Teachers across the state have said they didn’t feel safe going back to the classroom without the vaccine. Now the governor is telling school districts it’s time to reopen schools. The governor’s...
The governor also made a reopening announcement for high school sports, motorsports, rodeos and other outdoor spectator events. And for those who prefer to get their entertainment in a restaurant or a...
Rep. Kirsten Harris-Talley, D-Seattle, has put ranked-choice voting on the horizon for local elections with House Bill 1156. Ranked choice is a method that allows voters to do just that: rank their choices in...
States see little federal help Oversight committees in both houses of Congress have faulted pharmaceutical companies for “skyrocketing price increases are simply unsustainable,” as a House report put it in September...
A shock Friends say they rarely saw clear signs of mental illness. Hayden never spoke openly about it if he was struggling. There were sometimes flashes of something complicated below the surface;...
The new law, which was scheduled to take effect Jan. 1, 2021, isn’t dead, supporters say, but enforcement has been indefinitely postponed. The state law was inspired by 38 local ordinances around...
Climate-centered bills would phase out gas heat and appliances in most Washington homes and buildings, require that cities consider climate costs in their plans, and increase housing density in some areas by 50%. At...
Finn and Liu are high school students from Bellevue who describe themselves as the kind of people who notice a dog before they notice its owner. Finn’s family has had up to seven animals...
