A recap of this week’s happenings around King County.
State lawmakers are considering a change in order to fight against systematic discrimination.
Local transportation advocates fear projects — including light rail — may feel the financial squeeze.
The tax on sugary drinks rolled out on Jan. 1, but not everyone is happy.
If King County loses its Supreme Court appeal, where will money to complete construction come from?
Initiative 940 received enough signatures to head to the state Legislature or the ballot.
Plus, a menacing umbrella.
Immigrant. Mother. Detainee. Activist. Asha Mohamed has found resolve since the first Women’s March.
From Cal Anderson Park to Seattle Center, Seattle Weekly captures the demonstration’s atmosphere.
Some state projects aimed at homeless families and disabled veterans won’t happen.
Businesses fear a ballot-passed tax could be far costlier than a negotiated deal.
Advocates hope to revamp the current system to ease the toll on kids and their foster families.
A passed bill eliminating victims’ restrictions may not be heard in the state Senate.
Plus, park renovation in Kirkland.
New legislation could make it harder for tenants to be evicted.
The Navigation Team was created to ease the impact of encampment clean-ups, but its growth is on hold as some question its effectiveness.
The former Army base could ease the city’s low-income housing shortage or school overcrowding. It just probably can’t do both.
The move comes after the company announced plans to increase worker pay and benefits.
The news ushers in a two-year monitoring period in which the city can’t slip up.
If legislators don’t act on the governor’s legislation, a plan could land on the November ballot.
