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Spokane ombuds filed private employment agreement weeks after securing $100K contract

(The Center Square) – An independent investigation has cleared Spokane Police Ombuds Bart Logue of conflicts of interest, concluding that his private consulting firm was “pre-authorized,” despite the fact that he incorporated it 15 months before he notified the city in writing, records obtained by The Center Square show. The investigation submitted last week follows an ethics complaint alleging that Logue used his city position for personal gain. It ultimately found no evidence that “such

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WATCH: Mother of missing Puyallup student pleads with WA lawmakers

(The Center Square) – The mother of a Puyallup School District high school student who has been missing for more than two months provided emotional testimony at the state capitol Tuesday in Olympia. Jodie Holman’s daughter Eleanor, who is 16, ran away and, according to Holman, the school district facilitated her daughter’s decision to sever guardianship, without her parents’ knowledge. Holman spoke before a crowd of about 300 people Tuesday, gathered on the capitol steps

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Federal Way council pres & teacher urging students to walk out in ICE protest

(The Center Square) – Federal Way City Council President Martin Moore put up a Facebook post Tuesday encouraging students in the south King County district to walk out of class on Thursday and Friday in protest of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations in other states. “Our young people are clearly feeling fear and uncertainty, and this is heartbreaking,” Moore wrote. “I am proud of them for using their voices and I stand with them”.

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Op-Ed: The Seattle delivery law designed to help me earn more has left me with less

I started delivering food in Seattle a few years ago because it gave me flexibility. I could work around school, family responsibilities, and other jobs. I could choose when to log on, where to work, and how long to stay out. Like many delivery drivers, it’s not my full-time job — I was looking for control over my time and a reliable way to earn a little extra income. Two years after Seattle passed its

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