The Seattle City Council has approved Mayor Bruce Harrell’s proposal to increase the city’s sales tax to fund public safety programs in the city.

KUOW’s Noel Gasca has more on the vote.

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HOST LEDE: Salmon advocates say they’ve been left with “no choice” but to head back to court. They filed a lawsuit today (TUESDAY) to protect the endangered fish. [N-W-P-B’s senior environmental correspondent Courtney Flatt has the details.] [SOQ 0:47]

A new study shows potentially harmful chemicals can remain at illegal cannabis grow sites for years after the farms are shut down.

New research finds chemicals like pesticides linger at illegal cannabis sites long after the growing stops. Jefferson Public Radio’s Justin Higginbottom that could have environmental impacts in California and Oregon.

Enrollment at Oregon State University topped 38,000 students for the first time this fall. KLCC’s Zac Ziegler reports:

A new study from Oregon State University shows the Cascadia earthquake – known as ‘The Big One’ – could trigger quakes across the West Coast including the San Andreas Fault Zone in California.

An estimated 400,000 Washington state residents could lose their health coverage if federal policy changes hold.

Reporter Eilís [eye-LEASH] O’Neill has more…

Three hundred thousand Washington state residents are expected to lose their Medicaid coverage in about a year

Candidates for one of Seattle's two citywide Council seats debated at KUOW on Monday.

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Eugene is officially pausing its use of automatic license plate reader cameras.