All politics is local,” former U.S. Speaker of the House Tip O’Neill is often quoted as saying, reprising the 1932 axiom credited to Associated Press Washington Bureau Chief Byron Price.

Seattle Councilmember Alexis Mercedes Rinck just won an election and was sworn-in two months ago for her citywide seat. Her campaign is beginning again. “As a policy leader and now as a member of ...

In 1946, a multiracial organization sponsored by the United Good Neighbor (forerunner to the United Way of King County) was formed.

That’s how the Duwamish Tribal Council sees a federal court ruling giving them a new start in their decades-old fight for federal recognition. We talked this afternoon with Tribal Councilmember Yvonne ...

A recent court ruling has ordered the Department of the Interior to reevaluate the Duwamish Tribe’s petition for recognition.

With reporting by Domenic Strazzabosco There have been petitions and letters, and Wednesday night, there were over five hours of public comments from more than 200 speakers. There is still more to ...

Rinck said she was prompted to "start problem-solving" and mapping out potential solutions to funding gaps after sitting in ...

It's the start of what nonprofits expect will be a deluge of court actions, as civil litigation promises to be a powerful ...

Raymond Santana is thinking of running for an East Harlem seat next door to fellow Exonerated Five member Yusef Salaam.

Tulsa’s new mayor on Tuesday backed doing more for victims of the 1921 Tulsa Race Massacre and their descendants but stopped short of saying how he believes ...

Kelly joined the Port Commission in 2020 after retiring from a 36-year career with Coffey Communications, a health care ...

Trump threatens tariffs on China, Mexico and Canada. Follow the latest news on Cabinet picks Tulsi Gabbard, Robert F. Kennedy ...