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Washington state’s minimum wage will increase 54 cents to $16.28 an hour next year. The 3.37% increase is a cost-of-living adjustment based on the federal Consumer Price Index.
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The federal government aims to document the experiences of Native Americans who endured forced attendance at government boarding schools
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The Seattle Police Department says an officer and police union leader under investigation for making callous remarks about the death of a woman from India has been taken off patrol duty.
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Officials in Washington state and Oregon are scrambling to prepare for a possible shutdown of the federal government.
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Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell announced the city has hired six community responders to help police with lower priority 911 calls.
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Companies are interested, but it could be complicated to develop lands with multiple layers of tribal, federal and even complex-science concerns
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The Biden administration has awarded $1.4 billion to projects improving railway safety and boosting rail capacity. The Palouse River & Coulee City Railroad in Eastern Washington will receive one of the biggest grants.
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The Seattle police guild argues that Seattle Police Officer Daniel Audere's comments about Jaahnavi Kandula heard on bodycam video were taken out of context.
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More than three dozen Pierce County Jail inmates allege long-known plumbing issues are creating unhealthy living conditions and sickening people awaiting trial.
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Rep. Tarra Simmons is the state's first formerly incarcerated lawmaker, and celebrated with loved ones and supporters after a judge cleared her record at a hearing last week.
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In recording, a Seattle police officer joked after woman's death. He says remarks were misunderstoodA city watchdog agency is investigating after a body-worn camera captured one Seattle Police Department union leader joking with another following the death of a woman who was struck and killed by a police cruiser as she was crossing a street.
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A recent lawsuit alleges South Sound 911 and Tacoma police failed to respond to a fight that devolved into deadly gunfire two years ago.