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Reporting from Just the News
Investigators found one person dead inside the house, while another body was found in the yard. The suspect was also found dead on the property. The reason for the shooting and the identities of the victim have not been released.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Despite ongoing deficits, the Seattle City Council is considering $55.5 million in net additions to Mayor Katie Wilson’s 2027-28 budget proposal amid a $175 million general fund hole.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - “Bad, but not disastrous.”
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Seattle voters approved the city’s latest levy on Tuesday, with 72.6% backing a proposal to double the transit sales tax rate, costing another $29 annually for a two-person household.
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Reporting from The Center Square
Though ballots are still being counted in several states, enough votes are in to project the outcome for several tax proposals that were considered across the country this election. It appears that when it came to electing candidates, voters were focused on sending a national message. As for tax policy, local policy preferences were more pronounced state by state.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Progressive Nilu Jenks led more moderate Julie Kang after the first ballot count on Tuesday in a special election that could see Seattle City Council’s District 5 swing further to the left.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Pierce County voters appear to be rejecting two charter amendments that would dramatically change the office of the sheriff.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Voters appeared content with the status quo on Tuesday, after the initial results had three incumbents and one aligned candidate leading in four of the five Washington Supreme Court races.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Tuesday night saw a mixed bag of results for three initiatives on the Nov. 3 ballot that consumed a great deal of public debate leading up to election day.
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Human rights commission that punished Korean women-only spa, which requires nudity, now says it can condition entry "on genital characteristics," but attorney general must approve emergency change. Spa not satisfied.
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