The Trump administration’s shuttering of the IMLS will be felt at the local and state levels.
For 35 years, a state program has secured vital funding for parks, habitat, forests and farmland.
Voters need to weigh issues of taxes, service and representation before casting their ballots.
With the governor balking at one tax proposal, lawmakers look for balance among cuts and revenue.
Sound Transit’s board hired one of its own as chief. The stakes for success are high for all involved.
In her state of the city speech, Mayor Cassie Franklin makes the case for optimism amid dark clouds.
Legislation now in the Senate would make it easier and cheaper to fix smartphones and other devices.
State lawmakers are considering changes to improve the benefit’s access and long-term stability.
Legislation proposes a modest tax for some tech companies to help pay salaries of local journalists.
Requiring training and a permit to buy a firearm could reduce deaths, particularly suicides.
Only a referendum could hold off pay increases for state lawmakers and others facing a budget crisis.
Extending tax cuts, as promised by Republicans, would likely force damaging cuts to Medicaid.
One finalist is known; the King County executive. All finalists should make their pitch to the public.
Teachers, health care providers and others must report suspected abuse. Clergy should as well.
Recycling legislation can create a better market for material by increasing its use in packaging.
A bill in the state House would require camping ordinances to meet ‘objectively reasonable’ standards.
Feral Cat Project’s new Lynnwood clinic aids work to spay and neuter cats to control their numbers.
