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In Seattle’s next budget, City Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck is seeking $8 million in funding to serve survivors of gender-based violence. So far Budget Chair Dan Strauss has included $5 million which Rinck calls a great start, but she plans to advocate for more before the council’s final committee vote Nov. 19.
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Opponents of what Democrats call the “millionaires tax” are admitting defeat. -
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When lawmakers return to Olympia, they’ll face a thorny question that’s threatening to swamp state and local budgets: what to do about ballooning lawsuit payouts. -
Starting Monday, YouTube will be blocked for all students in kindergarten through the fifth grade. Minecraft, a popular videogame, will also be blocked for all students in kindergarten through the 12th grade starting Monday, with exceptions for classes that use Minecraft as part of their curriculum. -
The deputies responded to a home in Spangle, a small farming community south of Spokane, on Tuesday afternoon after a woman told her neighbor that she had been shot by her brother, the Spokane County Sheriff’s Office said. -
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