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• Updates to Idaho mining law heads to governor

  19-03-2019 23:47
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation rewriting portions of Idaho’s mining law is headed to Gov. Brad Little. The Senate on Tuesday voted 29-3 to approve the legislation backed by the Idaho Mining Association that updates the state’s nearly 50-year-old mining law. Backers say the update is needed to protect the viability of Idaho mining from […]
  
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• Facebook Will Change Its Advertising Systems to Prevent Discriminatory Ads

  19-03-2019 23:40 via thestranger.com
  
  by Eli SandersThe move comes after journalists and civil rights organizations exposed sales of discriminatory housing and employment ads. Sean Gallup / Getty Images
  As part of a legal settlement with civil rights groups, Facebook announced today that it is revamping the way it sells advertising in order to prevent discrimination in digital ads for housing, credit, and employment.Two years ago, ProPublica demonstrated how easy it was to buy Facebook ads discriminating against African-Americans an
  
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• FDA approves drug for treating postpartum depression

  19-03-2019 23:39
  TRENTON, N.J. (AP) — The U.S. Food and Drug Administration has approved the first drug specifically developed for severe depression after childbirth. The agency on Tuesday approved Sage Therapeutics’ Zulresso, an IV drug given over 2 ½ days. Sage said Zulresso will cost $34,000 without insurance, plus costs for staying in a hospital or infusion […]
  
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• Temps near 80 degrees at Sea-Tac, notching record for hottest March day ever

  19-03-2019 23:33
  Temperatures at Seattle-Tacoma International Airport reached 79 degrees about 3 p.m. Tuesday, making it the hottest recorded March day in the area.
  
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• 2 week standoff ends with Oregon man’s arrest

  19-03-2019 23:31
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — An Oregon man has surrendered to police following a two-week standoff sparked by a custody dispute. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports that 42-year-old Stephen Adam Cain surrendered peacefully Monday after days of discussions with negotiators from the Douglas County Sheriff’s Office. Court records say an attorney for Cain’s ex-girlfriend called authorities March 4 […]
  
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• Bullock appoints grizzly advisory council as bears spread

  19-03-2019 23:24
  BILLINGS, Mont. (AP) — Montana Gov. Steve Bullock says he will appoint an advisory council to come up with recommendations on how to manage the state’s grizzly bears. The Democratic governor’s Tuesday announcement comes after a judge recently restored federal protections for grizzlies in and around Yellowstone National Park. Bears from Yellowstone and in northwestern […]
  
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• Male Birth Control Is Coming

  19-03-2019 23:19 via thestranger.com
  
  Finally, men have to worry about birth control.by Timothy KenneyFinally, men have to worry about birth control. Timothy Kenney
  Between sips of tea in a Shoreline coffee shop, Michael Sworen gently bobbed his seven-month-old daughter Amelia on his knee. It’s fitting he brought his infant daughter along for the interview—she’s exactly what we were talking about avoiding.Sworen and his wife are currently enrolled in a clinical study at the University of Washington School of Medici
  
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• Woman Shocked to Discover She Was Seeing a Pedophile (Spoiler: She Wasn't Seeing a Pedophile)

  19-03-2019 23:17 via thestranger.com
  
  Savage Love Letter of the Dayby Dan Savage
  Longtime reader in Colorado. For the last few months, I've been casually seeing a man, about my same age, who is in an open marriage. We met via Craigslist Personals, back before that ended. Started off as a massage client before our mutual attraction and friendship turned into him coming over, having great sex, pillow talk for a bit before he leaves. Some evenings coming over for drinks and ending having sex. It’s unspoken that we are both seeing
  
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• San Francisco floats ban on e-cigarettes pending US review

  19-03-2019 23:14
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — San Francisco is trying to crack down on electronic cigarettes that critics say aggressively target kids, with an official on Tuesday proposed what’s believed to be the first U.S. ban on their sale until the federal government regulates vaping products. City Attorney Dennis Herrera said San Francisco, Chicago and New York […]
  
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• Jury: Roundup weed killer is major factor in man’s cancer

  19-03-2019 22:40
  SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Roundup weed killer was a substantial factor in a California man’s cancer, a jury determined Tuesday in the first phase of a trial that attorneys said could help determine the fate of hundreds of similar lawsuits. The unanimous verdict by the six-person jury in federal court in San Francisco came in […]
  
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• Introducing Octave 9, a Bold and Inspiring New Venue for Innovative Music

  19-03-2019 22:29 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dave SegalOctave 9 has a honeycombed ceiling and a 360-degree projection surface that can morph the space into countless scenarios.JAMES HOLT
  When one thinks of big city symphonies, one can't help thinking of formally dressed, classically trained musicians dutifully replicating works created one or more centuries ago. Not to diminish the undeniable value of their enduring output, but at this stage of the 21st century, it's safe to say that cultured Americans possibly have had their fill of Be
  
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• Conservative group hosting Dunleavy fiscal policy events

  19-03-2019 22:29
  JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — Most of the events on the fiscal policy tour announced by Gov. Mike Dunleavy’s office are being hosted by a conservative political organization. Dunleavy’s office announced five public events around Alaska next week, plus a planned appearance on a statewide radio program and a chamber of commerce event. The five events […]
  
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• House panel OKs memorial involving Sawtooth Valley water

  19-03-2019 22:09
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — A House panel has approved a joint memorial intervening in a fight over water in the Salmon River in central Idaho involving irrigators and federally protected salmon, steelhead and bull trout. The House Resources and Conservation Committee voted 13-4 Tuesday to send to the House the memorial requesting Congress, President Donald […]
  
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• Police officer stabbed by blind man accused of harassing neighbors in Chinatown-International District

  19-03-2019 22:06
  The suspect had reportedly wrapped raw meat around a neighbor’s door handle, urinated on the linoleum outside their door and smeared toothpaste on the peephole of their door, police said.
  
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• 10 Essential Record Store Day 2019 Releases

  19-03-2019 21:51 via thestranger.com
  
  Here's an informative and totally biased guide to the best releases coming out on Record Store Day (April 13).by Dave SegalSo psyched for this. Now-Again Records
  On Saturday, April 13, the "vinyl comeback"™ culminates once more in the annual capitalistic orgy known as Record Store Day, a fantastic and fulsome fête of the best musical format ever invented*. A potent booster shot to music retailers globally, as well as a huge hassle for small record labels seeking to get their releases
  
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• 18 Places to Pick Up Food for A Picnic in Seattle

  19-03-2019 21:26 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffFinally, warm weather is here—what better way to celebrate than with a picnic? Shutterstock
  With the advent of warmer weather, it's time to unfurl that gingham blanket. If you're not sure where to pick up your moveable feast, we've got you covered with plenty of portable provisions that will taste great al fresco, from fried chicken to charcuterie to cheese, so you can pack up your basket and go. For ideas for where to picnic, check out this guide to the best
  
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• Where To Pick Up Food for a Picnic

  19-03-2019 21:24 via thestranger.com
  Some ideas for where to get charcuterie, fried chicken, natural wine, and other provisions.by Stranger Things To Do StaffWith the advent of warmer weather, it's time to unfurl that gingham blanket. If you're not sure where to pick up your moveable feast, we've got you covered with plenty of portable provisions that will taste great al fresco, from fried chicken to charcuterie to cheese, so you can pack up your basket and go. For ideas for where to picnic, check out this guide to the best parks a
  
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• 135 Stranger (Than Usual) Things To Do in Seattle This Week: March 19-24, 2019

  19-03-2019 21:13 via thestranger.com
  
  by Stranger Things To Do StaffDisney gets down and dirty in Stripped Screw's Friday burlesque show Disney After Dark & Walt's Dungeon. MENELDOR PHOTOGRAPHY
  Our arts critics have already recommended 69 great things to do this week and our music critics have picked the 44 best music shows, but there are still hundreds more events happening. To prevent some of the quirkier and more extraordinary ones from slipping through the cracks, we've compiled them here—from theadult-friendly Seattle
  
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• Jury finds man guilty of killing black teen with Jeep

  19-03-2019 21:08
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury has found a man guilty of murdering 19-year-old Larnell Bruce Jr. by intentionally driving onto a sidewalk and hitting him in the Portland suburb of Gresham in 2016. The Oregonian/OregonLive reports the jury also found Russell Courtier guilty Tuesday of the hate crime of second-degree intimidation after the prosecution […]
  
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• Jury convicts Oregon man in hate-crime killing of black teen

  19-03-2019 21:08
  PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) — A jury on Tuesday convicted an Oregon man wearing a hat with white supremacist symbols of murder, a hate crime and hit-and-run in the death of a black teenager, who was run down in suburban Portland after an altercation in a convenience store parking lot. Prosecutors argued Russell Courtier was motivated […]
  
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• It's Fucking Weird and Hot Out There: Seattle’s March Heatwave Is Breaking All Sorts of Records

  19-03-2019 20:48 via thestranger.com
  
  We're breaking heat records left and right in Seattle right now.by Lester BlackIt's not smoky yet but this March heatwave sure feels like a Seattle summer. AREKMALANG/GETTY IMAGES
  The record high for Seattle on today’s date, March 19, is 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Or I mean the record was 63 degrees. We broke that record at 9 a.m. this morning and it's still getting hotter. Today could be the warmest March day ever recorded in Seattle.
  The warmest March day ever recorded at Sea-Tac was 78 degr
  
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• It's Fucking Weird and Hot Out There

  19-03-2019 20:48 via thestranger.com
  
  We're breaking heat records left and right in Seattle right now.by Lester BlackIt's not smoky yet but this March heatwave sure feels like a Seattle summer. AREKMALANG/GETTY IMAGES
  The record high for Seattle on today’s date, March 19, is 63 degrees Fahrenheit. Or I mean the record was 63 degrees. We broke that record at 9 a.m. this morning and it's still getting hotter. Today could be the warmest March day ever recorded in Seattle.
  The warmest March day ever recorded at Sea-Tac was 78 degr
  
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• Editor's Note: Angry Anti-Feminist Says He Gives Women 4, 5, 6 or 9 Orgasms During Sex

  19-03-2019 20:26 via thestranger.com
  
  by The Stranger Johnny Sampson
  "Your reference to sexual justice by getting your pussy stoned is a strange and sad revelation of where your head is buried," began a recent letter to the editor. "Is this just a blue state thing or what... It's a shame that you have to bring feminism into the bedroom now because you don't know what the fuck you are talking about... Most men pleasure their women first and are not cavemen who just want to shoot load[s] all over the walls, furniture, and ceiling fan
  
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• New Savage Lovecast: With Andrew Rannells!

  19-03-2019 19:42 via thestranger.com
  
  Episode #647 — March 19, 2019by The StrangerA woman and her husband are having a difficult year. And to top it off, he divulged that he likes to wear women's clothes, and would like to raid her closet. She worries that this is just the first step toward a transgender identity. Do straight men ever like to wear women's clothes? (Spoiler: Yes.) Also, a woman's conservative cousin has started working at a "Crisis Parenting Center" that gives misinformation about abortion. Should she confront
  
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• US official declares drought plan done for Colorado River

  19-03-2019 19:41
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Seven states that rely on a major waterway in the U.S. West have finished a yearslong effort to create a plan to protect the Colorado River amid a prolonged drought, the federal government declared Tuesday. U.S. Bureau of Reclamation Commissioner Brenda Burman commended Arizona, California, Nevada, New Mexico, Utah and Wyoming […]
  
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• 7 states seek US support for Colorado River drought plan

  19-03-2019 19:41
  FLAGSTAFF, Ariz. (AP) — Seven states that rely on a major river in the U.S. West are pushing for federal legislation to implement a plan to protect the water amid a prolonged drought, signaling they see the finish line in what has been years of negotiation. The Colorado River serves 40 million people in Arizona, […]
  
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• Sen. Buckner-Webb out with knee-replacement surgery

  19-03-2019 19:35
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Democratic Sen. Cherie Buckner-Webb of Boise will likely miss the rest of the Legislative session due to knee-replacement surgery on her left knee. Christopher Mathias is filling in for Buckner-Webb this week and says the senator had surgery Tuesday morning and is recovering. Mathias said he’s Buckner-Webb’s neighbor. He’s also the […]
  
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• Budweiser, I Mean Elysian Brewing, Closes Their Tangletown Pub

  19-03-2019 19:20 via thestranger.com
  
  Anheuser-Busch appears to have closed Elysian Brewing's pub in Tangletown.by Lester BlackThis beer doesn't say Elysian but it might as well be the same thing. Drew Angerer / Getty
  Anheuser-Busch InBev, the largest beer producer in the world and the current owner of Elysian Brewing, has closed Elysian's Tangletown Pub, first reported by Eater earlier this morning. The brewpub near the edge of Green Lake was once an integral part of Elysian's local empire, but it appears that the international cor
  
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• Bill to license Idaho naturopathic doctors heads to governor

  19-03-2019 19:03
  BOISE, Idaho (AP) — Legislation creating a licensing path in Idaho for naturopathic medical doctors is heading to the governor. The Senate voted 32-2 Tuesday to approve the bill that will allow the state to issue licenses to those who have graduated from an accredited naturopathic medical school and have passed exams. Backers say the […]
  
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• Washington Supreme Court hears case on carbon cap rule

  19-03-2019 18:48
  The hearing was held as Gov. Jay Inslee — who directed state regulators in 2015 to use existing authority to limit carbon emissions from Washington's largest sources — is in the midst of a presidential campaign focused on climate issues.
  
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• UN: Gene editing for human reproduction is ‘irresponsible’

  19-03-2019 18:41
  GENEVA (AP) — A panel convened by the World Health Organization said it would be “irresponsible” for scientists to use gene editing for reproductive purposes, but stopped short of calling for a ban. The experts also called for the U.N. health agency to create a database of scientists working on gene editing. The recommendation was […]
  
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• Experts push for global database of gene-editing research

  19-03-2019 18:41
  GENEVA (AP) — An expert committee convened by the World Health Organization is calling for the U.N. health agency to create a database of scientists working on gene editing. The recommendation was announced Tuesday after a two-day meeting in Geneva to examine the scientific, ethical, social and legal challenges of such research. Last year, a […]
  
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• NASA’s plan to scoop up dirt from asteroid hits a snag

  19-03-2019 18:40
  NEW YORK (AP) — NASA’s plan to scoop up dirt and gravel from an asteroid has hit a snag. Scientists thought the asteroid Bennu had wide, open areas suitable for the task. But a spacecraft now circling the asteroid revealed the surface is covered with boulders and there aren’t any big, smooth spots for sampling. […]
  
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• Military projects at JBLM, Kitsap and Whidbey Island could be delayed to help fund border wall

  19-03-2019 18:36
  Among the projects that appear to be at risk are an $89 million pier and maintenance facility at the Navy Base Kitsap at Bangor, a $23 million maintenance installation at the Army's Yakima Training Center and a $26.2 million refueling facility for helicopters at Joint Base Lewis-McChord.
  
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• 2 military projects in Washington state could be delayed to help fund border wall

  19-03-2019 18:36
  Among the projects that appear to be at risk are an $89 million pier and maintenance facility at Naval Base Kitsap at Bangor and a $23 million maintenance installation at the Army's Yakima Training Center.
  
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• The Fight to End the Electoral College is Gaining Traction

  19-03-2019 18:20 via thestranger.com
  
  by Wm.™ Steven Humphrey CSA IMAGES / GETTY IMAGES
  In case you haven't heard us shouting this from the mountain tops on a regular basis, Donald Trump lost the popular vote to Hillary Clinton by 2,864,974 votes. That's a solid win in everyone's book. But thanks to the antiquated electoral college, we have a serial-lying huckster occupying the highest office in the land—and while there's been talk of getting rid of the electoral college for years, the movement may be finally picking up t
  
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• Hey Stoners! Don't Miss Betty Wetter's Broad City Trivia Night Tonight!

  19-03-2019 18:05 via thestranger.com
  
  Come test your knowledge of terpenes, cannabinoids, Oprah, pegging, and period pants.by The Stranger
  Are you caught up with the 5th and final season of Dan Savage’s beloved Broad City? If so, then you may have what it takes to be the ultimate “weed queen"!
  You know Betty Wetter as the fantastic drag host of HUMP! and TUSH, now she’s invited The Stranger and SPLIFF Film Fest—which is going to be so good, we just picked the lineup, but more on that later—to join her f
  
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• Wendy Williams reveals she is living in ‘sober house’

  19-03-2019 17:29
  NEW YORK (AP) — Wendy Williams says she’s living in a “sober house” because of addiction struggles. The 54-year-old talk show host tearfully revealed the information Tuesday to the audience at “The Wendy Williams Show.” She says the only other people who knew about where she was living up until her announcement Tuesday were her […]
  
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• Thousands of Missing Units

  19-03-2019 17:27 via thestranger.com
  
  by Dan SavageWell, this is good news:Taller buildings in the hearts of more than two dozen neighborhoods, denser housing on some nearby blocks and requirements that developers help create affordable housing. That’s what Seattle is getting after the City Council voted unanimously Monday to approve some of the most sweeping zoning changes in the city’s recent history. Getting there took a number of years, as the policy was subjected to community conversations, analysis and legal wrangl
  
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• Teen arrested after leading deputies on high-speed chase

  19-03-2019 16:30
  ATHOL, Idaho (AP) — Authorities in northern Idaho arrested a 13-year-old suspected of leading deputies on a high-speed chase at more than 100 mph (160 kph). Kootenai County deputies arrested the teen Monday near Athol. Deputies say the driver, who had a 15-year-old passenger along, sped the SUV through a stop sign on state Highway […]
  
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• Slog AM: Seattle May Set New Heat Record, Earl Thomas's Beef with Pete Carroll, African Cyclone Kills Over 80 People

  19-03-2019 16:30 via thestranger.com
  
  by Timothy KenneyThomas, now a former Seahawk, gave Pete the ol' 'fuck you' finger.ABBIE PARR/GETTY IMAGES
  Amazon’s private label products are mostly shit: And they sell like it too. There’s been a lot of hand-wringing about Amazon selling its own manufactured products, like lamps, jeans, and batteries on its platform under names like AmazonBasics because it would push out smaller companies making the same products. Elizabeth Warren even called for a ban on companies selling their ow
  
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• Mattis, ex-Defense secretary and NW native, returning to research role at Stanford think tank

  19-03-2019 16:05
  The Hoover Institution at Stanford announced Tuesday that Jim Mattis will join the public-policy think tank to research and write about domestic and international security policy. He was in the same role at Hoover when he was nominated as secretary of defense in December 2016.
  
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• Legislature considers tweaks to laws to help immigrants

  19-03-2019 16:05
  SALEM, Ore. (AP) — Oregon legislators heard testimony on a bill that would prohibit courts from asking defendants about their immigration status, a move advocates said would help encourage immigrants afraid of deportation to participate in the judicial system. The Statesman Journal reports it’s one of a pair of bills advocates said would help apply […]
  
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• No, CBD-infused jelly beans won’t get you high. Here’s why.

  19-03-2019 14:50
  CBD jelly beans in flavors such as toasted marshmallow, piña colada and strawberry cheesecake have been an early hot seller. CBD is not the chemical in cannabis that causes a high. It has been touted (but not proven) as a potential treatment for anxiety, seizures, insomnia and even cancer.
  
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• Fish in river that famously caught fire now OK’d for dinner

  19-03-2019 14:19
  COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Fish in an Ohio river that became synonymous with pollution when it caught fire in 1969 are now safe to eat, federal environmental regulators say. The easing of fish consumption restrictions on the Cuyahoga River in northeast Ohio was lauded Monday by Republican Gov. Mike DeWine as an important step toward […]
  
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• U.S. professor is first woman to be awarded math’s top prize

  19-03-2019 14:09
  HELSINKI (AP) — An American professor has become the first woman to be awarded the Abel Prize, one of the world’s most prestigious international mathematics awards. The Norwegian Academy of Science and Letters announced in Oslo on Tuesday that Karen Keskulla Uhlenbeck of the University of Texas at Austin was this year’s winner of the […]
  
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• Washington principals face a growing teacher shortage. How are they filling classroom vacancies?

  19-03-2019 14:00
  State lawmakers have advanced legislation to both address the overall shortage and remove barriers that prevent aspiring teachers of color from entering the profession.
  
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