Federal regulators issue new citation against Western State Hospital
The hospital has been under scrutiny since 2015 by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services for problems ranging from staff shortages and concerns over...
Joseph O’Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter Joseph O’Sullivan covers state government and the Legislature.
Paul Allen, Nick Hanauer give $1M each to Washington state initiative pushing new firearms regulations
With an assist from two deep-pocketed allies, the Alliance for Gun Responsibility on Monday announced it had raised nearly $3 million for its latest Washington...
Former State Republican Party chair Susan Hutchison challenging Sen. Maria Cantwell
Susan Hutchison filed late Friday afternoon, just before the candidate-filing deadline, immediately becoming the best-known of more than two-dozen challengers in the race.
Washington Democrats fighting hard for longtime GOP seats; here's how some key races are shaping up
Washington Democrats this year are fighting hard to win election in state legislative districts where the party hasn’t scored victories — or in some cases,...
Gov. Inslee pushes to add psychiatric beds around Washington state
Gov. Jay Inslee proposes reforming Washington’s troubled mental-health system by sending more patients to community hospitals.
Washington state House Democrats suspend Rep. David Sawyer’s chairmanship over allegations of inappropriate behavior
Sawyer’s attorney accused state House Democrats of politicizing an investigation into allegations that the lawmaker engaged in inappropriate behavior and may have created a hostile...
Review: Corrections center broke Washington state purchasing rules, inflated budget projections
Also, the facility inflated some of its projected expenditures, with some budget documents using the term "sprinkles" to refer to excess money in those inflated...
Washington state House leaders move to suspend lawmaker’s chairmanship
An independent investigator has found evidence supporting some of the allegations of inappropriate behavior made against Rep. David Sawyer, D-Parkland, House Democratic leaders said.
Washington earns a ‘C’ for state budget data disclosed on its fiscal website
The letter grade is a backslide from the “B-plus” Washington earned in 2016 on a similar report. States have made strides in the past decade...
One Seattle man’s quest to cancel his $10.48 monthly donation to Hillary Clinton’s nonprofit
Corey Koscielniak’s frustrating effort to cancel a recurring donation to Hillary Clinton’s organization, Onward Together, provides a glimpse into the opaque world of quasi-political 501(c)(4)...