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    King Councy Council member Girmay Zahilay (2nd from left) addresses King County Sheriff Mitzi Johanknecht regarding a critical report on the fatal shooting by cops of Mi’Chance Dunlap-Gittens in council chambers in Seattle Tuesday, February 25, 2020.   Mi’Chance was shot and killed by King County sheriff’s detectives during a misguided and unsupervised sting operation in Des Moines in 2017.  Other council members are:  (l-r) Regan Dunn, Zahilay, Kathy Lambert, Dave Upthegrove and Joe McDermott.

The King County Office of Law Enforcement Oversight (OLEO) has been in discussions with the King County Sheriff’s office since June 2018 concerning revisions to its General Orders Manual (GOM) polices in regards to uses of force and reviewing incidents such as officer-involved shootings.                 213093
    November 17, 2020 at 4:11 pm

    King County passes two-year budget, about 7% lower than 2020; adds Juneteenth and Indigenous Peoples’ Day as paid county holidays

    The Metropolitan King County Council approved a two-year budget on Tuesday that represents a 6.7% cut from its last two-year budget but adds a new...

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    Wed. October 14, 2020   King County Executive Dow Constantine along with Elections Director Julie Wise holding a press conference on the Voting and Security at King County Elections headquarters in Renton. Ballots were sent out today.  215356 215356
    November 16, 2020 at 5:02 pm

    Dow Constantine will seek fourth term as King County executive

    King County Executive Dow Constantine announced on Monday that he will run for a fourth term leading Washington's largest county. If he were to win...

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    Initiative promoter Tim Eyman talks to reporters, Thursday, Oct. 15, 2020, in front of the Temple of Justice at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. The Washington Supreme Court on Thursday unanimously struck down Eyman’s Initiative 976, a measure that would have steeply discounted the price of car registrations at $30 while gutting transportation budgets across Washington state. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren)
    November 16, 2020 at 2:37 pm

    As Tim Eyman trial begins, lawyer says Eyman had ‘no responsibility to report anything’

    The state alleges that the serial initiative filer and conservative activist solicited kickbacks, laundered political donations and flouted campaign finance law.

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    Anti-tax activist Tim Eyman talks to reporters, Thursday, Nov. 7, 2019, outside the office of Seattle Mayor Jenny Durkan in Seattle. Durkan said Thursday that the city will file a lawsuit to block the $30 car tab initiative sponsored by Eyman that was passed by Washington voters in Tuesday’s general election. Durkan said that if fully implemented, Initiative 976 would force the city to cut more than 100,000 bus hours and would hamper free bus access for students and low-income residents. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW105
    November 16, 2020 at 6:00 am

    Tim Eyman stands trial in a case that could bring an end to his decades of leading anti-tax initiatives in Washington

    Attorney General Bob Ferguson is seeking millions in damages and hopes to permanently bar Tim Eyman from accepting money on behalf of any political committee...

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    Washington Gov. Jay Inslee speaks during a news conference, Sunday, Nov. 15, 2020, at the Capitol in Olympia, Wash. Inslee announced new restrictions on businesses and social gatherings for the next four weeks as the state continues to combat a rising number of coronavirus cases. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren) WATW102 WATW102
    November 15, 2020 at 11:00 am

    Inslee orders new restrictions on indoor gatherings, restaurants, bars, gyms as COVID-19 cases surge VIEW

    Gov. Jay Inslee on Sunday announced sweeping restrictions on social, economic and cultural life, set to go into effect in the next two days. They...

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    Washington State Attorney General Bob Ferguson is running for re-election to the office.  Photographed Wednesday, October 14, 2020. 215347
    November 14, 2020 at 6:00 am

    Bob Ferguson sued the Trump administration 82 times. What’s he going to do now?

    When the Trump administration has taken a controversial or contested executive action, seemingly as often as not, state Attorney General Bob Ferguson and his team...

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    Carla Johnson, center, with the “Bye, Don” sign and local anti-Trump group Alphabet Resistance celebrates Joe Biden and Kamala Harris’ win on the Northeast 5th Street overpass of Interstate 5 in Seattle Sunday November 8, 2020. Alphabet Resistance uses the visibility of freeway overpasses to spell out messages with individual letter signs. They have staged about 100 protests since President Trump’s inauguration, according to organizer Kathleen Warren. 215592
    November 8, 2020 at 3:03 pm

    Local leaders optimistic about what Biden’s election will mean for Seattle and Washington state VIEW

    Washington officials anticipate a more respectful, generous White House when it comes to sending federal to address state's needs.

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    A county election worker scans mail-in ballots at a tabulating area at the Clark County Election Department, Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Las Vegas. (AP Photo/John Locher) ELN505 ELN505
    November 8, 2020 at 6:00 am

    This was the week that was filled with … an election, vote counting, protests and a pandemic

    A tumultuous political seasons ends with a stressful week of worrying and waiting for many Washingtonians.

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    Rep. Pramila Jayapal, D-Wash., speaks at a Congressional Tri-Caucus news conference on Capitol Hill in Washington, Wednesday, Sept. 27, 2017, on injustice and inequality in America. The Congressional Tri-Caucus is comprised of the Congressional Black Caucus, Congressional Hispanic Caucus and the Congressional Asian Pacific American Caucus. (AP Photo/Andrew Harnik) DCAH132
    November 7, 2020 at 5:04 pm

    Rep. Pramila Jayapal tried to stop Trump from becoming president; Joe Biden shut her down. They’ve come full circle. WATCH

    Rep. Jayapal recalls, as a freshman, she tried to keep Trump from the presidency because of voter suppression in Georgia and was gaveled by now-President-elect...

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    Marilyn Strickland, the former mayor of Tacoma and CEO of the Seattle Metropolitan Chamber of Commerce, will be Washington’s newest member of Congress. (Ted S. Warren / The Associated Press)
    November 4, 2020 at 5:00 pm

    Marilyn Strickland wins Washington’s 10th Congressional District; Kim Schrier still leads in 8th

    Marilyn Strickland makes history with win in 10th Congressional district, while Rep. Kim Schrier holds on to lead in the 8th District.

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