Lawmakers ask Issaquah School Board to cut proposed property tax levy
The school board plans to seek the largest allowable local property tax increase in the operations levy going to voters in February — despite a...
Joseph O’Sullivan
Seattle Times staff reporter Joseph O’Sullivan covers state government and the Legislature.
Trump, taxes, Seattle politics debated as state Senate candidates meet in Redmond
Just weeks away from the November election, state Senate candidates Democrat Manka Dhingra and Republican Jinyoung Lee Englund squared off in a debate Tuesday.
Las Vegas massacre rekindles talk of gun regulations in Washington’s Legislature
Gov. Jay Inslee calls on state lawmakers to pass additional gun regulations in the wake of the Las Vegas mass shootings.
Meet the district that could change Washington state’s political landscape
By a fluke of fate and a consequence of math, the voters in the 45th Legislative District will likely decide the balance of power in...
Russian hackers tried to access Washington’s voting systems, officials say
Russian hackers tried unsuccessfully to access Washington state’s election systems before the 2016 general election, federal officials told the state Secretary of State’s Office.
Gov. Jay Inslee on East Coast to talk climate change: ‘States are leading the way’
As the United States prepares to exit the Paris climate agreement under President Donald Trump, Washington Gov. Jay Inslee is in New York and Connecticut...
Some Washington state legislators pocket thousands in extra-session expense payments
Fourteen Washington state lawmakers took home more than $20,000 to pay for expenses in this year’s record-long legislative session, state House and Senate records show.
State officials gauging how to attract Amazon’s interest for new HQ
Amazon reached out to the governor's office after announcing it was looking for a city to host a second headquarters. Officials in Olympia were still...