Seattle’s city attorney race shows a possible progressive shift in the city's political landscape. Incumbent City Attorney Ann Davison, who was elected in 2021 with a tough-on-crime platform, trails ...

Seattle’s economic forecast improved from a pessimistic view in April after anticipated blows from tariffs were less than expected, but the city still has a $143 million budget deficit. The Seattle ...

Seattle’s homeless shelter capacity is expected to get a boost in the fall with the announcement of two new tiny house villages in the city. The city dedicated $5.9 million in its 2025 budget for the ...

Starbucks is ordering its corporate employees to move closer to the city and work in-person four days a week as the coffee giant is the next major Seattle-based company to make employees return to the ...

The King County Council voted 8-1 on Tuesday to approve a new sales tax that broadly goes toward public safety programs, despite concerns about approving another regressive tax without a defined ...

Last month, the state Economic and Revenue Forecast Council reported that Washington faced running out of money by 2027. With the passage of President Donald Trump’s One Big Beautiful Bill Act, the ...

The beautiful, vast and storied clan of hydrangeas is full of mysteries. Judging by the annual flood of questions in social media gardening forums, it’s one of the most confounding groups in the plant ...

Editor's Note: This investigative story is the first of an occasional series examining increases in state spending over several years and determining what taxpayers' money is being used for by state ...

This summer, Queen Anne artist and animal conservationist Casey Ailes is turning her studio into something extraordinary: a creative haven where kids can explore art, animals, and activism all at once ...

Seattle’s Democracy Voucher program is a public campaign financing system that allows residents to support local candidates running for office. Funded through a small property tax, the program is ...

Are there any resources that you know of that can help seniors locate affordable housings? My sister, who’s 65 years old, needs to find a different place to live but has very little money. What can ...

Washington state ranks 14th in mean household disposable income and 15th in mean household personal income, according to new numbers released by the Bureau of Economic Analysis. According to the most ...