 7:00 am

University of Washington students from the Bothell, Seattle, and Tacoma campuses met with lawmakers on Monday to lobby for support…

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