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    Voters are narrowly rejecting affirmative action
    Voters are narrowly rejecting affirmative action
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 5, 2019 8:10 pm

    The no camp on affirmative action is winning by just over one point.

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    I-976 is passing, worrying transit advocates
    I-976 is passing, worrying transit advocates
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 5, 2019 8:00 pm

    The initiative promises $30 car tabs, but opponents say it will destroy state transit infrastructure.

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    King County Council authorizes staff to draft road...
    By Aaron Kunkler • November 1, 2019 2:10 pm

    The county is projected to run out of capital funding for roads and bridges by 2025.

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    King County parents are still struggling with child care
    King County parents are still struggling with child...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 30, 2019 1:30 am

    A new report looks at the effects on parents here and across the state.

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    King County studies broadband access
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 29, 2019 7:30 am

    A report due to the council in January could show opportunities for expansion.

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    The Cedar Hills Regional Landfill is the only active landfill in King County. It will operate until at least 2028. It has been in operation since the 1960s. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Study on shipping or burning King County trash...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 24, 2019 3:20 pm

    The report fleshes out the two main options for trash disposal over the next 50 years.

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    A new study argues that many luxury apartment units in Seattle are vacant, damaging the surrounding communities. (Screenshot on Google)
    Luxury apartments: Who’s buying King County?
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 24, 2019 3:00 pm

    Wealthy investors jack up housing prices in Seattle and beyond.

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    West Point Treatment Plant report due in January
    West Point Treatment Plant report due in January
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 24, 2019 1:30 pm

    The report will look at ways to keep adequate power flowing to the plant after a July spill.

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    Flying Fish: Lake Sammamish kokanee move to Orcas Island
    Flying Fish: Lake Sammamish kokanee move to Orcas...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 21, 2019 5:20 pm

    It’s part of a program to preserve the unique freshwater salmon species.

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    Malena Gaces, left, and other members of Washington CAN protest unfair move-out charges and alleged discriminatory behavior outside Kitts Corner Apartments in Federal Way in 2018. Sound Publishing file photo
    King County could increase tenant protections
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 18, 2019 1:10 pm

    The council is considering ordinances designed to help renters.

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    The 2015 Wolverine Fire in the Okanogan-Wenatchee National Forest near Lake Chelan. Photo courtesy of the Washington Department of Natural Resources.
    The smoky summer that wasn’t
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 17, 2019 9:30 am

    While Washington had a mild season, wildfires burned near the Arctic.

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    Dane Scarimbolo and Dominique Torgerson run Four Horsemen Brewery in Kent. They were almost shut down in late 2017 by King County, which after years of letting them operate a brewery and taproom, decided they were in violation of county code. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Proposed winery ordinance irks King County farmers, neighbors...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 14, 2019 1:10 pm

    Concerns include more traffic, higher land prices, code enforcement and compliance.

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    U.S. Sen. Patty Murray and Rep. Kim Schrier held a roundtable at the Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank on Oct. 3 to talk about the Trump administration’s plan to further change SNAP food benefits rules and reduce the number of people using them. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    Murray, Schrier vow to fight White House restrictions...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 7, 2019 5:00 pm

    Senator and Representative met Oct. 3 at Issaquah Food and Clothing Bank.

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    King County is not on track to meet its greenhouse gas emissions goals, but emissions also have not been rising with population growth. File photo
    King County isn’t on track to meet emissions...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 7, 2019 4:00 pm

    The goals were ambitious but progress has been slow.

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    King County is considering ways to increase both the supply of and demand for compost to help divert organic material from the landfill. File photo
    King County wants to boost composting market
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 7, 2019 1:30 pm

    In 2018, around one-third of material sent to regional landfill could have been composted.

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    Bellevue is the most expensive place in the region to rent an apartment, according to a new analysis. Courtesy photo
    King County cities are among most expensive to...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 7, 2019 7:00 am

    Bellevue has highest apartment rents; Renton, Kent and Federal Way all saw increases in 2019.

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    Habitat for the marbled murrelet in King County includes areas around the Middle and North Forks of the Snoqualmie River, as well as areas around the Skykomish and Upper Cedar rivers. File photo
    Conservation plan for native seabird moves forward
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 1, 2019 2:10 pm

    Washington state regulations for the marbled murrelet have been in limbo since 1997.

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    Free printing costs King County libraries $1 million...
    By Aaron Kunkler • October 1, 2019 1:25 pm

    The library board is considering reducing the number of free pages from 75 a week to 10.

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    More than 100 horses are being hoarded by a nonprofit in Puget Sound
    More than 100 horses are being hoarded by...
    By Aaron Kunkler • September 20, 2019 1:10 pm

    Under guise of nonprofit caring for rescued horses, allegations of animal cruelty arose.

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    $30 car tab proposal returns to ballot in...
    By Aaron Kunkler • September 20, 2019 12:30 pm

    Tim Eyman-led initiative would restrict car tabs and transportation benefit districts in Washington.

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