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• Guest Rant: I Ran for Office; Democracy Vouchers Made It Possible

  24-07-2025 23:03 via thestranger.com
  Vote Yes on Seattle’s Proposition 1by Teresa MosquedaI never thought I’d run for office.
  I didn’t come from deep pockets or have personal wealth. I didn’t have a long list of wealthy donors in my phone. Like so many people in our city, I paid rent, carried student loan debt, and worked full-time. Running for office felt out of reach. Then Democracy Vouchers changed everything.
  When Seattle voters passed the Democracy Voucher Program, it sent a powerful message: You can ru
  
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• Ticket Alert: Kaytranada x Justice, GIVĒON, and More Seattle Events Going On Sale This Week

  24-07-2025 21:39 via everout.com
  Plus, Countess Cabaret and More Event Updates for July 24by EverOut StaffIt's ticket alert time! Funky hip-hop musician Kaytranada is teaming up with French electronic duo Justice for a joint tour that will have the crowd on its feet to do the “D.A.N.C.E.” R&B singer GIVĒON will tour with his newly released sophomore album Beloved. Plus, Real Housewife Luann de Lesseps brings her Countess Cabaret to the Showbox stage later this fall. Read on for details on those and other ne
  
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• Slog AM: City Council Ghosts the Renters Commission, the State GOP Is Trying to Suppress the Vote, Trump's in the Epstein Files

  24-07-2025 18:57 via thestranger.com
  The Stranger's Morning News Roundup.by Marcus Harrison GreenToday's weather is mostly sunny with a high near 78, which means half our fair city will pretend it’s a heatwave while the other half will refuse to give up their Patagonia fleece.
  Trump Hangs up Faster Than You Can Say “Flight Log”: Despite Speaker Johnson abruptly shutting down the House, this scandal just won’t die. Turns out Donald Trump was personally told by Attorney General Pam Bondi back in May that his n
  
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• New State Legislation Kills Pay Transparency

  24-07-2025 00:49 via thestranger.com
  The Bipartisan Handout to Business Interests Affects Thousands of Job Listingsby Conor KelleyOn July 27, our state’s pay transparency law will be amended to effectively end our short-lived era of actually knowing what a job will, you know, pay.
  Since January 1, 2023, companies that posted jobs in our state were required to clearly state the position’s pay, benefits, and any additional compensation. This was an expansion of the 2018 Equal Pay and Opportunities Act. We the working clas
  
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• Another One Rides the Bus

  24-07-2025 00:00 via thestranger.com
  P.S. Remember to say thank you to your bus driver, they deal with so much shit.by AnonymousI am not about to proudly march into the anonymous section of a local paper to complain about people playing music on the bus. Sometimes, that's annoying, but occasionally, you get a cool grandpa pushing his walker playing smooth jazz, and that's okay. But also, this is an anonymous section, and I am anonymous, so who cares about my musical opinions?
  I will gripe, however, about those of us riding crowded
  
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