FACT FOCUS: FEMA funding to New York City to assist migrants is misrepresented
FEMA payments to New York City for migrant assistance came under scrutiny this week as Elon Musk claimed his Department of ...
Tacoma is latest WA city to call for decriminalizing ‘magic mushrooms’
The Tacoma City Council passed a resolution supporting statewide decriminalization of plant- and fungi-based psychedelics.
Federal judge won't prevent withholding of FEMA funding for New York City migrant hotel stays
U.S. District Judge John McConnell in Rhode Island ruled that the government's bid to withhold Federal Emergency Management ...
Seattle to join other ‘sanctuary’ cities suing Trump administration
The city of Seattle is joining a lawsuit led by other so-called sanctuary jurisdictions, alleging the Trump administration is illegally threatening to cut off federal resources and deputize local law ...
Seattle voters lean toward funding social housing developer with new tax
Seattle voters are breaking heavily in favor of funding new public housing in the city, and are so far leaning toward doing so with a new tax on high-paying companies.
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Report: Sanctuary cities to see federal funding paused; city of Seattle responds
U.S. Attorney General Pam Bondi is expected to issue several major directives, including the agency pausing all federal ...
Seattle will continue limiting cooperation with federal immigration authorities
Seattle will continue to limit cooperation with federal immigration enforcement authorities even as Uncle Sam threatens to ...
Seattle City Council approves use of less-lethal weapons for crowd management
The Seattle City Council voted 6-3 on Tuesday to allow police to use less-lethal weapons for crowd control, including blast ...
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To take on barrage of Trump executive orders, Seattle City Council forming ‘Select Committee on Federal Administration and Policy Changes’
Seattle City Council president Sara Nelson has responded to the call of the council’s junior member for a new committee dedicated to responding to “changes in the federal government ...
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Big budget option for Seattle social housing surges ahead in early vote count
Assuming there are no dramatic changes in the ballot count, money for social housing will start flowing in Seattle this ...
City leaders to vote on tear gas, less-lethal weapons for Seattle police
The rules around how Seattle police can control crowds with less leathal weapons like blast balls, tear gas and pepper spray ...