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How Washington state upended Trump’s immigrant travel ban

Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson talks to reporters Friday as Solicitor General Noah Purcell, second from right, looks on. (Ted S. Warren/AP) — Washington state Attorney General Bob Ferguson speaks to reporters Friday. (Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press)

While other states highlighted individual plaintiffs’ claims, Washington aimed for victory by arguing that the order would cause drastic damage to the state as a whole.

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Port of Seattle CEO Ted Fick is photographed at Pier 66 in Seattle Tuesday, Dec. 22, 2015.

Port of Seattle

Secret pay raise, improper gifts: Inside Port of Seattle CEO’s abrupt departure

A new report outlines a litany of concerns inside the Port of Seattle over the departed CEO’s performance.

Environment

Keystone debate: Is there really a need for so many new oil pipelines?

Oil producers hailed President Trump’s recent call for accelerating construction of the Keystone XL and Dakota Access pipelines. But is there a need for so many major pipeline projects?

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Markelle Fultz winds up and jams home the bucket off the breakaway, giving the Huskies a 86-62 2nd half lead. The University of Washington men’s basketball team played Seattle University at KeyArena in Seattle, Thursday, December 22, 2016.

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UW vs. No. 11 UCLA: Live updates as Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball face off at sold-out Hec Ed

This Nov. 30, 2015 photo shows guacamole and roasted potato skins in Concord, NH. For this easy Super Bowl snack, we combined two of our favorite game day indulgences, guacamole and roasted potato skins. (AP Photo/Matthew Mead) NHMM

Food & Drink

Greasy and delicious, these Super Bowl snacks will please a crowd VIEW

Opinion

A dozen ideas to better fund K-12 education, improve student outcomes

Seattle Mariners’ Robinson Cano watches his go-ahead home run off Houston Astros relief pitcher Luke Gregerson during the 11th inning of a baseball game, Monday, Sept. 26, 2016, in Houston. (AP Photo/Eric Christian Smith) TXES119

Mariners

Robinson Cano had his finest season with the Mariners in 2016, can he do more in 2017?

Local News

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Rain clouds drop rain over the Seattle skyline Wednesday evening — shot from the Somerset community above Bellevue. I-90 is crossing over Lake Washington at bottom right.

Partly sunny or partly cloudy? The 5 questions the Weather Service hears most

Featured Columnist

Trump drives two prominent state Republicans to the ACLU

Education Lab

McCleary roundup: How close are lawmakers to fully funding public schools? (Spoiler alert: Not very)

Washington’s school funding: A patchwork of jerry-rigged fixes nets some districts extra cash

Washington state Senate OKs education-funding plan

Number of homeless students in Washington state climbs to nearly 40,000

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Mason Bernardo, a 17-year-old senior at Redmond High School, is photographed at Youth Eastside Services in Bellevue, Wash. Monday, Dec. 19, 2016. â€œYouth Eastside Services gave me the tools to find myself again,â€ Bernardo said. â€œIt’s a very open and accepting place.â€
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Counseling opens the future for teen at Youth Eastside Services

Thursday, November 23, 2016. FUND FOR THE NEEDY Sound Generations volunteer driver Linda Milgrom at right is getting instructions of where to go from Betty Comtois who is being driven to her physical therapy session.

For thousands of seniors, a simple ride to the doctor becomes a lifeline

Gratitude, generosity, hard work: How this mother inspires her daughters

Linda Awuah with her two children, Kristen Antwi and Kennedy Antwi, in the Early Learning Center at Wellspring Family Services in Seattle, Tuesday December 6, 2016.

Fund for the Needy

Science with a heart: Brain studies inform Wellspring’s approach to homelessness

Business & Tech

Keystone debate: Is there really a need for so many new oil pipelines?

Featured Columnist

Immigration is more than story about economics

Featured Video Stories

The University of Washington now offers classes in log rolling, a sport that began in the 19th-century Northwest and Midwest. It has experienced a recent surge in popularity thanks to the invention of synthetic logs. (Ken Lambert / The Seattle Times)

Log rolling: Balancing fun and fitness (1:41)

John Stimberis is an avalanche forecasting and control supervisor for WSDOT. His job is to protect the highways by detonating explosives to cause avalanches. (Bettina Hansen & Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

The man who bombs the snow (3:01)

What is believed to be the largest political demonstration in Seattle history marched from Judkins Park to Seattle Center, at times filling the entire 3.5 mile route. (Lauren Frohne and Danny Gawlowski / The Seattle Times)

More than 100,000 march for women’s rights (3:21)

Third-year University of Washington student Lucy Deng, who grew up in China, reflects on the election of Donald Trump before his inauguration. She has concerns about racism and sexism – "It's not right," Deng said. (Corinne Chin / The Seattle Times)

For international students, fear of the unknown on Inauguration... (2:09)

Five women share why they are marching, protesting and becoming politically active for the first time in their lives. (Corinne Chin, Lauren Frohne & Erika Schultz / The Seattle Times)

First-time protesters spurred to action by Trump election (4:34)

For two years, Lummi Nation has had to close prime clam beds on its reservation because of bacterial pollution. In an unlikely partnership, the tribe and local dairy farmers have teamed up to address the problem. (Steve Ringman / The Seattle Times)

Lummi clammers, dairy farmers team up to clean bacteria-polluted... (2:12)

School funding in Washington state is determined in part by a number called the staff-mix. Seattle Times reporter Claudia Rowe explains how the rating is determined, along with its implications for students. (Kelly Shea / The Seattle Times)

What is the staff-mix rating for school funding? (2:33)

A short hike with a big payoff, Franklin Falls is one of the most popular hikes for families and casual hikers. In winter, it's a slippery, frozen wonderland. (Lauren Frohne / The Seattle Times)

Frozen Franklin Falls beckons holiday hikers (1:42)

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Metropolitan Market Metropolitan Champagne, $28, Fresh Tulip Bouquet, $23, and The Cookie, $3

Holiday Gifts

Valentine’s Day 2017 gift guide

Home Improvement

Wood is a design natural, inside and out WATCH

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Director Megan Griffiths on the set of “Lucky Them,” a 2014 film shot in and around Seattle. After getting a master’s degree, Griffiths started her film career working nights and weekend for free. (Courtesy of Barb Kinney)

Careers

How to break into Seattle’s film industry

Around Town

How to make the most of a Seattle layover

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Auto News & Trends

Concept car: A Navigator takes a detour

Nation & World

Washington Attorney General Bob Ferguson, center, talks to reporters as Solicitor General Noah Purcell, second from right, looks on, Friday, Feb. 3, 2017, following a hearing in federal court in Seattle. A U.S. judge on Friday temporarily blocked President Donald Trump’s ban on people from seven predominantly Muslim countries from entering the United States after Washington state and Minnesota urged a nationwide hold on the executive order that has launched legal battles across the country. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)

How Washington state upended Trump’s travel ban

Photography

Reader’s Lens

Reader’s Lens | A sideways glance

Tiffany Sannes, left, a volunteer with the King County Sexual Assault Resource Center, places Post-it notes onto a board alongside preventive services specialist Rachel Taylor on Wednesday, February 1, 2017, at Westlake Park in Seattle. “I am a sexual assault survivor,” said Sannes, “so after the (presidential) election I felt like I needed to come out and do something to raise awareness.” During the BEING LOUD Pop-up Event, organizers invited people to put their names on colorful Post-it notes with the message “I stand with survivors of sexual assault.”

(* NOTE: THE ORGANIZERS AND THEIR LITERATURE SPELLED OUT THE NAME OF THE EVENT IN ALL CAPITAL LETTERS, WHICH PLAYS INTO THE “BEING LOUD” THEME *)

Social action

Voices raised to increase awareness about sexual assault VIEW

Artist Tim Kerr from Austin, Texas, works on a commissioned mural at Coyote Central on Thursday, January 27, 2016, in the Central District neighborhood of Seattle. The subject of the mural is Brent McDonald, an art teacher at the community center who was killed in the Belltown neighborhood in December of 2015. After its completion, the mural will be placed in the Coyote Central courtyard.

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Mural memorial

Beloved artist, youth mentor Brent McDonald remembered in mural

Seattle native Tanya Woo performs a traditional Chinese ribbon dance called “Flight to the Sky,” during Lunar New Year festivities, Sunday, Jan. 29, 2017, in Seattle’s International District.

Gallery

Photos: Celebrating Lunar New Year VIEW

Entertainment

5 things to do in the Seattle area instead of watching the Super Bowl

Featured Columnist

Closing the book on 34 years in The Seattle Times newsroom

Editorials & Opinion

A veteran of Iraq and Afghanistan wars: We must protect our Muslim allies | Op-Ed

Featured Columnist

Nicholas Kristof

Islamophobia, extremism within

Editorial Page Cartoons

Boy scout cookies, news fatigue and praying for the GOP

Sports

Markelle Fultz winds up and jams home the bucket off the breakaway, giving the Huskies a 86-62 2nd half lead. The University of Washington men’s basketball team played Seattle University at KeyArena in Seattle, Thursday, December 22, 2016.

UW vs. No. 11 UCLA: Live updates as Markelle Fultz and Lonzo Ball face off at sold-out Hec Ed

Featured Columnist

Former Seahawk Kenny Easley elected to Pro Football Hall of Fame

Life

Alfajores tea cookies, featuring a dulce de leche center, as prepared by Leora Bloom on Thursday, November 3, 2016, in Seattle.

Alfajores, tea cookies made with dulce de leche, are loved in Latin America (and everywhere else) | Taste

Featured Columnist

The head of the Pike Place Market renovation wants to keep it weird

Pacific NW Magazine

The clipped ear of the free-range cat in Burien indicates it’s a male (left ear clipped) and neutered.

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Cat fight: Barb Horton’s passion is to save cats and put them to work. Not everyone thinks that’s a good thing.

Travel

022214 – PEORIA, AZ – Robinson Cano signs for fans Saturday at Mariners Spring Training in Peoria, AZ.
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Need a break from winter? Arizona has spring training, sunshine, hiking and more VIEW