While the budget may be complete, COVID-19 remains a major challenge, the mayor said Tuesday.
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State Sen. Mark Schoesler, R-Ritzville, stepping down as minority leader
Sen. Mark Schoesler, who had a hand in guiding Republicans through several years in the majority, will step down from his leadership post while remaining...
This is what a new 90,000-square-foot community center at Seattle’s Green Lake could look like VIEW
The initial design would triple the space of the worn-out current center — with an upper level overlooking the lake, child care and activity rooms,...
Washington state auditor warns unemployment agency on ‘interference’ with audits into massive fraud
A state investigation into a $576 million fraud at the Employment Security Department has been hindered by slow access to agency staff and documents, according...
How Washington state may have helped flip Arizona blue in the presidential election | FYI Guy
When Arizona turned blue in the 2020 presidential election, going Democratic for the first time since 1996, did the 43,000 Washingtonians who moved to the...
Seattle Public Utilities’ waste-pumping program has cut sewage spills from homeless people’s RVs in half VIEW
In the five years before the pandemic, the number of wastewater spills from RVs quintupled, rising to 100 in 2019, according to Seattle Public Utilities....
Protesters decry Amazon warehouse conditions as commerce giant gears up for holiday shopping blitz VIEW
Dozens of protesters marched near Amazon's Seattle headquarters on Black Friday to demand the company provide higher pay and more benefits to its warehouse workers,...
With 57 votes between candidates, race for Washington’s 5th Legislative District heads to recount
The razor-thin difference between incumbent state Sen. Mark Mullet and challenger Ingrid Anderson triggers an automatic hand recount, which will begin Tuesday. Anderson on Friday...