Summer vacation is a time for beaches, biking, and corn on the cob. For 8 in 10 children from low-income families, however, it’s also a time for losing ground in reading proficiency.
Read MoreIn his annual State of the County address, King County Executive Dow Constantine introduced Best Starts for Kids, a 6-year, levy-funded project that, if approved by voters, will implement proven and promising strategies to help children reach their full potential.
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In 2014, Wall Street’s 167,800 employees got $28.5 billion in bonuses — double the total earnings of the 1,007,000 Americans who worked full-time at the federal minimum wage of $7.25 an hour, according to a new report from the Institute for Policy Studies.
Read MoreOn January 23rd, King County’s annual One Night Count of homeless and unsheltered individuals totaled a record-breaking 3,772 – a 21% increase over last year’s count and the highest number in the 35 years of the count’s existence.
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