Representatives from tech giants, like Microsoft and Twitter, met at City Hall Thursday to discuss homelessness and transportation woes.
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Agreement reached in lawsuit over safety of workers at Hanford nuclear site
The federal government has agreed to test new "groundbreaking" technology to capture and destroy tank vapors, and install vapor monitoring to increase safety measures. Hanford,...
Seattle could push UW to slash car commutes, build staff housing as part of high-rise growth plan
Before the UW can embark on its master plan for the next 10 years and beyond, the university must gain approval from the City Council,...
‘What a mess’: Texts by Seattle mayor, council member shed light on head-tax repeal | Times Watchdog
Newly released texts involving Mayor Jenny Durkan and City Councilmember M. Lorena González underscore how polling results helped spike the city’s head tax and offer...
Who would pay a state carbon fee on November ballot, and who gets a pass?
Proponents say that most of the major fossil-fuel sources of greenhouse gas would be covered, while opponents point to pulp and paper mills, Alcoa and...
King County Council gives final approval to $135 million in public funds for Mariners ballpark
The vote caps 14 hours of debate and public comment at the council, which had to decide how to spend motel/hotel taxes that will be...
New citizens take their oaths in Seattle and around U.S. amid tightening immigration rules VIEW
A ceremony held Monday in Seattle is one of 260 that are taking place around the country this week, where some 45,000 people are expected...