Opinion
Affirmative action measure fails but could resurface in 2020
Supporters started too late and had too little money to explain the problems R-88 would solve.
News
This Bothell ballot battle is still too close to call
Mason Thompson trailed Leigh Henderson for two weeks. He moved ahead by two votes on Thursday.
Opinion
Post-election, new battles loom over Eyman’s car-tab measure
Lawmakers will wrangle over cuts in transportation spending as lawyers tangle on the measure’s legality.
Opinion
Does Sound Transit realize the consequences of this do-over?
Pass or fail, Initiative 976 is a reminder of what critics most dislike about the regional agency.
Opinion
Lawmakers to governor: How dare you mess with our budget!
They want Jay Inslee to halt his planned $175 million reallocation of state transportation dollars.
Opinion
This political break-up couldn’t come at a worse time
As backers of I-1000 gear up, a legal spat involving others is casting a shadow on their efforts.
Opinion
Inslee passes up a chance to confront corporate ‘blackmail’
The governor skipped a meeting about tax breaks he said Boeing squeezed out of the state.
Opinion
Dozen advisory measures on the ballot will tax voters’ attention
Voters will get a chance this fall to offer their opinions on every one.
Opinion
This year’s biggest election for Democrats isn’t on the ballot
Four women are vying to become the next House speaker. The Democratic caucus will decide in July.
Northwest
Mukilteo schools may soon have state’s highest paid teachers
Teachers ratified a new contract Monday and the Board of Education will consider it next month.
Opinion
With Palumbo out, capital gains tax gets real for Democrats
His successor could be the vote leaders need. But with elections in 2020, tax may be off the…
Opinion
Pow! Bam! Inslee delivers a one-two punch of executive power
Governor shifted $175M to culverts and vetoed a sentence he said threatened funding for transit.
Opinion
Upon further review, EPA wants to redo water quality rules
Feds say they’ll use what the state submitted in 2016 even though they’re no longer the state’s faves.
Opinion
In state House, one historic era ends and another begins
Chopp is out as speaker. Lovick is in, and already dealing with next steps in two investigations.
Opinion
Even with all that winning, Democrats didn’t run the table
They didn’t pass a capital gains tax or plastic bag ban and the death penalty is still on…
Opinion
What tax-raising idea will win out in March budget madness?
Democrats, who control the House and Senate, are set to release spending plans and revenue packages
Opinion
Democrats eyeing the need for higher taxes
Even with a robust economy, the majority party may seek more revenue to carry out its wish list.
News
Bothell neighbors irked by colleges’ parking garage plan
Five floors and 600 stalls would address a shortage for students of UW Bothell and Cascadia College.