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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Mayor Katie Wilson’s office ordered Seattle police to delay press briefings on the Bite of Seattle festival mass shooting until the mayor arrived on scene, according to details revealed by police leadership Tuesday morning.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Tuesday marks one year since President Donald Trump designated Antifa a domestic terror organization, paving the way for convictions and a global crackdown on the militant leftist group.
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Reporting from The Center Square
The Heritage Foundation has released its 5th annual Education Freedom Report Card , and the divide between states in our region is increasing. The separation is not based on how much they spend on education, but on how much authority they give families over their students' learning.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - People who never even set foot in Washington State might be subject to the new millionaire's tax if the repeal movement is not successful, according to discussions at the Washington state income tax advisory group.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million plan Sunday to help independent grocery stores boost business, stopping short of a campaign idea and previous city ideas that would have had Seattle operating supermarkets.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Immigration arrests in Washington surged this summer, with federal immigration officers detaining about 705 people in June and another 700 in July statewide, according to records from the Deportation Data Project.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - Spokane City Council members questioned Police Ombuds Bart Logue on Sept. 17 about his office’s review of the Spokane Police Department’s response to a June 2025 protest outside a federal immigration facility, bringing renewed attention to the report’s 26 recommendations and how SPD may respond to them.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) - A mega transportation project that will cost taxpayers in Oregon and Washington billions of dollars is moving ahead toward final approval of the first phase.
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(The Center Square) - Washington ranks near the bottom of a newly updated election integrity scorecard from the Heritage Foundation, continuing the debate over voter registration, election rolls and the state's vote-by-mail system.
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Reporting from The Center Square
(The Center Square) – Paramount Skydance has settled an antitrust lawsuit brought by Democratic state attorneys general including California’s Rob Bonta. The deal appears to clear the way for Paramount Skydance to acquire Warner Bros. Discovery for $110 billion.
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