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An initiative campaign and a state commission are both moving to focus more attention on tax breaks for companies.
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An initiative campaign and a state commission are both moving to focus more attention on tax breaks for companies.
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Gold in them thar initiatives. Pebble Mine: Bad news for salmon.
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The D.C. budget fight over sequestration is about the role of government. Seattle is a great illustration of the stake for job creation that could disappear if the government isn't helping.
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Seattle, Bellevue and other parts of King County push for strong state transportation package.
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Do the crime together. Do the time separately.
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Gov. Jay Inslee will get to sign a climate change bill he sought. Wave energy rolls forward. Howard Schultz shows some backbone on marriage.
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A new tune-setter at Seattle Weekly. Nancy Pelosi speaks up for Washington and Colorado on pot.
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The mayor talks about talking on police reform. Tim Eyman for Legislature? No thanks, he says.
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The Dow Jones Industrial Average hit a record high on Tuesday, but don't celebrate just yet. With high unemployment and a slow-growing GDP, the U.S. economy still has a long way to go.
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The transportation safety board questions how 787 could have been certified. The Mariners are close to resigning Felix Hernandez. Worries about drones hit D.C. as well as Seattle.
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It turns out fires shouldn't happen on planes. Ever. The governor is the state's new flu shot poster child. Macklemore goes where Seattle hasn't been in decades.
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Mayors traveling on public tab and -- learning. An embarrassing lawsuit for King County. Olympia: Pam Roach speaks up. Party on, Beacon Hill food activists!
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Commentary: Washington state would be much better off if it did more to integrate immigrants into the education system, business and society. Here is an action plan for the new governor and Legislature.
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Actor's bid for Tully's is upheld. A Sacramento buyer emerges for Kings. FAA review of 787 starts in Seattle. A gun owner on how to make progress on gun safety.
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The age of anxiety continues in local politics and our economy. Here are some guesses on how elections and key institutions will play out in the new year.
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A confidential report shows an array of issues unrelated to the battery problems.
There's a scramble to make sure Boeing builds the modified plane in Everett, but has it already signaled that it will stay here?
The governor laid out some specific steps and some studies to be done.
ANA set a June 1 date for reintroducting the high-tech planes.
The lessons of the Dreamliner point to retooling old models rather than technology-rich breakthroughs.
The governor says he is proposing new measures to bring a major production effort here, and that the Legislature should pass a gas-tax transportation package Boeing wants.
The company hardly seems affected by the battery episode, even if headlines talked about dire consequences.
It took three months to convince the authorities. How long will it take to convince passengers?
Between 1,500 and 1,700 can expect to be laid off from Boeing by the end of this year, with around 700 engineering positions to be cut. 100 engineers in Puget Sound will be laid off today, Mike Delaney, vice president of engineering said.
The aviation agency also must approve the specific directions Boeing sends next week on making changes to the battery system. And foreign regulators also are reviewing the overhaul.