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• Seattle’s Proposed Prostitution Law Faces Criticism from Advocates, Former City Attorney

  06-08-2024 21:55 via thestranger.com
  
  In offering none of the help these workers actually need, the bill may only push some people off Aurora and into deeper, darker, far riskier shadows.by Ashley NerbovigSex worker advocacy groups plan to oppose legislation from Seattle City Council Member Cathy Moore that would make prostitution loitering a misdemeanor crime in Seattle. Moore claims the bill would help people escape the sex trade and decrease gun violence that endangers Aurora businesses and homeowners, but advocates say this bill
  
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• The Stranger Endorses Lauren Davis

  06-08-2024 21:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Vote Davis for LD No. 32, Rep. Position No. 2by Stranger Election Control BoardState House Representative Lauren Davis spends most of her time and considerable talent in the Legislature trying to improve Washington’s inadequate behavioral health system and its dismal criminal justice system. After six years in office, she knows both still need plenty of work, but that’s not for lack of her ingenuity, curiosity, and sheer grit. 
  
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• Voters Are to Blame for the Washington State Ferry Crisis

  06-08-2024 19:43 via thestranger.com
  
  This is something to really think about.by Charles MudedeAn hour before a young man from Bethel Park, Pennsylvania attempted to kill Donald Trump, I learned that the ferry I planned to take from downtown Seattle to Bainbridge was behind by more than an hour. "It still hasn't left Bainbridge," the ticket person said despondently. I looked at the attendant, then at the time on my phone, and soberly concluded that Nikki McClure's 3 pm event at Bainbridge Island Museum of Art was out of my reach. Th
  
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• Slog AM: You Have Until 8 pm to Vote, Woodland Park Zookeepers Prepare for Strike, Kamala Harris Picks Tim Walz as VP

  06-08-2024 17:47 via thestranger.com
  
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Ashley NerbovigBeautiful day for democracy: Today's expected to be clear, sunny, and close to 80 degrees. The perfect weather to walk to your nearest ballot box. 
  Today is Primary Election Day! So much on the ballot this year, including but not limited to: Governor, Attorney General, a bunch of state legislative seats, and a citywide Seattle City Council seat! If you're overwhelmed by the options, we've got a handy cheat sheet for you. Wanna tell all y
  
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• The Stranger Endorses Shaun Scott

  06-08-2024 00:00 via thestranger.com
  
  Vote Scott for LD No. 43, Rep Position No. 2by Stranger Election Control BoardFor 30 years, House Speaker Emeritus Frank Chopp sat in this seat, which covers the University District, Wallingford, South Lake Union, Capitol Hill, and Madison Park. From that perch, in the wake of the 1994 red wave he rebuilt a durable Democratic House majority that now successfully contests and holds seats in exurbs, even as it tries to foster progressive talent with new ideas closer to the cities. Now that he&rsqu
  
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