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Nearly 2 million Washingtonians voted to protect natural gas in 2024 with Initiative 2066, and last Thursday the Washington State Supreme Court struck it down. If you’ve got a natural gas range in your kitchen this morning, nothing that happened in Olympia changes that. You can still buy one. You can still swap out the

Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson released a roughly 100-second video on social media arguing that “effective government is a progressive value,” pointing to voter support for preschool, transit, libraries, and free college programs. “The right talks a lot about efficiency and fiscal responsibility, but for decades that’s bee

Sound Transit has released the Draft Environmental Impact Statement (EIS) for the Everett Link Extension, opening a 45-day comment period through Nov. 2, 2026. The proposed 16-mile extension will feature six new light rail stations and a major Operations and Maintenance Facility North (OMF North) requiring 80 to 100-pl

CLALLAM COUNTY, Wash. — A Kitsap County jury has awarded more than $30 million to a Clallam County sheriff’s deputy who lost his right leg below the knee after an AR-15 unintentionally discharged during a mandatory firearms qualification. On Sept. 17, 2026, the jury returned a $30,176,905 gross...

The exit ramp to West Seattle from northbound I-5 is fully blocked due to a garbage truck burning in the middle of the roadway. The garbage truck caught on fire in the median on the West Seattle Bridge at approximately 12:40 p.m. and initially did not block any lanes, according to KIRO Newsradio Traffic.

A local environmental group is suing Swire Coca-Cola, USA, and Western Washington Coca-Cola Bottling. Waste Action Project, a Covington-based nonprofit, claimed polluted runoff from Coca-Cola’s Bellevue bottling facility entered Goff Creek and ultimately Lake Washington. The nonprofit is being represented by Seattle la

Wait, what?! A video I posted this weekend about Seattle’s business climate took off on social media, and I don’t think that happened because everybody suddenly became fascinated with business policy. I think it’s because people are starting to wonder whether we are paying attention to what’s happening to Seattle’s eco

(The Center Square) - Seattle Mayor Katie Wilson announced a $1.7 million plan Sunday to help independent grocery stores boost business, stopping short of a campaign idea and previous city ideas that would have had Seattle operating supermarkets. Wilson floated the idea of Seattle entering the grocery business during h

SEATTLE — The criminal cases against 33 people accused of occupying a UW engineering building are expected to end without criminal convictions or restitution paid to the University of Washington, following 16 months of legal wrangling and $1 million in damages. The King County Prosecuting Attorney’s Office charged 33..