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Judge upholds WA’s $17B transportation funding law
A lawsuit by the conservative Citizen Action Defense Fund argued the law violated the state constitution's requirement that legislation contain a single subject

WA gun-rights group says it has been illegally targeted by AG Bob Ferguson
The Bellevue-based Second Amendment Foundation, gun rights activist Alan Gottlieb and other affiliated groups are suing AG Bob Ferguson in state court.

King County zeros in on how proposed hate-crime hotline would work
King County's Stop Hate Hotline — a proposed 24-hour online portal and staffed phone line — aims to make it easier for hate-crime victims to...

New affordable housing planted in heart of Seattle’s Rainier Beach VIEW
A new housing complex named for a pioneering Black nurse just opened in Seattle's Rainier Beach neighborhood. There are 119 apartments at the Elizabeth Thomas...

Following deaths, King County cancels deal to send people to a regional jail
The county was trying to deal with unprecedented staffing shortages among correctional guards, but officials say the deal didn't make logistical sense.

As prices skyrocket on WA megaprojects, few contractors want the jobs
As lawmakers look toward a 15-year sprint to build out the state's highways, bridges and ferries, a worrisome trend is casting a shadow over their...

Attempt to close WA library over book disputes fails
A November vote could have shut down Columbia County’s only library. It would have been the first library in the country to shutter over book...

SPD oversight group demands officer under investigation for Jaahnavi Kandula comments be put on leave WATCH
A Seattle police oversight commission is demanding that Chief Adrian Diaz put the officer on unpaid leave pending an investigation into his comments.