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• Progressive Revenue Is Not Dead in Seattle

  27-06-2025 22:06 via thestranger.com
  And the Business Associations Are Pissedby Nathalie GrahamSeattle electeds have finally realized that they can’t simply rely on the Jumpstart Tax, a progressive (but fluctuating) payroll tax, to backfill budget shortfalls in perpetuity, and they are pursuing new progressive revenue options. I know, I know, this city council and this mayor finding new revenue methods? Our financial outlook is that bad.
  The Seattle Shield Initiative united an odd duo, Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck
  
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• Aegis Fires Two Workers for Sharing Stranger Article, Union and Employees Say

  27-06-2025 21:28 via thestranger.com
  Aegis Living fired two two staffers after sharing a Stranger article about their business practices.by Conor KelleyImagine getting fired for sharing an article with your co-workers. Not porn, not political commentary, not raunchy jokes. A news article, just like this one. According to two employees at Aegis Living, it just happened in King County twice.
  Jason Bova-Havers says that on their day off on May 27th, a former co-worker sent him something to read: a story published last month in The Str
  
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• I, Anonymous: Ice Scream

  27-06-2025 19:57 via thestranger.com
  Do you need to get something off your chest? Submit an I, Anonymous and we'll illustrate it!by AnonymousAs a cis woman living in post-Roe America, I didn’t think my feelings of patriotism had any farther to fall, but your latest “loss prevention” measure has surprised me by alienating me yet further from the AmeriCone Dream®️.
  Yesterday I swung by your store on my way home, hoping to pick up fixings for a quick dinner and ice cream for dessert. Imagine my confusion w
  
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• The Best Bang for Your Buck Events in Seattle This Weekend: June 27–29, 2025

  27-06-2025 19:00 via everout.com
  Seattle Pride Parade, Trans Pride, and More Cheap & Easy Events Under $15by EverOut StaffGear up for a gorgeous Pride Weekend with our cheap and easy guide, which features events from Seattle PrideFest and the Pride Parade to the Indigiqueer Festival and Trans Pride Seattle. If you're looking to escape the city this weekend, we're also pointing you toward the evo Trailgate Festival and Bremerton's Bridge Blast. For more suggestions, check out our top event picks of the week.
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• Slog AM: Supreme Court Bans National Injunctions, SeaTac Cancels Fourth of July, Bezos and Bride Ready to Tie the Knot

  27-06-2025 18:17 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's morning news roundup.by Nathalie GrahamSCOTUS Rules on Birthright Citizenship Case: But not on birthright citizenship. The six hollowed out corpses of the nine-justice Supreme Court ruled that federal judges had overstepped when temporarily pausing the enforcement of Trump's executive order. The court will allow Trump's executive order restricting birthright citizenship can go into effect in 30 days. BUT, they did not rule on the constitutionality of upending birthright citiz
  
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