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Prime-time debates set for WA income tax repeal measure, high-stakes US House race

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Two of Washington’s hottest ballot battles will be the subject of prime-time televised debates next month. On Oct. 8, a former congresswoman and the leader of a statewide labor organization will square off on Initiative 645, which, if passed, would repeal the income tax on households earning more than a million dollars a year.  Jaime…

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Fewer students, too many schools: Communities confront closures and consolidations

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Declining birth rates mean fewer students. And that means more districts grappling with whether to close or merge schools. “The big shrink” is how Marguerite Roza, director of Georgetown University’s Edunomics Lab, described what is happening nationally.  “When there are fewer young people, obviously it’s going to change the shape of public education,” Roza said.…