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Seattle nonprofit will bus advocates to Spokane to campaign for local progressives

(The Center Square) – A Seattle-based nonprofit focused on “harnessing political power and leadership among young Washingtonians” is busing people to Spokane next Friday to campaign for progressives. The Washington Bus organization is a 501(c)(4) that endorses candidates and transports young adults around the state to canvass in other communities. The Washington Bus Education Fund, an affiliated 501(c)(3), also runs a 10-week-long paid “boot camp” to drive “progressive change in sunny Seattle.” The fellowship program

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WATCH: OSPI explains vanishing student test score data

(The Center Square) – The Washington Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction has explained why student test score data suddenly vanished from its website. “The data were taken down from the website because they were multiple years out of date and had not been updated since the amendment to our state’s federal Every Student Succeeds Act (ESSA) plan, which extended the timeframe for the targets,” OSPI Communications Director Katy Payne emailed The Center Square. Todd

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Despite concerns, Seattle City Council moving forward on public safety sales tax

(The Center Square) – Despite concerns about the impact of the proposed tax, the Seattle City Council is poised to approve a 0.1% public safety sales tax next week, even as city leaders brace for a projected revenue shortfall later this month. The council is scheduled to vote on the public safety sales tax on Tuesday. The measure was authorized by state law and would fund various public safety initiatives, including the expansion of the

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Washington state attorney general agrees to protect seal of confession

(The Center Square) – The Washington State Attorney General’s Office reported on Friday that it has reached an agreement with the Catholic Church over a new abuse reporting law. The agreement stipulates that clergy are still mandatory reporters of child abuse, but it includes an exception for information learned exclusively during the Sacrament of Confession. A federal court blocked the Office of the Attorney General, or AGO, from enforcing the law in July, just days

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