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    Legislation targets missing and murdered indigenous women epidemic
    Legislation targets missing and murdered indigenous women epidemic
    By Melissa Hellmann • February 8, 2019 12:10 pm

    Savanna’s Act co-sponsored by U.S. Sen. Maria Cantwell (D-WA); Washington ranks among highest in nation

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    VashonBePrepared President Vicky de Monterey Richoux keeps several bins with supplies in the back of her car. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
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    By Melissa Hellmann • December 27, 2018 11:00 am

    The small island community relies on local volunteers and individual awareness to prepare for a major earthquake.

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    Puget Sound prepares for the big one
    Puget Sound prepares for the big one
    By Melissa Hellmann • December 26, 2018 7:15 am

    Three years after an alarming report made national headlines, locals are quietly preparing disaster.

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    Incarcerated and infirmed: How Northwest Detention Center is failing sick inmates
    Incarcerated and infirmed: How Northwest Detention Center is...
    By Melissa Hellmann • October 10, 2018 1:30 am

    Inadequate medical care plagues immigrants at facility, but ICE claims otherwise

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    Legislators and activists seek solutions to farmer suicides
    Legislators and activists seek solutions to farmer suicides
    By Melissa Hellmann • June 20, 2018 1:30 am

    Agricultural workers end their own lives at a higher rate than workers in any other profession.

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    The public files into the City Council Chambers to voice their opinions prior to the vote to repeal the head tax. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    Head tax repealed By Seattle City Council
    By Melissa Hellmann • June 13, 2018 6:20 am

    After pressure from big businesses, city leaders cave on their plan to fund homeless services.

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    The Neighborhood Action Coalition and Transit Riders Union projected its support of the head tax on May 10, 2018. Photo by Jennifer Durham/Flickr
    Seattle City Council plans to repeal head tax
    By Melissa Hellmann • June 12, 2018 6:00 am

    Less than a month after passing the controversial measure to fund homeless services, the councilmembers appear to have gotten cold feet.

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    Reproductive rights marchers during the 2017 Seattle Pride Parade. Photo by Bobby Arispe Jr./Flickr
    Medical providers push back against Title X’s new...
    By Melissa Hellmann • June 4, 2018 1:30 am

    Local organizations react to the Trump administration’s proposed restrictive rule changes.

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    The Neighborhood Action Coalition and Transit Riders Union projected its support of the head tax on May 10, 2018. Photo by Jennifer Durham/Flickr
    Seattle passes head tax on large businesses to...
    By Melissa Hellmann • May 17, 2018 1:30 am

    The measure decreases the original proposal by 45 percent, leaving some to question if it’ll raise enough to do the job.

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    Photo by Miguel Vieira/Flickr
    Olympic National Park Goat Management Plan includes lethal...
    By Melissa Hellmann • May 10, 2018 7:00 am

    Animal rights organizations oppose killing non-relocated goats, but officials say it will be a last resort.

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