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        Facing burnout, Washington nurses are exploring new career paths

        From farming to coding, health care workers are leaving the bedside amid staffing shortages exacerbated by the pandemic.

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        • Megan Burbank
        / September 20, 2023
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        Podcast | Stressors push WA nurses to leave their jobs behind

        Reporter Megan Burbank spoke with former nurses who, amid grievances like staffing shortages and low pay, changed their careers. 

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        / September 20, 2023
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        Seattle City Council passes law to prosecute drug use, possession

        Proponents argue the new law will bolster treatment for substance-use disorders, while critics have called it a War on Drugs 2.0.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / September 19, 2023
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        Flu and COVID vaccines coming to Washington

        Health officials are encouraging vaccinations for COVID-19, influenza and Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV) ahead of the winter illness season.

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        • Venice Buhain
        / September 18, 2023 /
        Updated: September 22, 2023
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        Is housing a form of health care? A Washington program says it is

        Apple Health and Homes has distributed $41M from Medicaid to shelter and support those with behavioral or other health issues.

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        Washington State Standard
        / September 15, 2023
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        Federal court likely to redraw Central WA Latino-majority district

        Democratic lawmakers said they chose not to reconvene the bipartisan Washington State Redistricting Commission after a judicial ruling for a new map.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / September 14, 2023
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        Who will redraw Central WA’s Latino-majority voting district?

        The Legislature can either regroup the redistricting commission — an unprecedented move that some say is unlikely — or pass the task to a federal court.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / September 12, 2023
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        The Seattle architect behind the PacSci arches and the Twin Towers

        Minoru Yamasaki was commissioned to create the World Trade Center after gaining notoriety for his design of the 1962 World's Fair pavilion.

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        / September 11, 2023
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        Seattle and an Uzbek city forged a warm bond during the Cold War

        Fifty years ago, two mayors took vodka shots atop the Space Needle — inspiring a sister-city connection that has outlasted the Soviet Union.

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        • Kevin Teeter
        / September 8, 2023
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        King County Council considers increasing minimum wage to $19/hour

        The legislation, introduced by Councilmember Girmay Zahilay, would make the rate for unincorporated parts of King County among the nation's highest. 

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        / September 7, 2023
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        Poll: Seattle voters want new direction on City Council

        But they disagree on whether to go left or right.

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        • Josh Cohen
        / September 6, 2023
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        The Lummi Nation sees ‘parallels’ with the orca Tokitae’s story

        The whale — also named Sk’aliCh’elh-tenaut and Lolita — was captured in 1970, but died last month before her planned return to the Salish Sea.

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        • Richard Arlin Walker
        ICT
        / September 4, 2023
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        WA mobile home communities organize against ‘economic eviction’

        Port Orchard-based Hurst & Son LLC bought dozens of parks in recent years. Now residents say the company is raising rents and cutting services.

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        • Mai Hoang
        / August 30, 2023
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        MacKenzie Scott gives $10M for affordable homeownership in Seattle

        Homestead Community Land Trust said the billionaire’s gift will be a ‘game-changer’ for low-income residents looking to buy. How will it work?

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        • Josh Cohen
        / August 30, 2023
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        Investigations

        Amid heavy smoke, wildfire crews work without practical respirators

        'There are times where you just don’t breathe, because you can’t.'

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        • Hannah Weinberger
        / August 29, 2023
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