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Seattle City Council Seeks Ride-Share Data for Possible Regulations
The city digs into the transit issue, Uber rolls out a new insurance plan for its drivers.
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Seattle Public Schools Announces Superintendent Finalists
While candidates have been chosen, many parents still have issues with the search process.
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Northwest Detention Center Hunger Striker Released After 20 Days in Solitary
The ACLU-WA filed a lawsuit to uphold Jesus Chavez Flores’s First Amendment rights.
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Fair Chance Housing Law Offers Renewed Hope to the Formerly Incarcerated
The new ordinance bars landlords from denying applicants with criminal records.
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Budget Proposal Would Jeopardize Washington’s Food Assistance Program
Policy analysts say Trump’s plan to slash SNAP’s funding would push people further into poverty.
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Immigrant Rights Community Responds to Allegations Against Seattle ICE Attorney
Activists say that Monday’s charges further vindicate their fight against the organization’s tactics.
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Seattle High School Students of Color Demand Their Voices Be Heard
The NAACP Youth Coalition want the district to officially acknowledge “that black lives matter.”
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Seattle School Bus Drivers Strike for Health Care
For the second time this school year, bus lots host picket lines. This time, there’s no end in…
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King County Offers Families of Police Shooting Victims Legal Representation
The Council unanimously voted to provide publicly-funded legal counsel during fact-finding hearings.
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Politics and Art Clash Over 4Culture’s Future
A county ordinance would impose greater oversight on cultural funding agency. But is that necessary?
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Small Businesses Aren’t Too Sweet on New Beverage Tax
The tax on sugary drinks rolled out on Jan. 1, but not everyone is happy.
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Future Funding Sources for Youth Detention Facility Are Uncertain
If King County loses its Supreme Court appeal, where will money to complete construction come from?
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The State’s Deadly Force Law for Police Could Soon Change
Initiative 940 received enough signatures to head to the state Legislature or the ballot.
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How a Women’s March Organizer Found Her Voice and Passed the Mic
Immigrant. Mother. Detainee. Activist. Asha Mohamed has found resolve since the first Women’s March.
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Capital Budget Passed, But Affordable Housing Still Threatened
Some state projects aimed at homeless families and disabled veterans won’t happen.
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Ballot Initiative Threat Has Energy Industry Warming to Governor’s Carbon Tax Plan
Businesses fear a ballot-passed tax could be far costlier than a negotiated deal.
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Foster Parents Advocate for Stronger Rights
Advocates hope to revamp the current system to ease the toll on kids and their foster families.
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As Plans for Fort Lawton Move Forward, a New School Appears Less Likely
The former Army base could ease the city’s low-income housing shortage or school overcrowding. It just probably can’t…
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Judge Rules Seattle Is in Compliance with Consent Decree
The news ushers in a two-year monitoring period in which the city can’t slip up.
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Local Politicians and Advocates Push for Immigrant Protections
Amid national immigration talks Wednesday, Attorney General Bob Ferguson filed a lawsuit against Motel 6 for discriminatory policies…