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Proposed tax seeks $121M a year from Amazon, Microsoft and other big Seattle-area companies to address homelessness
During Seattle’s 2018 head tax fight, demonstrators carrying ‘Tax Amazon’ held protests at the company’s headquarters. (GeekWire Photo / Monica…
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Amazon and Microsoft back proposed business tax in breakthrough for fight against homelessness
“Tax Amazon” signs adorn a 2018 event hosted by Seattle City Council member Kshama Sawant. (GeekWire Photo) The Seattle-area business…
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Election officials mark successful mobile voting pilot in Seattle area; security experts still skeptical
Washington was a pioneer of mail-in voting. Now officials in the state are testing mobile voting. (King County Elections Photo)…
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As work and school shift online indefinitely, study finds 20% of King County lacks reliable internet
Aerial view of Seattle, Lake Washington, and Bellevue. (Flickr Photo / Joe Wolf) At a time when internet access has…
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Seattle’s King County becomes first U.S. county to ban government use of facial recognition software
RealNetworks’ SAFR arms schools with facial recognition technology. (SAFR Photo) In a unanimous vote, the King County Council approved a…
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Port of Seattle bans facial recognition tech by law enforcement; some private use remains permitted
(Port of Seattle Photo / Don Wilson) The Port of Seattle Commission voted Tuesday to ban the use of biometric…
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