Pollster Stuart Elway said people have consistently favored cuts over new taxes all the way back to the first Elway Poll in 1992. But he says it’s also common for the same...
At the time, homelessness advocates in Washington expressed fear that Grants Pass would lead to a domino effect of cities across the state passing new laws banning sleeping outside and making it...
The termination came seven months after Diaz stepped down as police chief and moved into a “special projects” role. The demotion in May came after a steady stream of controversy in Diaz’s...
What’s missing from the puzzle? Part of Lisch’s and Briscoe’s job is to connect with other cities and keep tabs on other gun violence programs and policies that King County and Seattle could...
The progressive Councilmember has represented District 2 since 2019 and was reelected to another four-year term in 2023. Morales has found herself at odds with the more conservative majority that took office...
Jumpstart was created in 2020 to help the city weather the pandemic’s economic impacts in the short term and make progress on key social safety net issues in the long term. That...
On Tuesday evening, the Council held the second of two public hearings to solicit community feedback on the budget. Nearly 200 Seattleites testified in Council chambers or remotely during a five-hour meeting. Commenters...
Moore’s proposal would implement a 2% tax on capital gains in excess of $250,000. The tax is modeled after the new state-level capital gains tax, which was deemed constitutional by the Washington...
