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How the overturn of ‘Roe’ still impacts Washington abortion care

The influx was expected, and “We’re not turning anybody away,” said Prager. But she’s noticed that it now takes longer for patients to be seen, and when they are, it’s often at...

Seattle City Council candidates got $2.4M from Democracy Vouchers

The system is relatively new. In 2015 Seattle became the first U.S. city to approve “democracy vouchers” as a way of publicly financing political campaigns for local elections, and few large cities...

People over party is no longer the mantra of Washington politics

Washington voted for Ronald Reagan in 1984, then Michael Dukakis in the following election. Control of the state Legislature toggled back and forth between the parties. Between 1992 and 2004, Republicans had...

WA ballot rejections more likely for young voters, people of color

The gaps among ethnic groups are smaller and also more difficult to track, as voters are not asked to supply their race when they register to vote; this data is tracked mostly...

Unknown white powder halts ballot counts in King, Pierce, Spokane, Skagit

In King County, workers opened an envelope containing the substance late Wednesday morning, prompting the evacuation. According to King County Elections spokesperson Halei Watkins, all staff were checked out by first responders...

It’s Election Day in Washington — and it’s not too late to vote

Voters across Washington – and across the nation – will be choosing new local leaders on Tuesday, including a consequential election in Seattle where seven of nine City Council seats are up...

WA’s new drug law could help needle exchanges — or restrict them

Warne, whose son is in recovery from opioid use, also has friends who’ve died of overdose. She strongly believes that the new state law making drug possession and public use a misdemeanor...

WA lawmaker moves to fix system for child sex trafficking victims

About 45 members of the King County CSEC Task Force, including service providers, trafficking survivors, researchers and state and county employees, met via Zoom on Oct. 18, two weeks after InvestigateWest’s article...

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