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Legislature adjourns on time with new budget, more money for education
Total spending is $52.4 billion; includes levy lid lift for school districts and some tax increases.
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Hits and misses from Legislature’s 2019 session
New laws target vaccines, sex crimes and daylight savings; losers include sex ed and dwarf tossing bills.
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King County wants to end deportation flights for ICE
Legal challenge expected from federal government.
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Human waste: Unlikely climate change hero?
King County treatment plant joins effort to counteract effects of carbon dioxide.
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Legislation targets rape kit backlog
WA has about 10,000 untested kits; new law would reduce testing time to 45 days
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Federal Way resident competes for top 20 spot on ‘American Idol’
Todd Beamer senior Myra Tran previously won “The X-Factor Vietnam” in 2016.
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Would rent control work in Washington?
Oregon’s new law could lay the blueprint for other states
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Western Washington faces elevated wildfire risk in 2019
Humans cause majority of fires in state
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Law enforcement oversight office seeks subpoena power
Organization has been unable to investigate King County Sheriff’s Office.
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Clues for fixing King County’s child care woes may be found in British Columbia
B.C. struggles with many of the same problems as Washington state.
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Locals show support for King County waste to energy plant
Public hearing on landfill’s future was held March 20 in Renton.
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Michelle Obama brings largest crowd of book tour to Tacoma Dome
Former First Lady and author of ‘Becoming’ spends afternoon with local book club prior to event.