Councilmember Cathy Moore introduced legislation Thursday to modify Seattle’s ethics rules to allow Councilmembers to disclose conflicts of interest and still vote on legislation that presents the conflict, rather than recuse themselves...

This fall, voters in southeast Seattle’s District 2, which stretches from the Chinatown-International District through Rainier Beach, will elect someone to finish the remaining two years in former D2 Councilmember Tammy Morales’s...

In addition to the USDA cuts, Congressional Republicans have proposed cutting $230 million from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), which feeds more than 40 million low-income Americans. “We’re anticipating we’re going to...

It has been funded by a voter-approved property tax levy since 1986. The newly approved levy renewal will impose a tax of 2.75 cents per $1,000 of assessed home value for seven years,...

What happens now  At an April 16 Comprehensive Plan Committee meeting, Councilmembers took their first look at the interim missing-middle zoning legislation. The interim legislation will meet the basic requirements of the state...

Chopp was at times a divisive figure, known for his hands-on approach and assertive leadership style. But that approach helped Chopp pass some of the state’s most impactful pieces of legislation in...

While seen as one of the comp plan’s selling points for some urbanists, many neighborhood groups and homeowners view the Neighborhood Centers proposal as the worst part of Harrell’s proposal.  About a dozen...

The angst comes amid reports that the Trump Administration and Elon Musk’s Department of Government Efficiency want to cut HUD’s 9,600-person workforce by half and close many regional and field offices across...