Housing
The new ordinance bars landlords from denying applicants with criminal records.
Social Welfare
Policy analysts say Trump’s plan to slash SNAP’s funding would push people further into poverty.
Immigration
Activists say that Monday’s charges further vindicate their fight against the organization’s tactics.
Education
The NAACP Youth Coalition want the district to officially acknowledge “that black lives matter.”
Labor Issues
For the second time this school year, bus lots host picket lines. This time, there’s no end in sight.
Justice System Reform
The Council unanimously voted to provide publicly-funded legal counsel during fact-finding hearings.
Creative Capital
A county ordinance would impose greater oversight on cultural funding agency. But is that necessary?
The Impact
The tax on sugary drinks rolled out on Jan. 1, but not everyone is happy.
Youth Incarceration
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.
Community Profiles
Immigrant. Mother. Detainee. Activist. Asha Mohamed has found resolve since the first Women’s March.
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.
State Legislature
Advocates hope to revamp the current system to ease the toll on kids and their foster families.
Education
The former Army base could ease the city’s low-income housing shortage or school overcrowding. It just probably can’t do both.
Police Reform
The news ushers in a two-year monitoring period in which the city can’t slip up.
Immigration
Amid national immigration talks Wednesday, Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Motel 6 for discriminatory policies while advocates asked that Congress act on DACA.
