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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Seattle budget analysts say the city isn’t out of a hole yet, despite Mayor Katie Wilson’s proposal to balance a $149 million general fund deficit before 2027 without major new taxes.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Lisa Daugaard, co-creator of a Seattle drug diversion program replicated across the country, said telling a child using fentanyl to leave home would not be her strategy during a Seattle fundraising event on Friday.
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(The Center Square) - A new federal policy ending enforcement of certain registration and approval requirements for suppressors and short-barreled firearms is drawing support from some officials in Washington, but questions remain about how exactly the change will work with state restrictions.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Leaders from a Seattle-area neighborhood want answers from Mayor Katie Wilson after she proposed a $7 million cut to the Seattle Fire Department’s overtime budget that could take several units offline.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The following is a list of drug-related deaths as reported by the King County Medical Examiner. The Center Square does not independently verify this information. The full list can be found here .
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Candidates for Washington Supreme Court Position 4 held a debate Friday morning that focused in large part on the political support each of the candidates has received in a race that is considered non-partisan, with Election Day just three weeks away.
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(The Center Square) - Spokane Valley's proposed $165.2 million 2027 budget remains balanced, but city officials are pointing out that uncertainty over the cost of law enforcement services delayed the budget process which in turn left little time to finalize the actual spending plan.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - The Metropolitan King County Council passed a new 0.01% sales tax increase this week to help homeless families, which will push Seattle’s sales tax rate to 10.56% starting Jan. 1.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Former Seattle Police Chief Shon Barnes has moved to the private sector, joining MissionRT, a firm that develops camera surveillance systems for public safety organizations.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - An advisory committee is finalizing a report this week outlining ways the state can reduce skyrocketing lawsuit payouts and liability when children under Washington state supervision are harmed or killed.
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