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Jury awards nearly $31M to family of teen killed during 2020 Seattle CHOP protest

(The Center Square) – A King County jury on Thursday found the city of Seattle negligent in its handling of the 2020 Capitol Hill Occupied Protest, or CHOP, zone, awarding nearly $31 million to the family of 16-year-old Antonio Mays Jr., who was fatally shot during the protests. Mays was shot by an unknown person(s) on June 29, 2023, in the chaotic, barricaded zone that was set up in Seattle in the aftermath of the

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WATCH:Bill to reveal potential NGO fraud may have a chance in WA

(The Center Square) – The whistleblower who has exposed millions of dollars in potential self-dealing in race-based taxpayer subsidized grant programs in western Washington, was given just 30 seconds to testify in a Wednesday legislative hearing, on each of two bills born out of what she has revealed. As reported by The Center Square, Corey Orvold, who volunteered with the Tacoma Urban League for more than eight years, stepped down from her position in early

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Tech sector gloom prompts worries of an economic slowdown in Seattle

(The Center Square) – Seattle has lost some of its economic luster in the form of a slew of recently announced tech layoffs, pushing regional unemployment higher than the national average. Whether this tech sector gloom is a mere course correction or a harbinger of a more serious economic downturn remains to be seen. But there can be no doubt that the Emerald City has taken some economic hits in this new year. On Wednesday,

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Watchdog group criticizes denial of WA capitol press credentials to journalist

(The Center Square) – The Citizen Action Defense Fund (CADF) is threatening legal action against the Washington State House of Representatives and the WA State Capitol Correspondents Association for denying talk show radio host Ari Hoffman press credentials. “The right to gather news is not a privilege granted at the discretion of political bodies or private associations,” said CADF Executive Director Jackson Maynard wrote in a letter to House Laurie Jinkins, Chief Clerk Bernard Dean,

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