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    Articles by Aaron Kunkler
    King County charter update targets police oversight, elections, council size
    King County charter update targets police oversight, elections,...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 22, 2019 4:00 pm

    A commission is reviewing the county’s charter and will make recommendations by May.

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    According to King County’s Mental Illness and Drug Dependency (MIDD) annual report, Seattle had the highest rate of people using services at 36 percent of the total, followed by 31 percent from South King County, 18 percent from the greater Eastside, and 7 percent from north county including Shoreline.
    Study shows King County’s treatment funding is making...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 14, 2019 2:10 pm

    A document on the county’s .1 percent health sales tax was accepted Wednesday by the county council.

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    Somali community faces SeaTac displacement
    Somali community faces SeaTac displacement
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 13, 2019 10:30 am

    Proposed redevelopment threatens the heart of the Somali business community.

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    14.1 inches and counting: Record-breaking snow pounds King County
    14.1 inches and counting: Record-breaking snow pounds King...
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 11, 2019 1:00 pm

    Several winter storms passed through the region, dumping more than 14 inches of snow.

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    King County cities attract development with tax exemption
    King County cities attract development with tax exemption
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 6, 2019 10:00 am

    In South King County, Auburn adopted a multifamily tax exemption program as an incentive in 2003

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    Photo by Tiffany Von Arnim/Flickr
    Puget Sound companies join to create middle-income housing
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 5, 2019 4:15 pm

    Several are the same companies that opposed Seattle’s head tax last year.

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    King County struggles to fund roads and bridges
    King County struggles to fund roads and bridges
    By Aaron Kunkler • February 1, 2019 12:00 pm

    Program is underfunded by roughly $250 million annually

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    King County Council approves fossil fuel moratorium
    King County Council approves fossil fuel moratorium
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 28, 2019 6:30 pm

    Six-month moratorium on new fossil fuel infrastructure was narrowly approved

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    Freight or fire: King County’s trash problem
    Freight or fire: King County’s trash problem
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 25, 2019 1:30 am

    Should we ship away waste or build an incinerator?

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    Residents at SeaTac’s Firs Mobile Home Park received a closure notice for October 31, but most have chosen to stay in their homes. Photo by Melissa Hellmann
    South King County coalition targets affordable housing
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 18, 2019 5:20 pm

    Rent and housing prices hit south end communities hard; SeaTac, Tukwila, Kent, Burien, Renton and Auburn are working to create organization like Eastside’s ARCH

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    Microsoft will invest $500 million toward regional housing
    Microsoft will invest $500 million toward regional housing
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 18, 2019 9:45 am

    Mayors of nine cities — including Auburn, Kent, Federal Way, Bellevue, Kirkland, Redmond, Issaquah, Renton and Sammamish — have pledged to help

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    Exit poll indicates Washington voters still support climate change action
    Exit poll indicates Washington voters still support climate...
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 14, 2019 2:40 pm

    State environmental organizations’ poll points to continuing support for carbon-reducing measures.

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    King County considers building 44,000 affordable housing units by 2024
    King County considers building 44,000 affordable housing units...
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 9, 2019 1:30 am

    A report on housing released in December was accepted by the King County Council on Monday.

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    AR-15 rifle and a loaded magazine that were recovered from a suspect in a shooting incident at the Kent Station parking garage. Photo courtesy of King County Sheriff’s Office
    Democrats to focus on 30-round magazines and ghost...
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 7, 2019 12:10 pm

    Following gun control success on the November ballot, state Democrats are eyeing further regulation.

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    Climate change could kill salmon’s sense of smell
    Climate change could kill salmon’s sense of smell
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 7, 2019 12:00 pm

    A report released by UW last month highlights further dangers higher CO2 levels pose to coho salmon.

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    It looks a lot like Inslee is running for president
    It looks a lot like Inslee is running...
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 2, 2019 2:50 pm

    New statements and political fundraising from Gov. Inslee point toward a 2020 presidential bid

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    How does Texas ACA ruling affect Washington?
    How does Texas ACA ruling affect Washington?
    By Aaron Kunkler • January 2, 2019 11:30 am

    A ruling last week from a Texas judge striking down the ACA will likely be overturned.

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    State Supreme Court upholds King County youth jail levy
    State Supreme Court upholds King County youth jail...
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 27, 2018 1:50 pm

    The decision, issued Dec. 27, sided with King County and allows it to keep collecting revenue.

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    Jim House and Michelle Torresdiaz demonstrate King County’s new Text to 911 service on Dec. 20. Aaron Kunkler/staff photo
    King County launches text to 911 service
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 21, 2018 11:58 am

    The service will help the hearing impaired and those experiencing domestic violence.

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    A woman works on a drawing next to an unused viewing scope as a smoky haze obscures the Space Needle and downtown Seattle last August as smoke from wildfires moved across the region. (Photo courtesy of The Herald/Elaine Thompson/Associated Press)
    Why do Washington voters struggle with climate change...
    By Aaron Kunkler • December 17, 2018 9:20 am

    Despite environmental awareness and the public’s apparent desire for reform, statewide initiatives keep failing

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