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Gov. Inslee signs tax bill to help fund higher education | Bellevue Reporter

By Cameron Sheppard, WNPA News Service Fewer businesses will be asked to foot the bill for higher education programs after Gov. Jay Inslee signed Engrossed Substitute Senate Bill 6492 on Feb. 10. The bill will restructure the business and occupation tax...

King County Metro bus fleet will be electrified by 2035 | Bellevue Reporter

The electrification of King County Metro’s buses will be sped up, meaning there will be more electric buses on the roads sooner. The King County Council voted Feb. 4 to adopt an ordinance doing just that. It requires King County...

King County studies youth gun violence amid rising suicides | Bellevue Reporter

Youth suicides are increasing, and while it’s unclear why, King County is examining how much of a role firearms play in the trend. A new report delivered to the King County Council outlines the problem. Three-quarters of the suicide deaths...

UW summarizes Washington climate impact on water | Bellevue Reporter

Climate change is affecting water systems in Washington, and with nearly 70 percent of the state’s population living near the coastline, it will likely affect life in the state in the coming decades. A new summary published by the University...

Economic development plan data analysis shared at recent council meeting | Bellevue Reporter

The Bellevue City Council at a Jan. 27 extended study session was updated on a recently conducted data analysis concerning the city’s economic development plan. The plan — formerly adopted in 2014 for a duration of five years — outlines...

The future could look a lot like this year’s flood season | Bellevue Reporter

The weather’s changing, Elbridge Stuart said as he stood in front of a large lake that 24 hours before had been his fields. Stuart works with Carnation Farms, and on February 7, he and Rosy Smit, the farm’s director of...

New mosque breaks ground in Bellevue | Bellevue Reporter

On Jan. 25, the Islamic Center of Eastside (ICOE), alongside Bellevue officials and residents, participated in a groundbreaking ceremony in celebration of a new mosque. The center has endured major hardships in the last three years. In January 2017, the...

Bellevue celebrates year-round emergency shelter opening | Bellevue Reporter

Bellevue now has a permanent year-round men’s emergency shelter. Bellevue leaders, business owners, developers, engineers, volunteers and supporters gathered to celebrate the recently completed retrofit of Congregation for the Homeless (CFH)’s men’s year-round emergency shelter on Jan. 13. The collaborative...

Asian American organizations file complaint against Kuderer | Bellevue Reporter

Washington Asians for Equality and the American Coalition for Equality filed a complaint to the Secretary of Senate and Senate Counsels against Sen. Patty Kuderer, D-Bellevue, demanding an apology for her use of what they considered racist language. The complaint,...

Rapid rainfall has led to flooding, impacting all parts of King County. | Bellevue Reporter

Flooding continued to impact King County and Western Washington through Feb. 6. On Feb. 6, following significant rain and flooding, King County Executive Dow Constantine signed an emergency proclamation allowing for normal procurement rules to be waved, and emergency supplies...
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