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| Aug 10, 2026 | Mariska Hargitay SVU Marathon Shows Episodes Drove Nationwide Rape Kit Reform | By Adrian Parham
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| Nov 20, 2025 | Cities Shut Down Flock Camera Networks Following Improper Access By Federal Agencies | “Flock Safety” may be the brand name, but this company’s earliest sales successes had nothing to with safety. Its target audience was homeowners associations and people running gated communities in upscale neighborhoods. The purpose of the ... |
| Mar 1, 2025 | The Egg Crisis: A Tale of Prices, Politics, and Public Outcry | The egg crisis in America is more than just a spike in prices. It’s a story of frustration, community voices, and corporate decisions. As egg prices soar, the nation grapples with the consequences of a supply chain disrupted by bird flu and... |
| Feb 26, 2025 | McDonald's Executive Says the Company Won't Raise Prices on the Egg McMuffin, 'Unlike Others Making News Recently' McDonald's chief impact officer for North America posted on LinkedIn that the company "definitely won't" be "issuing surcharges on eggs." | An outbreak of bird flu has led to egg shortages across the country, causing the average price of a dozen eggs to hover around $8, up from $2.25 last fall.
And relief is not on the way — the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicted on Tuesd... |
| Feb 15, 2025 | Aquiline Drones Debuts First Anti-Graffiti Drone in Nationwide Campaign | Spartacus Endure
Aquiline Drones Embarks on Nationwide Campaign – Using Disruptive Technologies: Drones and AI cameras to Fight Unsightly Graffiti.
HARTFORD, Conn., Feb. 15, 2025 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- Aquiline Drones Embarks on Nationwide C... |
| Sep 20, 2024 | Climate Pledge Arena to pay $477K in penalties, refunds as a result of AG Ferguson’s hidden fee investigation | Court order ensures concertgoers who paid fee get money back with an additional $10
SEATTLE — Climate Pledge Arena will pay $477,917 in penalties and refunds as a result of Attorney General Bob Ferguson’s investigation into a hidden fee the... |
| Sep 18, 2024 | Amazon “tricks” customers into buying Fire TVs with false sales prices: Lawsuit | Enlarge / A promotional image for Amazon's 4-Series Fire TVs.
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A lawsuit is seeking to penalize Amazon for allegedly providing "fake list prices and purported discounts" to mislead people into buying Fire ... |
| Jul 18, 2024 | Thursday, July 18 | Seattle interim police chief fires officer who made ‘vile’ comments
Seattle interim police Chief Sue Rahr has fired an officer and union leader who made comments, described as “vile” and callous, downplaying the death of a young woman kille... |
| Jul 5, 2024 | Friday, July 5 | Biden’s undocumented spouses order could ‘change everything’ for some in WA
On June 18, President Joe Biden issued an executive order that grants protection to many undocumented spouses of American citizens who have lived in the U.S. for at... |
| Jun 18, 2024 | Tuesday, June 18 | State law means more ‘middle housing’ is coming to Renton
House Bill 1110 was passed last year by the Washington Legislature to allow more “middle housing,” which describes housing such as duplexes, triplexes, fourplexes, fiveplexes, sixple... |
| Jun 6, 2024 | Thursday, June 6 | Seattle tries new approach for treating addiction — gift cards
The basic concept of contingency management — incentives to help treat addiction — has been around since the 1960s. The Department of Veterans Affairs began offering it in selec... |
| Jun 3, 2024 | Monday, June 3 | WA drought has already led some to shut off water to farmers
Washington’s dismal snowpack over the winter is turning into a dismal water supply for the growing season as farmers already are struggling to irrigate their crops. Summer is stil... |
| May 30, 2024 | Adrian Diaz no longer chief in shakeup at Seattle PD | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
After four tumultuous years, Seattle police Chief Adrian Diaz has been assigned to a new role within the department, Mayor Bruce Harrell announced Wednesday.
Why it matters: The shakeup at the beleagu... |
| May 24, 2024 | Friday, May 24 | With June 1 rent increases looming, mobile home residents face uncertain future
There’s only a week and a half until Joann Wellman’s rent at Pinewood Park increases beyond her capacity to pay. Pinewood Park residents will see their monthly ... |
| May 15, 2024 | Avoiding Washington state ferry hell | figcaption>span]:font-sans">
You may think you know ferry hell, but even with all the breakdowns, slowdowns and delayed and canceled trips we're used to, peak tourist season adds a further level of purgatory.
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| May 14, 2024 | Tuesday, May 14 | Washington wins grant to acquire 9,700 acres of forestland in Central Cascades
Washington has secured a $15.3 million federal grant for the purchase of nearly 10,000 acres of forestland around the headwaters of the Yakima River, near Cle El... |
| May 10, 2024 | Friday, May 10 | Down payment on home out of reach as Clark County’s high rents challenge middle-income family
Much attention has focused on how Washington’s housing crisis has affected low-income families, but it also hurts middle-class families…Middle-cla... |
| May 10, 2024 | Seattle to open overdose recovery center amid rising deaths | Amid the nation's opioid crisis, the city of Seattle has announced the creation of a recovery center for people who have been revived after an overdose.
The Downtown Emergency Service Center, an existing non-profit with multiple locations, ... |
| Apr 23, 2024 | Former cop accused of murder, abduction, found with self-inflicted gunshot wound after manhunt, officials say | A man suspected of murdering two women this week in central Washington state and abducting a 1-year-old child was found Tuesday in Oregon with a self-inflicted gunshot wound after police pursued his vehicle, authorities said.
The suspect wa... |
| Apr 19, 2024 | Friday, April 19 | Most Seattle-area renters report big rent hikes in the past 12 months
Rents in the Seattle area, and much of the nation, rose sharply during the early years of the pandemic. Since 2023, though, the rental market has softened, giving some re... |
| Mar 19, 2024 | Tuesday, March 19 | Inslee signs bill requiring schools to include LGBTQ history, perspective in teachings
Public schools in Washington will be required to update curriculum to include LGBTQ histories and perspectives under a new law signed by Gov. Jay Inslee ... |
| Mar 18, 2024 | Monday, March 18 | Key health takeaways from WA’s 2024 legislative session
Health care affordability, workforce shortages and access to care remained top of mind for lawmakers during this year’s legislative session — and while several politicians and health c... |
| Feb 25, 2024 | Meet a 30-year-old delivery driver who dumped the apps to go into business for himself because of a minimum wage law | Tony Illes was riding high for four years as a full-time delivery driver for several apps—by his count, he made 10,000 deliveries, a good living in the gig economy. Just weeks ago, it all came to a screeching halt when he suddenly found him... |
| Feb 23, 2024 | Friday, February 23 | A New ‘Holy Grail’ in the Housing Crisis: Statewide Rent Caps
Washington residents have converged in recent weeks on Olympia, the state capital, to lobby legislators about one of the most closely watched housing bills in the country: A meas... |
| Feb 21, 2024 | Wednesday, February 21 | WA Cares, if it survives, could benefit people who retire elsewhere
State legislators are advancing a proposal that would let Washingtonians access benefits through the state’s new long-term care insurance program, WA Cares Fund, even if th... |
| Feb 20, 2024 | Tuesday, February 20 | WA House and Senate lawmakers release $71 billion supplemental operating budget plans
Washington state House and Senate lawmakers announced their supplemental operating budget proposals Monday, with each chamber dedicating most of the fundi... |
| Feb 16, 2024 | Seattle air quality predicted to worsen due to wildfire smoke | Data: First Street Foundation; Note: Maximum count of days with unhealthy air quality from anywhere within each county; Map: Axios Visuals
King County residents are likely to get three full weeks of poor air quality days this year — a trend... |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Tuesday, February 13 | WA House passes fentanyl education bill
Public schools in Washington may soon be required to teach about the dangers of the deadly drug fentanyl, as a bill that passed out of the House unanimously on Friday heads to the Senate. House Bill 1... |
| Feb 12, 2024 | Monday, February 12 | The Boldt Decision’s impact on Indigenous rights, 50 years later
Fifty years ago, a federal judge in Western Washington issued a decision that dramatically improved the economic – and legal – prospects of Indigenous nations within the state... |
| Feb 9, 2024 | Friday, February 9 | WA House votes to allow local even-year elections
In an effort to boost low turnout in local elections, the Washington House passed a bill Thursday that would allow cities and special districts to have elections in even years. Washington cu... |
| Feb 1, 2024 | Thursday, February 1 | Free community college bill advances through House committee
All students in Washington high schools could soon be eligible for a free 13th year of school. House Bill 2309 would establish the “Washington 13 Free Guarantee,” providing studen... |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Tuesday, January 23 | Washington state lawmakers consider ban on hog-tying by police following Manuel Ellis’ death
Washington state lawmakers considered a proposal Monday to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects, nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year... |
| Jan 23, 2024 | Remains of Green River Killer's 49th and last known victim identified as teen Tammie Liles — but other cases still unsolved | The last known set of remains linked to the Green River serial killer in Washington state belonged to a teenage girl who had previously been identified as a victim, authorities confirmed on Monday. But officials said there are "other u... |
| Jan 22, 2024 | Manny Ellis' death prompts bid by lawmaker to ban hog-tying by police | Seattle — Washington state lawmakers are expected to consider a proposal Monday to prohibit police from hog-tying suspects, nearly four years after Manuel Ellis, a 33-year-old Black man, died facedown with his hands and feet cuffed together... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Friday, January 19 | Prisoners would get to vote under bill backed by formerly incarcerated WA lawmaker
An estimated 4.6 million people in the United States cannot vote due to a felony conviction. Washington has already taken steps to change that, having restor... |
| Jan 19, 2024 | Why WSP took so long to shut down freeway-blocking protest | The response by the Washington State Patrol (WSP) to the protest that blocked Interstate 5 on Jan. 6 was slowed by weather, a lack of advance intelligence and a commitment to de-escalating tensions, according to state police.
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| Jan 17, 2024 | 3 officers acquitted in death of Manny Ellis, who pleaded for breath, to get $500,00 each and leave Tacoma Police Dept. | Three Washington state police officers who were cleared of criminal charges in the 2020 death of Manuel Ellis — a Black man who was shocked, beaten and restrained facedown on a sidewalk as he pleaded for breath — will each receive $500,000 ... |
| Jan 5, 2024 | Friday, January 5 | Eight lawmakers to watch in Washington’s 2024 session
Comfortable shoes are required for the upcoming 2024 legislative session, as this one promises to be a full-on sprint for 60 days. Perseverance and patience, too, for those lawmakers det... |
| Dec 29, 2023 | Tesla Engineer Attacked by Robot at Giga Texas Factory in Shocking Incident | Quincy Jon, Tech Times 29 December 2023, 01:12 pm |
| Nov 30, 2023 | Some states act to protect residents from extreme heat — with a new focus on young people | Tim Henderson | Stateline.org (TNS)
After two years of record-breaking heat that brought a surge of deaths and health emergencies, several states have enacted or are considering measures designed to protect residents — with a new focus on y... |
| Nov 12, 2023 | A tenant stopped paying rent and listed his landlord's home on Airbnb. The landlord says he's now stuck living in his van. | Real Estate A tenant stopped paying rent and listed his landlord's home on Airbnb. The landlord says he's now stuck living in his van.
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| Jul 29, 2023 | 5 shot in Seattle during community event: "We know that there's dozens and dozens of rounds that were fired" | A shooting in a Seattle parking lot Friday night wounded five people, including two who were in critical condition, the city's police chief said.
The Seattle Police Department responded to a reported shooting around 9 p.m. in the 9200 block... |
| Jul 18, 2023 | With car thefts high, Seattle-area police urge prevention | July is National Vehicle Theft Prevention Month and with Washington state reporting some of the highest car theft rates in the nation, Puget Sound police are doubling down on prevention and urging people to be proactive.
Driving the news: M... |
| Jul 7, 2023 | Passenger says he made bomb threat on flight to escape cartel members waiting to torture and kill him in Seattle, documents say | A passenger aboard an Alaska Airlines flight from Atlanta to Seattle Wednesday is accused of making a bomb threat that caused pilots to land the plane in Spokane, Washington.
Documents filed in U.S. District Court said Brandon Scott, 38, cl... |
| Jul 5, 2023 | Do fireworks affect air quality? Here's how July Fourth air pollution has made conditions worse | Millions of Americans woke up the morning after Independence Day to air quality advisories across the U.S. Amid ongoing concern about smoke from wildfires burning in Canada, many were left wondering: How do fireworks affect air quality?
The... |
| Jun 28, 2023 | Wednesday, June 28 | In the WA v. Idaho abortion wars, data shows Idaho is losing
Now that a year has passed since women lost the right to abortion, we can assess how our neighbor Idaho’s near-total ban on it is faring. In short: It has accomplished next to not... |
| Jun 6, 2023 | Tuesday, June 6 | Editorial: Use WA capital gains tax bonanza on schools most in need of repairs
It was a controversial idea. Tax the state’s ultra-wealthy on the proceeds from the sale of stocks, bonds and businesses above $250,000 and direct the money to W... |
| Jun 1, 2023 | Thursday, June 1 | Your questions about WA Cares, answered
WA Cares, a first in the nation program of its kind to provide state insurance coverage for nursing care and other services to help people as they age. Here are some of the most common questions we re... |
| May 30, 2023 | EU, US voice concern over Poland’s ‘Russian influence’ committee | A woman (L) passes by a poster depicting a bomb reading “We are being punished by the Brussels sanctions”, in Budapest on October 18, 2022. – Hungary on October 14, 2022 published a national consultation survey asking citizens to agree or d... |
| May 14, 2023 | Man arrested for allegedly breaking into dorms and groping women at Pacific Lutheran University | A man was arrested after allegedly breaking into two different dorm rooms and groping women on the campus of Pacific Lutheran University in Parkland, Washington, police said Sunday.
The university told students that Campus Safety had receiv... |
| May 10, 2023 | Wednesday, May 10 | Trans minors protected from parents under Washington law
Minors seeking gender-affirming care in Washington will be protected from the intervention of estranged parents under a measure Gov. Jay Inslee signed into law Tuesday. The new law is... |
| May 10, 2023 | Teams searching for 2 missing climbers in Alaska find "boot tracks leading" to avalanche | The search continues for two climbers who went missing at the top of a mountain in an Alaska national park.
Rangers are searching for 34-year-old Eli Michel and Nafiun Awal, 32, who officials believe likely fell while climbing Moose's Tooth... |
| May 2, 2023 | Tuesday, May 2 | New law, inspired by WSU student’s death, stiffens penalties for hazing
Washington’s laws against hazing were significantly stiffened Monday, as Gov. Jay Inslee signed legislation named in honor of a Washington State University student who ... |
| Apr 21, 2023 | Friday, April 21 | Washington state bans sale of most semi-automatic rifles
The Washington Legislature has passed a law to ban the sale, importation and distribution of assault-style rifles, sending one of the highest-profile firearms-regulation bills to the ... |
| Apr 14, 2023 | Friday, April 14 | Washington lawmakers in final negotiations over budget, domestic violence funding
Organizations that provide services to crime victims are facing a 30% cut in federal funding. Those funds came from penalties levied from federal prosecutions... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Tacoma issues shelter-in-place order due to fire on Trident Seafoods’ Kodiak Enterprise | The fire department in Tacoma, Washington, U.S.A. has issued a temporary shelter-in-place order following a fire onboard the Trident Seafoods catcher-processor Kodiak Enterprise.
The fire began around 3 a.m. on the morning of Saturday, 8 Ap... |
| Apr 10, 2023 | Monday, April 10 | Assault weapon ban clears WA state Senate
The state Senate on Saturday approved a ban on the sale of assault weapons in Washington, setting up the measure to go to Gov. Jay Inslee for a signature in the final weeks of the legislative sessio... |
| Apr 7, 2023 | Friday, April 7 | House backs hospital staffing standards bill by wide margin
A bill prescribing new procedures for drafting, deploying and enforcing of hospital staffing plans passed by an overwhelming margin in the state House on Thursday and will now go t... |
| Apr 6, 2023 | Thursday, April 6 | Speed cameras will soon be allowed in WA highway work zones
Speed enforcement in work zones will soon become more advanced. Gov. Jay Inslee on Tuesday signed into law Senate Bill 5272, a bipartisan bill authorizing the use of automated came... |
| Mar 17, 2023 | Friday, March 17 | WA bill could help ease renewable energy development tensions
In the Pacific Northwest, conversations about renewable energy can get pretty heated. Residents often raise concerns about fragmented wildlife habitats, disturbed cultural resour... |
| Mar 10, 2023 | Podcast host and husband shot and killed by stalking suspect in Washington state home invasion, police say | A podcast host and her husband were shot and killed in a home invasion in Redmond, Washington, early Friday morning by a man who had been stalking the woman, police said. The suspect was also found dead in the home.
According to Redmond pol... |
| Mar 7, 2023 | Tuesday, March 7 | Rep. Doglio & Sen. Conway: WA Legislature can protect warehouse workers when employers won’t
In 2020, 23.9 out of every 100 workers in Amazon’s DuPont distribution center in Pierce County fell victim to a serious injury. Let us say that... |
| Mar 6, 2023 | Monday, March 6 | Washington lawmakers are trying to protect out-of-state abortion patients. Here’s what you need to know:
Following the U.S. Supreme Court’s overturning of Roe v. Wade last year, Democrats in Washington have made it a priority to protect acc... |
| Mar 3, 2023 | Friday, March 3 | Finnish president to address Washington Legislature on Monday
Finnish President Sauli Niinistö will visit Olympia on Monday, his first stop in a five-day tour across the United States. During a short visit, Niinistö will meet with Gov. Jay ... |
| Mar 2, 2023 | Thursday, March 2 | Two bills to protect abortion rights move forward in Olympia
Two bills in Olympia to protect abortion rights took important steps forward on Tuesday. One, known as a “shield law,” seeks to protect people who travel to Washington seeking abo... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | The life-upending flaw that USPS won’t fix | Sometime in November, someone walked into a U.S. post office and filled out a change of address form, just as tens of millions do each year to route their mail to a new address. The person signed the form, handed it in and walked out. That ... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | Tuesday, February 28 | WA families struggle with hunger as federal food assistance expires
Expanded benefits under the federal food assistance program known as SNAP are set to end this week. The expiration comes at a time when Washington residents continue to str... |
| Feb 20, 2023 | Monday, February 20 | Senator Liias & Nguyen: What the right has wrong about caring for trans youth
Across the country, lawmakers are debating legislation that will directly impact transgender youth. What is missing in these discussions is a sobering reality... |
| Feb 3, 2023 | Friday, February 3 | Lack of housing is hurting WA’s workforce
Across Washington state, across the income spectrum, across all life stages, and across renters and buyers — people are not getting the housing they need. To meet this challenge, we must begin in th... |
| Jan 20, 2023 | Friday, January 20 | WA lawmakers trying again to tax wealth, as part of nationwide effort
Democrats in the Washington Legislature introduced a measure Thursday to tax Washingtonians who have more than $250 million. The state would tax 1% of the fair market sha... |
| Jan 19, 2023 | Thursday, January 19 | Legislature must address WA nursing crisis
Washington, like other states, is facing a health care problem, one that intensified during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. The problem isn’t merely a shortage of nurses. Nor is it simply a st... |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Wednesday, January 18 | WA lawmakers consider minimum wage requirement for incarcerated workers
There are 2,200 incarcerated people across Washington who have jobs. They’re employed in prison facilities. They might be welders, food service workers, carpenters, or ... |
| Jan 18, 2023 | Video shows a man trying to abduct a Washington barista through a drive-thru window with a zip tie | News Video shows a man trying to abduct a Washington barista through a drive-thru window with a zip tie
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| Jan 17, 2023 | Suspect arrested after video shows man grabbing barista at Washington drive-thru window | A suspect was arrested Tuesday in connection with a video which showed a man allegedly trying to abduct a barista through a drive-thru in Auburn, Washington.
Auburn police had released surveillance footage taken just after 5 a.m. Monday whi... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | Tuesday, January 17 | Special education spending, oversight top priorities for WA lawmakers
This year, Washington state lawmakers are making big promises to fund and improve the education services that help roughly 158,449 disabled kids around the state. After t... |
| Jan 17, 2023 | ‘Big Brothers’ Can Have a Lasting Impact on Kids, Study Finds | Timothy Witchet was just a kid in Houston when he saw a TV show that would, in a roundabout way, change his life.
It was an episode of the sitcom “The King of Queens” wherein protagonist Doug Heffernan signs up to be a “big brother” to a bo... |
| Jan 12, 2023 | AG Ferguson, Rep. Hackney partner to expand protections for used car purchases | Between January 2021 and July 2022, 557 Washingtonians filed complaints to the Attorney General’s Office regarding used car sales — an average of approximately one complaint per day
OLYMPIA — Attorney General Bob Ferguson announced that he ... |
| Jan 11, 2023 | Wednesday, January 11 | Inslee urges lawmakers to act on housing, gun measures
Gov. Jay Inslee urged state lawmakers Tuesday to act on his legislative agenda in a speech to a joint session of the Legislature, calling for stricter gun laws, unprecedented spending o... |
| Jan 9, 2023 | Monday, January 9 | 5 issues to watch as the WA Legislature convenes Monday
After two years of debates, committee meetings and votes on Zoom, Washington legislators will return Monday in person to the Capitol. In the 105-day session, legislative leaders and Go... |
| Jan 6, 2023 | Friday, January 6 | Lawmakers aim to tackle drug laws and homelessness
Washington lawmakers return to Olympia Monday with several pressing issues to address — chief among them, revising Washington’s criminal drug laws and addressing the state’s housing and hom... |
| Jan 5, 2023 | Thursday, January 5 | Here’s how Washington might get consumer bottle recycling, eliminate waste production
Washington legislators are taking another swing at improving recycling and eliminating waste production in the state, and have introduced a new bill to ma... |
| Dec 30, 2022 | Как в кино: разработчик украл у работодателя почти $300 тыс., вдохновившись фильмом «Офисное пространство» | Разработчик из Сиэтла вдохновился фильмом 1999 года «Офисное пространство» (Office Space) и украл у своего работодателя почти $300 тыс. 28-летний Эрменильдо Вальдес Кастро, трудившийся в американской компании электронной коммерции Zulily, п... |
| Dec 14, 2022 | Wednesday, December 14 | Biden signs gay marriage law, calls it ‘a blow against hate’
A celebratory crowd of thousands bundled up on a chilly Tuesday afternoon to watch President Joe Biden sign gay marriage legislation into law, a joyful ceremony that was tempered ... |
| Oct 20, 2022 | Barilla's claim to make "Italy's #1 Brand of Pasta" is false advertising, lawsuit alleges | A lawsuit alleging that Barilla misleads customers into believing its pasta is made in Italy can move forward starting next month, a federal judge ruled this week.
Two California residents, Jessica Prost of Los Angeles and Matthew Sinatro o... |
| Oct 17, 2022 | ACT Score Decline: Lost Learners Not Learning Loss | Despite what the company may suggest, declining ACT scores don't actually show learning loss so much ... [+] as they show ACT’s learner loss.getty |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Thursday, October 13 | Seattle launches emergency command center for homelessness with fed help
One of the last pieces of an ambitious plan to reduce visible homelessness downtown is now up and running in Seattle’s Emergency Operations Center. Known as the Housin... |
| Oct 6, 2022 | Thursday, October 6 | Climate change made summer hotter and drier worldwide, study finds
Human-caused global warming has made severe droughts like the ones this summer in Europe, North America and China at least 20 times as likely to occur as they would have bee... |
| Oct 5, 2022 | Wednesday, October 5 | WA offers $4K bonuses to combat homeless-service worker crisis
The homeless-services sector struggled with low pay, burnout and turnover long before the pandemic. But industry leaders say the pandemic cranked the challenges of the work to 1... |
| Sep 21, 2022 | Wednesday, September 21 | New estimate for number of WA residents eligible for student loan forgiveness
Nearly 700,000 Washingtonians are eligible for President Joe Biden’s student debt relief program, with the majority of them Pell Grant recipients, according to an... |
| Sep 20, 2022 | Tuesday, September 20 | King County proposes millions in funding for new policing alternatives
King County Executive Dow Constantine announced Monday a suite of funding proposals intended to boost public safety in the county with alternatives to traditional law en... |
| Sep 8, 2022 | Thursday, September 8 | New Covid-19 boosters coming to a site near you
Doses of the new omicron-specific Covid-19 boosters should become available at pharmacies and health-care sites around King County starting this week. Roughly 92,000 doses of the updated shots... |
| Sep 2, 2022 | Friday, September 2 | Labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, a bright spot in the economy
The U.S. labor market added 315,000 jobs in August, hitting a 20-month streak in strong job growth that’s powering an economy through ominously high inflation. The unem... |
| Sep 1, 2022 | Thursday, September 1 | Free transit starts today for most youths across WA
Young transit riders in most of Washington won’t pay their bus fares today or any day until they turn 19, as agencies across the state pivot toward providing free rides for people 18 and u... |
| Aug 24, 2022 | Wednesday, August 24 | Biden to cancel up to $10,000 in student debt for most borrowers
President Biden said Wednesday he will cancel up to $10,000 in federal student loan debt for many borrowers — and double that amount for Pell Grant recipients — a move that co... |
| Aug 23, 2022 | Tuesday, August 23 | State’s new Clean Fuel Standard takes aim at climate-changing pollution
A mammoth accounting ledger. A carrot-and-stick rule with a focus on incentives. However you describe it, Washington’s proposed Clean Fuel Standard has a simple goal: r... |
| Aug 12, 2022 | Friday, August 12 | House poised to send Inflation Reduction Act to Biden for his signature
Today, the House returns to Washington for the expected passage of the Inflation Reduction Act, a sweeping package that aims to lower health-care costs, combat climate ... |
| Aug 10, 2022 | Wednesday, August 10 | Seattle makes interfering with abortion care a misdemeanor, prohibits discrimination based on pregnancy outcome
It will soon be illegal in Seattle to discriminate against someone for seeking or receiving an abortion, part of the city’s effo... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Tuesday, August 9 | FBI searches Trump’s Florida home as part of presidential records probe
Former President Donald Trump said FBI agents raided his Mar-a-Lago estate on Monday and broke into his safe in what his son acknowledged was part of an investigation i... |
| Aug 8, 2022 | Monday, August 8 | How the Inflation Reduction Act might impact you — and change the U.S.
Major changes to the Affordable Care Act. The nation’s biggest-ever climate bill. The largest tax hike on corporations in decades. And dozens of lesser-known provisions ... |
