State Budget Cuts Could Slash Puget Sound’s Passenger Ferry Service
The Washington House and Senate aren't in alignment on whether funding for extra passenger ferry trips should continue. Dozens of weekly trips across the King County Water Taxi and Kitsap Fast Ferry would be slashed if the state Senate's version of the transportation budget prevails.
What Groups Around Washington Are Asking from Olympia
WALeg Wednesday faces another calendar cutoff and looks at lobbying efforts by agencies, organizations, and corporations.
The Washington Legislature is in the week between legislative...
Colleen Echohawk 2021 Questionnaire — Seattle Mayor
In December, Jenny Durkan announced she wouldn't seek a second term as Mayor of Seattle, which opened up the floodgates of candidates looking to...
Video: City Council Forum 1 on Housing and the Seattle Comp Plan
On Tuesday, Seattle City Council candidates squared off in the first forum of the general election season at the First Baptist Church in First...
April Special Election Endorsements
The King County April Special Election is underway. With a handful of local issues on the ballot, we want to take the time to...
Op-Ed: Seattle Council Is Trying to Make Housing More Expensive
Tell your councilmember to vote against the transportation impact fee.
On Tuesday, amidst a deep housing affordability crisis, the outgoing Seattle City Council is setting...
Seattle Poised to Overhaul MFTE Housing Affordability Program, Despite Tenant Concerns
The Seattle City Council is set to greenlight a new iteration of the Multifamily Tax Exemption (MFTE) program with higher allowed rents and rent hikes. The program trades a property tax break for setting aside a quarter of the units with lower rents, but some advocates say the new rent structure is misaligned and will hurt tenants.
Save Seattle: Tax, License & Insure Pedestrians
Throughout the City of Seattle, residents are seeing their neighborhood streets besieged by free-loading, scofflaws, also known as pedestrians. The crux of the problem...