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As the legislative session nears an end, proposed changes in state law aimed at relieving the juvenile detention system have largely failed to materialize.
"Every Child Ready" represents a big expansion of the property tax levy expiring this year. Here's what it would cover, and what it would cost...
At Rainier School's peak, more than 1,900 people lived at the facility for people with disabilities. Now, it houses about 70 residents.
"It’s another example of Seattle being a true leader in defending democracy," said Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck. Voters will decide whether to fund the program.
Tax proposals out of the Legislature are moving fast and changing quickly as Sunday's deadline nears. Here's the latest on what's in, out and back...
UW faculty joins a NATO-style pact against the U.S. government. Washington bars other states from invading. Two more signs the nation may be splitting apart,...
Around 110 facilities across the state produce fertilizer from human waste, and they have little data on whether the product contains "forever chemicals."
A law will go in effect in July to prohibit collection agencies and health care providers from reporting medical debt to consumer credit reporting agencies.
Voters are deciding on a ballot measure that would reauthorize a levy to fund King County's regional automated fingerprint identification system, known as AFIS.
The woman who was dragged out of a Republican town hall in Couer d'Alene intends to file a civil lawsuit against Sheriff Bob Norris and...
