Olympic College student Nijhia Jackson describes how the Working Families Tax Credit will provide extra assistance for her family during a news conference Wednesday at the Central Library downtown. At left is John Ryser, acting director of the state’s Department of Revenue. (Greg Gilbert / The Seattle Times)
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Local Politics

Nearly 400,000 WA households can cash in on new tax credit

The money, disbursed as a sales tax rebate, is intended to provide a modest cash boost to families near the bottom of the economic ladder. But people have to apply.

Politics

FILE – Rep. Ilhan Omar, D-Minn., speaks during a news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Jan. 25, 2023, in Washington. House Republicans are preparing to oust Omar from the House Foreign Affairs Committee. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File) WX217 WX217

House GOP votes to oust Democrat Omar from major committee VIEW

Opinion

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Local News

First responders carry a dog to an awaiting ambulance after a fire broke out at Dog Care and Boarding Wednesday morning on Lake City Way in Seattle, Washington on February 1, 2023. 222939

Dozens of dogs rescued from Seattle doggy day care fire VIEW

Featured Columnist

WA Sen. Maria Cantwell’s great week highlights Alaska’s identity crisis

Mental Health

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Business & Tech

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Amazon reports net loss of $2.7 billion for 2022

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Nation & World

Law enforcement officers aim their weapons at a home during a standoff in Grants Pass, Ore., on Tuesday, Jan. 31, 2023. Police said the standoff involving a man suspected in a violent kidnapping in Oregon who was barricaded underneath the home has been “resolved.” (Scott Stoddard/Grants Pass Daily Courier via AP) ORGRA601 ORGRA601

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Pacific NW Magazine

From disco days to Seattle dance parties, the hustle brings us together

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Arts & Life

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How Seattle’s biggest music stars defy conventions

Photography

DO NOT USE – UNDER EMBARGO UNTIL SUNDAY, JAN. 29, 2023 747 Functional Test Engine & Landing Gear SME (Subject Matter Expert) Technician Jeff Miller readies the mount before engine number three is moved into place on the final 747. 221238
Boeing & Aerospace

In photos: The assembly and flight of the final Boeing 747 WATCH

Natalie Allred jumps into Lake Union during 36 degree F. air temperatures from a hot tub boat on Lake Union in Seattle on Sunday, January 29, 2023. “It was a shock, but a good shock,” says Natalie about her polar plunge. Two companies operate hot tub boats on Lake Union – Lake Union Hot Tub Boats, where Natalie and friends rented from, and Hot Tub Boats – and are among the few operating as rental companies in the United States. “There’s fewer boat traffic,” says Pete Heinrich of Lake Union Hot Tubs. “This is the off season and it’s perfect. You have the whole lake to yourself.” Lake Union Hot Tub Boats have a wood fired stove that heats the water and an electric powered motor to propel it.
Local News

Boaters get in hot water on Lake Union, and it's a 'good shock'

Some of the 50 people who gathered Sunday, Jan. 29, 2023 in Seattle, for a rally at the South Lake Union intersection where Jaahnavi Kandula was struck and killed by a Seattle Police officer driving in response to a medical incident. The protest against police violence was organized by the Seattle Alliance Against Racist and Political Repression, but others from several different organizations participated. Protest speakers demanded justice in all police-related killings and want the Seattle Police Department to identify the officer involved in Kandula’s killing immediately, and convicted. People hold signs demanding justice for Tyre Nichols as well.
Local News

Seattle protesters rally against police violence where pedestrian was struck, killed by officer

Washington Huskies center Braxton Meah passes along the baseline through the defense of Arizona Wildcats forward Azuolas Tubelis during the first half. (Jennifer Buchanan / The Seattle Times)
Husky Basketball

Photos: UW men’s basketball vs. No. 6 Arizona VIEW