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King County Leaders Announce Plan to Address Behavioral Health …

WEBWC. At a press conference this morning, King County Executive Dow Constantine and a coalition of local elected officials and service providers proposed a …

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Washington Quietly Passed One of the Strongest Universal Health …

WEBLast Thursday Gov. Jay Inslee signed a proposal sponsored by Sen. Emily Randall and co-authored by Alliance for a Healthy Washington that would establish a …

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Single-Payer Health Care Is Here By 2026, If We Want It

WEBIf the state switches to a publicly run and publicly financed health care system (i.e. single-payer), Washington could cover everyone and save approximately …

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How Washington Plans to Fix the Behavioral Health Crisis

WEBShe helped pass a bill in 2021 to create the statewide 988 hotline, which fields calls from people in crisis and also dispatches mental health providers, such as …

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Health Care Providers in Washington Have a Chance to Save Trans …

WEBThis law protects providers with multi-state licenses from many of the risks of providing medical care for transgender and gender diverse (TGD) people. In this way, …

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King County and 21 Other WA Counties Sue State for Failure to …

WEBKing County and 21 other Washington counties as well as the Washington State Association of Counties (WSAC) filed a lawsuit Wednesday against the …

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Local Leaders Announce New Coalition to Address Behavioral …

WEBLocal leaders announced a coalition to address King County's behavioral health crisis, but no one is sure exactly how much it will cost or who will foot the bill.

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Sen. Patty Kuderer Announces Run for Insurance Commissioner

WEBIn an interview, she said her work in the Senate on statewide universal health care legislation made her hungry for the insurance commissioner job, but her …

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The Hypocrisy of a Right-Wing Pundit’s Attacks on WA Cares

WEBFor those people, lawmakers developed WA Cares. The long-term health care benefit provides workers $36,500 to spend on stuff that medical insurance doesn’t …

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Vote “Approved” on King County’s Crisis Care Centers Levy

WEBThese crisis care facilities would stay open 24 hours per day, seven days per week. Anyone could walk in and receive “immediate, on-site crisis support with 23-hour …

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The Seattle Clean Air Collective Is Making the City's Shows and …

WEBIn the summer of 2022, a COVID-19 infection sent William White to the hospital. The drummer for the indie rock band Glass Beach, a proggy, emo-ish four …

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Health Care Advocate Bevin McLeod Runs for Open State Senate …

WEBOn Tuesday morning, longtime universal health care lobbyist and current Washington State Department of Natural Resources external affairs director Bevin …

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Seattle Nonprofit Launches First Indigenous Guaranteed Income …

WEBOver the next six years, Hummingbird will give up to 150 Indigenous families monthly payments of $1,250. The payments will start at pregnancy and will continue up …

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Washington Needs Dedicated Funding for Arts Education

WEBAdvocating for dedicated funding for Bill 5878 is crucial to closing the gap in arts education access, ensuring equitable health and educational opportunities for every …

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The GOP’s War on Trans Kids Relies on Myths about a “Progressive

WEBThe World Professional Association for Transgender Health (WPATH), the preeminent medical association of trans health care providers, does not recommend …

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Mayor Harrell Promises a ‘War on Health,’ Not a ‘War on Drugs’

WEBHarrell's self-described "war on health" does not appear to include a single representative from the public health department. AN

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Art, Illness, and Auto Repair

WEBCherdonna & the Bearded Ladies will perform Threesome at Repair Revolution April 18–20 and April 25–27.

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Man Loses Nearly Half His Body Weight in King County Jail Custody

WEBAt the end of August, jail staff found him unable to stop vomiting, reduced to nearly half his body weight and in need of medical and psychiatric care. Sometime …

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State Democrats Make Washington a Safe Haven for Abortion, …

WEBThis week lawmakers also passed through both chambers Senate Bill 5599, which allows underage people living in a shelter for homeless or runaway youth to …

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