Seattle Times political reporter Jim Brunner covers state, local and regional politics.
Washington Gov. Jay Inslee has signed bills creating a new capital gains tax on wealthy Washingtonians, and giving a tax rebate of up to $1,200...
The incarcerated man's case has been cited by a state watchdog report as a strikingly egregious example of the agency's repeated failures to provide lifesaving...
Gov. Jay Inslee has tapped Cheryl Strange, currently Secretary of the state Department of Social and Health Services, to be the first woman to lead...
A Democratic-controlled Washington Legislature produces a two-year budget that supports a capital gains tax and spends new dollars on child-care programs and rebates for low-income...
Pierce County Sheriff Ed Troyer now faces a criminal investigation into whether he made a false report in January when he claimed a Black newspaper...
Former gubernatorial candidate Loren Culp has filed to run against Rep. Dan Newhouse, R-Sunnyside. Newhouse was among the 10 Republicans who voted to impeach President...
Boeing, Amazon and Microsoft, plus Bill and Melinda Gates, were among the top donors to President Joe Biden's inauguration committee, a newly filed report shows.
A tax rebate of up to $1,200 a year for lower-income workers may finally happen, as the Legislature and Gov. Jay Inslee have agreed to...
In his Jan. 27 confrontation with a Black newspaper carrier, Sheriff Ed Troyer triggered a massive police response. The review will examine that event, at...
A Washington state employee is under criminal investigation as new audits reveal how vulnerable the state's Employment Security Department was to a $640 million fraud...
