Government
Socialist blue-city mayor, police guild clash over whether arresting drug users is good(Daily Caller News Foundation) – Democratic Mayor Katie Wilson of Seattle is denying she ordered police to no longer arrest drug users Monday after the police union claimed she issued… Read More
Culture
Pride events to continue during World Cup games in Seattle, despite Egyptian and Iranian objectionsSeattleâs organizing FIFA committee announced Pride-event plans will continue during a June match, despite the competing teamsâ disapproval and national laws against homosexuality.  âSeattleFWC26 is moving forward as planned with our community programming outside the stadium during Pride… Read More
Politics
As federal probe widens, Gov. Walz tells Seattle crowd he’ll welcome more Somalis(The Center Square) â Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, under fire for failing to prevent a massive welfare fraud scheme in his state, was in Seattle on Tuesday as the special guest… Read More
Public Education
Seattle using ‘gender book kit’ to teach kindergarteners they can change gendersSeattle Public Schools is using a set of classroom materials that tells kindergarten through 5th-grade students that boys can become girls and girls can become boys. The lessons appear on… Read More
Public Education
Seattle Public Schools admits negligence in student assault case, delaying civil jury trialShortly before a student assault court case involving Seattle Public Schools was scheduled to start Oct. 8, the district admitted negligence âfor failing to remove a teacher,â KING 5… Read More
Culture
Trouble brewing: Starbucks to cut 900 jobs, close hundreds of stores in $1B overhaul(The Center Square) â Starbucks CEO Brian Niccol announced on Thursday that the Seattle-based coffee giant is laying off 900 corporate employees and closing hundreds of stores across North America… Read More
Public Education
Parents push back against Seattle districtâs policy forbidding opt-outs from LGBTQ-related curriculumA policy against letting parents opt out of LGBTQ-related curriculum at Seattle Public Schools (SPS) is raising concerns within the area community. “Itâs a dangerous policy,” Beth Daranciang, Moms for… Read More
Public Education
Lower enrollment, budgetary woes haunt Seattle schools at start of school yearSeattle Public Schools welcomed 49,000 students this week â down from more than 52,000 students in 2020 â while planning further discussions over dwindling enrollment and projected budget deficits. âOur… Read More
Politics
Iconic US city nears election of female version of Zohran Mamdani as mayor(Daily Caller News Foundation) â Left-wing activist Katie Wilson came out ahead of incumbent Democratic Seattle Mayor Bruce Harrell in Tuesdayâs mayoral primary election â placing her in a strong… Read More
Culture
Seattle Pastor decries political silence after murder of church memberPastor Russell Johnson called out Seattleâs leaders for their silence after a church member was gunned down outside a service at Pursuit Northwest. âShame on them for their political cowardice… Read More
Culture
Man fatally shot on steps of Seattle churchÂA 28-year-old man was fatally shot Thursday night outside a Seattle Church that was holding services. Police say the shooting appears to have been targeted. Lebron… Read More
Government
Proposed $1.3B education levy faces final Seattle City Council vote next week(The Center Square) â A renewal of Seattleâs expiring education levy faces a final vote from the city council after a do-pass recommendation by the Select Committee on Thursday. Seattle… Read More
Public Education
Voters approve two key costly Seattle Public Schools’ levies(The Center Square) â A pair of Seattle Public Schools’ levies received overwhelming support from voters in Tuesday’s special election, giving the district continued funding for school operations and renovations. Read More
Public Education
Two Seattle school levies to be voted on amid dissatisfaction with educational quality(The Center Square) â The fate of two levies from Seattle Public Schools will be determined on Tuesday by Seattle voters, amid recent survey results showing that parents of former… Read More
Public Education
Budget crisis: Seattle Schools will reveal proposed school closures in October(The Center Square) â Parents and faculty of Seattle Public Schools will soon learn which school buildings will close as the district works to fix a $100 million budget deficit. Read More
Public Education
Seattle’s $4.5M investment sees slight uptick in student mental health(The Center Square) â A presentation by the Seattle Department of Education and Early Learning indicates slight improvements in youth mental health following an infusion of millions of dollars to… Read More
Culture
Seattle to spend $1.8M on all-gender waterfront bathroom facility, $300K per stall(The Center Square) â The City of Seattle will spend $1.8 million to construct an all-gender bathroom facility near the waterfront. The facility will consist of six individual all-gender stalls… Read More
Public Education
Seattle mom angry after child failed school quiz for saying men canât get pregnantA Washington state mom is upset with Seattle Public Schools (SPS) after her child was marked down for giving the correct, scientific answers in an Ethnic Studies quiz. The quiz… Read More
Public Education
Seattle middle schoolers accuse Moms for Liberty of âbullyingâ LGBT youth, homophobia in cards sent to parent group by school GSA coordinatorMiddle school students in Seattle made pro-LGBT cards accusing Moms for Liberty of oppressing and bullying LGBT students, which a teacher, now on leave, sent to the organization with a… Read More
Courts
Church appeals law forcing it to pay for elective abortions(The Center Square) â A Seattle-area church filed with the U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit this week after a lower court ruled that the church must pay… Read More
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